Histories of Peirene : a Corinthian fountain in three millennia / by Betsey A. Robinson.
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TextSeries: Ancient art and architecture in contextPublication details: Princeton : American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2011.Description: 386 p. : ill. ; maps ; 30 cmISBN: - 9780876619650
- 938.7
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. The spring and its legacy -- Peirene today and yesterday : anatomy and physiology -- The storied spring : Peirene in pictures and poetry -- Great and fearful days : the rediscovery of Peirene -- A Corinthian Hydra : the labors of Bert Hodge Hill -- pt. 2. Biography of the fountain -- Beginnings : Hellenic and Hellenistic Peirene -- Corinthian grotesque : the Cyclopean fountain -- The genius of place and master : romanizing Peirene -- High Roman style : the Marble Court -- A pendant for Peirene : the Scylla of Corinth -- Palace for the people : the Triconch Court -- The ruin of a beautiful thing -- Postscript: Adventures in Underland -- Appendix 1: Summary chronological table -- Appendix 2: Early Corinthian pottery sequence -- Appendix 3: Summary of phases of Peirene.