Greece: from Mycenae to the Parthenon / Henri Stierlin; photographs: Anne and Henri Stierlin

Köln: Taschen, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 235 pages: color illustrations; 30 cm. Contents: Introduction: Greek architecture -- a source of aesthetics -- Mycenaean architecture: fortificaitons, tombs and palaces of the ""Homeric"" world -- The origins of the Greek temple: the emergence of the peripteral colonnade -- Sanctuaries of magna graecia: from archaism to classicism -- The role of Greek Asia Minor: the art of Ionia and the achaemenids -- Monuments of classical Greece: the flowering of temples and fortresses -- The Acropolis of Pericles: architecture at its zenith -- Conclusion: reason -- the great organizer. Summary: Henri Stierlin invites readers on a richly-illustrated journey through the world of Greek architecture. The book explains the fundamental significance of Greek antiquity, and covers the spread of Greek culture to Southern Italy and Persia. Subjects: Architecture, Greek Pictorial works.Architecture, Greek History.Architecture Greece. Ancient Greek architecture: history.