Ancient Architecture: History Of World Architecture - Brossura

Lloyd, Seton; Muller, Hans Wolfgang

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ISBN 10: 1904313280 ISBN 13: 9781904313281

Casa editrice: Phaidon Inc Ltd, 2004

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Seton Lloyd and Hans Wolfgang Muller describe the beginnings of architecture in the Ancient Near Middle East and Egypt, the brithplace of Western civilisation, where the newly born science of construction merged with an emerging aesthetic practice. This book examines sites and structures from neolithic temples in Anatolia to the royal tombs of Egypt. Each page combines reconstruction drawings of site plans, building perspectives, and decorative elements with photographs of archeological sites including aerial views and details. An extensive section is devoted to Egyptian architecture from its origins to the first century AC. Also included are the first dwellings on a circular plan, dating from the 8th millenium BC in Jordan, the famous site of Catal Hayuk, the ziggurat towers of the Neo-Assyrians and Neo -Babylonians, and the Achaemenids. The book examines the theological requirements, organization, and hierarchies in the architectural practices of the era.

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• Editore: Phaidon Inc Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1904313280
• ISBN 13: 9781904313281
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192