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Architecture General

Studies in Hellenistic Architecture

by (author) Frederick Winter

contributions by Janos Fedak

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
May 2006
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802039149
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $235.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442659551
    Publish Date
    Dec 2006
    List Price
    $190.00

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Studies in Hellenistic Architecture is a detailed analysis of the development of the major building-types of the Hellenistic age – the mid-fourth century B.C. to the time of the Roman conquest of the Eastern Mediterranean. In this meticulous work, Frederick E. Winter reveals how the architects of the period went beyond anything achieved by their Classical Greek predecessors, and how these impressive skills prepared the way for many of Rome's later architectural achievements.

Geographically, the monuments included in this volume extend from Spain to Afghanistan and from Provence to North Africa. Winter discusses the architectural achievements of the various regional styles of the Eastern Mediterranean, and takes a detailed look at Hellenistic developments west of the Adriatic.

While the interrelationship of these regional developments is often unclear, especially in cases where there are no explicit criteria for dating, Winter makes excellent use of the advance in scholarship over the past fifty to sixty years, offering the first real attempt at a synthesis of this vast subject. Studies in Hellenistic Architecture is an invaluable resource, containing a wealth of illustrations of the various types of Hellenistic building and the most comprehensive scholarship to date on the topic.

About the authors

Frederick E. Winter is a professor emeritus in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Toronto.

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Janos Fedak is a professor in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Prince Edward Island.

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