ABC/90 - The unedited antiquities of Attica, Comprising the architectural remains of Eleusis, Rhamnus, Sunium and Thoricus.

ABC/90

The unedited antiquities of Attica, Comprising the architectural remains of Eleusis, Rhamnus, Sunium and Thoricus.

1 volume

The volume dedicated to the study of the Antiquities of Attica, comprising the architectural remains of Eleusis, Rhamnus, Sunium, and Thoricus. It is divided in several chapters accompanied by plates: Eleusis (Map of the Plains of Athens and Eleusis; Map of the Environs of Eleusis; General Plan of the Buildings at Eleusis; View of Eleusis from the Ancient Mole; View of Eleusis from the Thriasian Plain; View of the Thriasian Plain, and part of the village, from the hill above the temple; View of the Church of the Panagia, looking towards the Acropolis; The Church of Hagios Zaccharias, chiefly built with ancient fragments); The Propylaea (Plan of the Propylaea; Elevation of the North Front, restored; Flank of the building, restored; The Capital and Entablature of the Exterior Order; The Capital of the antae and section through the entablature of the north front; Section through the antae and entablature of the south front; Details of various parts of the building; Detailes of the Cornice and Roof; Plan of the Ceiling; Longitudinal section through the centre of the building; Transverse sections through the north and south porticos; The Order of the Interior Columns; Details of the Interior Order; Details of the Capitals of the Interior Order); The Inner Vestibules (Plan of the Vestibule; Details of the building; The Ionic Order; Details of the Order; Order of the antae; Capital of the antae at large; Flank of the Capital Belonging to the antae at large); The Temple of Ceres (Plan of the Temple; Elevation of the Portico; Longitudinal Section through the Temple; The Order of the Portico at large; Section through the Entablature in the return of the Portico; Details of the building; Fragments found at Eleusis); Temple of Diana-Propylaea (Plan of the Temple; Elevation of the Temple; Flank of the Temple; Order of the antae; Section through the Entablature in front; Section through the Portico; Plan of the Roof; Details of the Building); Temple of Nemesis (Plan of the Temple; Elevation of the Principal Front; Section shewing the Pronaos of the Temple; Order of the Columns; Section through the Order; Details of the Building; Details of the Superstructure; Plan of the Lacunaria; The Flank of the Posticum; Plan of the Superstructure; The North-West angle of the Temple; Details of the Door; Miscellaneous Details); Temple of Themis (Plan of the two Temples; Elevation of the Temple Themis; Order of the antae; Order of the Columns; Entrance into the Cella); Temple of Minerva-Sunias (Plan of the Propylaea; Elevation of the South Front; The Order at large; Details of the building; View of the Temple of Minerva-Sunias; Elevation of the Temple; Section through the Pronaos; The Order at large; Section through the Entablature of the Pronaos); Portico at Thoricus (Plan of the Portico; Elevation of the Columns oof the North-West Front; Details of the Building). The plates are all original etchings that depict the drawings, elevations, sections and plans of the buildings, some at scale.

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