In reconstituting this early history, Pierattini also draws attention to new ... but also a key to the origins of the Greek monumental architecture of the Archaic period. ‘This welcome study of the ...

while 20 per cent first think of its islands - and 12 per cent always refer to architecture. Despite some of the unknown, 70 ...

The playwright Euripides introduces us to the various forms of Ancient Greek architecture ... and the great people from our history. And friezes - which are pictures carved in stone.

This book gives a comprehensive and fully illustrated history of mosaics in the Greek and Roman world ... Chapters are devoted to technique, to the role of mosaics in architecture, and to their social ...

Three different designs of ancient Greek columns. The Greeks believed that the secret to making a great building was maths. They carefully designed and measured their buildings, making sure they ...