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Author:   Michael Nelson ,  Daniel Schowalter ,  John Andrew Overman
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   45
Weight:   1.310kg
ISBN:  

9789004250635

ISBN 10:   9004250638
Pages:   386
Publication Date:   20 May 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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INTRODUCTION TO THE FINAL REPORT ON THE EXCAVATIONS OF THE OMRIT TEMPLE COMPLEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION TO THE TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE VOLUME NOTES ON TERMINOLOGY, CONVENTIONS, AND ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1. THE BUILDING SEQUENCE AND THE STATE OF THE REMAINS Pre-ES Building The Early Shrine Temple One (T1) Temple Two (T2) Post-Roman Period Activity 2. THE BUILDING PROCESS: MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES Site Preparation Building Materials Building and Construction Techniques Wall Construction Foundation Construction and the First Course of Masonry Wall Construction and Stone Working Column Construction and Trabeated Architecture Columns and Stone-working Columns and Lifting and Positioning Masons’ Marks (Assembly Marks) Stylobate Construction Finishing 3. THE EARLY SHRINE AND ITS TEMENOS In Situ Architecture Fallen Architecture ES Temenos Wall and Ancillary Structures In Situ Architecture Fallen Architecture Reused Architecture ES Platform and Pedestals 4. THE ARCHITECTURE OF TEMPLE ONE (T1) In Situ Architecture Fallen Architecture Temenos and Altar 5. THE ARCHITECTURE OF TEMPLE TWO (T2) In Situ Architecture Fallen Architecture Temenos and Ancillary Structures 6. RECONSTRUCTION T2 T1 ES1 ES2 ES Temenos Wall 7. CONTEXT AND STYLE ES T1 T2 ILLUSTRATIONS APPENDIX A: BLOCK TABLES APPENDIX B: BLOCK CATALOG APPENDIX C: SURVEYING AND DRAWING METHODOLOGY APPENDIX D: LINTEL OR ARCH? BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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Michael C. Nelson, Ph.D. (2001), is an Associate Professor of Art History at Queens College of the City University of New York. He is a field archaeologist working in Greece and Israel and has published accounts of his field work at Bronze Age, Roman and Byzantine sites.

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