The Architecture of Roman Temples

by John Stamper

Book Overview

This book examines the development of Roman temple architecture from its earliest history in the sixth century BC to the reigns of Hadrian and the Antonines in the second century AD. Although archaeologists, architects, and historians have studied the temples of this period since the Renaissance, this book is unique for its specific analysis of Roman temples as a building type. John Stamper analyzes their formal qualities, the public spaces in which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052172371X
• ISBN13: 9780521723718
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"