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OverviewPeristyle buildings fulfilled a range of public functions in Greek cities, serving as religious sites, banquet halls, gymnasiums, government offices, and markets. Yet all peristyle buildings are united in their spatial organization around a central courtyard. As a result, they are open toward the center but closed off to the outside. This observation forms the basis for the author's thesis that peristyle structures served in general to generate closed off spaces only accessible to exclusive groups. The investigation of this thesis is founded on a number of individual studies. These studies present us with the picture of a carefully planned system that allowed for the structures to appear hermetically closed from the outside while at the same time open to multiple rooms from a central courtyard on the inside. The author locates this design scheme within the broader scope of Classical architectural and social history. He shows that the development and rapid spread of the peristyle structures in the 4th century B.C. was closely related to a simultaneous process in which urban structures in Greek cities became more monumental and diverse. The work thus addresses a phenomenon of wide-reaching significance with detailed investigations of specific structures. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Burkhard EmmePublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 21.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 28.40cm Weight: 2.155kg ISBN: 9783110280654ISBN 10: 3110280655 Pages: 503 Publication Date: 17 September 2013 Recommended Age: 22 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: German Table of ContentsReviewsE[mme] setzt sich kundig, intensiv und kritisch mit einer groen Anzahl von Architekturbefunden auseinander, wobei er mit dem teilweise auerst disparaten Publikationsstand souveran umzugehen wei. Martin Tombragel in: Gnomon 89 (2017), 5 E[mme] setzt sich kundig, intensiv und kritisch mit einer gro�en Anzahl von Architekturbefunden auseinander, wobei er mit dem teilweise �u�erst disparaten Publikationsstand souver�n umzugehen wei�. Martin Tombr�gel in: Gnomon 89 (2017), 5 """E[mme] setzt sich kundig, intensiv und kritisch mit einer großen Anzahl von Architekturbefunden auseinander, wobei er mit dem teilweise äußerst disparaten Publikationsstand souverän umzugehen weiß."" Martin Tombrägel in: Gnomon 89 (2017), 5" E[mme] setzt sich kundig, intensiv und kritisch mit einer grossen Anzahl von Architekturbefunden auseinander, wobei er mit dem teilweise ausserst disparaten Publikationsstand souveran umzugehen weiss. Martin Tombragel in: Gnomon 89 (2017), 5 Author InformationBurkhard Emme, Freie Universität Berlin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |