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A Diachronic Examination of The Erechtheion and its Reception

""A Diachronic Examination of the Erechtheion and Its Reception” examines the social life of the Ionic temple on the Athenian Akropolis, which was built in the late 5th century B.C. to house Athens’ most sacred cults and relics. Using a contextualized diachronic approach, this study examines both the changes to the Erechtheion between its construction and the middle of the 19th century A.D., as well as the impact the temple had on the architecture and art of these successive periods... "

Author(s):  Lesk, Alexandra L
Format:  Book
Publisher:  Ohio Library and Information Network
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