Main entry:

Cooper, Frederick A.

Title & Author:

The Temple of Apollo Bassitas / Frederick A. Cooper, editor.

Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1992-1996.

Description:

4 volumes : illustrations ; 31-62 cm

Notes:
High in the mountains of Arcadia, the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae was built and rebuilt a number of times during the Archaic and Classical periods. According to the Roman traveler Pausanias, the architect was Iktinos, who was also responsible for building the Parthenon in Athens. Although the accuracy of this statement is uncertain, the temple remains one of the most spectacular and well preserved in Greece. This four-volume series, including large-scale plans, is based on a detailed study by University of Minnesota researchers. The series is complete.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
v. 1. The architecture / by Frederick A. Cooper ; with contributions by Nancy J. Kelly -- v. 2. The sculpture / by Brian C. Madigan -- v. 3. The architecture : illustrations -- v. 4. [without special title].

Summary:

The definitive publication of the Temple of Apollo at Bassai, in the northwest Peloponnese, this is one of four volumes representing the culmination of years of study by Professor Fred Cooper of the University of Minnesota and other scholars throughout the world. An identifiable work of Iktinos, the architect of the Parthenon, the building exhibits numerous unusual and uncanonical features that heralded a revolution in Greek architectural design. Volume I: presents the history of the site and its cult, followed by a brief account of the Archaic remains and a geological report. The author then analyzes the structure of the temple from the foundations to the akroteria. The chapter on the marble roof is contributed by Nancy J. Kelly. Testimonia are cited in appendixes. Volume II: contains Brian Madigan’s study of the sculptural program and Cooper’s analysis of the relevant parts of the entablature. Volume III: contains the catalogue of drawings of the measured blocks; reproductions of 19th- and 20th-century drawings and unpublished photographs, as well as photographs of significant blocks; and facsimiles of the pages concerned with Bassai from Carl Haller's field notebook. Volume IV :contains maps, plans, and drawings in oversize format illustrating volumes I and II.

ISBN:

0876619464 (v. 1 ; hard cover, acid-free paper)
9780876619469 (v. 1 ; hard cover, acid-free paper)
0876619472 (v. 2 ; hard cover, acid-free paper)
9780876619476 (v. 2 ; hard cover, acid-free paper)
0876619480 (v. 3 ; hard cover, acid-free paper)
9780876619483 (v. 3 ; hard cover, acid-free paper)
0876619499 (v. 4 ; hard cover, acid-free paper)
9780876619490 (v. 4 ; hard cover, acid-free paper)

Subject:

Temple of Apollo (Bassai)
Antiquities.
Tempels.
Archeologische vondsten.
Arquitetura grega.
Arqueologia grega.
Edifícios religiosos (arquitetura;arqueologia)
Escultura grega (arquitetura)
Sítios arqueológicos (arquitetura;arqueologia) Grécia;messênia.
Bassai (Extinct city)
Greece Antiquities.
Grèce Antiquités.
Greece Bassai (Extinct city)
Greece.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 192759
Call No.: IDM NA285.B3.C67; ID:97-B3827
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 192758
Call No.: IDM NA285.B3.C67; ID:97-B3827
Copy: v. 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 192757
Call No.: IDM NA285.B3.C67; ID:97-B3827
Copy: v. 3
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 192756
Call No.: IDM NA285.B3.C67; ID:97-B3827
Copy: v. 4
Status: Available