
The Temple of Artemis at Sardis
Fikret K. Yeguel(Author)
Archeological Exploration of Sardis (Publisher)
Published on 3. November 2020
Book
Mixed media product
336 pages
978-0-674-24856-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Temple of Artemis at Sardis, one of the largest Greek temples in the world, is documented in detail in this lavishly illustrated two-volume boxed set by architectural historian Fikret K. Yeguel. Begun in the century after the death of Alexander the Great, this delightful and complex building has been admired by travelers, depicted by artists and architects, and studied by scholars for hundreds of years. Yeguel provides a wide-ranging overview of the building, treating such topics as early travelers, excavation history, inscriptions, construction techniques, the colossal Roman imperial portraits from the temple cella, religion and cult, and comparisons to other temples and buildings throughout Asia Minor.
Yeguel's block-by-block description of the extant elements of the building, accompanied by hundreds of drawings and photographs, elucidates the two primary phases in the temple's design and construction, which date to the Hellenistic and the Roman imperial periods. All elements of the building are illustrated in their recently conserved state, with centuries-old discoloration now removed to reveal the original marble.
The text volume is accompanied by a series of twenty-four foldout plates with detailed state plans and elevations of the temple.
Yeguel's block-by-block description of the extant elements of the building, accompanied by hundreds of drawings and photographs, elucidates the two primary phases in the temple's design and construction, which date to the Hellenistic and the Roman imperial periods. All elements of the building are illustrated in their recently conserved state, with centuries-old discoloration now removed to reveal the original marble.
The text volume is accompanied by a series of twenty-four foldout plates with detailed state plans and elevations of the temple.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
13 color photos, 370 photos, 91 illus., 8 color illus., 4 maps, 5 tables, 24 foldout plates
Dimensions
Height: 334 mm
Width: 252 mm
Thickness: 80 mm
Weight
3946 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-674-24856-4 (9780674248564)
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Person
Fikret K. Yeguel is Professor Emeritus in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara.