New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. xxvi, 257, (170) pages; Contents clean and secure in original cream cloth binding with lettering in red in edgeworn dustjacket with chipping at extremities. Profusely illustrated. From the dustjacket: "In this comprehensive study of Greek temples and site planning, the author adopts a hitherto undeveloped view of Greek sacred architecture. Vincent Scully treats the temples as physical embodiments of the gods in landscapes which had for the greeks divine attributes and sacred connotations. He explores the meanings inherent in the calculated interaction between the man-made sculptural forces and the natural landscape, and relates this to our understanding of Greek culture from the pre-Greek Aegean to the Hellenistic period." .

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Bookseller: Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 44627
Title: The Earth, the Temple and the Gods - Greek Sacred Architecture
Author: Scully, Vincent
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Place of Publication: New Haven
Date Published: 1962
Size: 4to.
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Classical Greek Architecture, Ancient Greek History, Ancient Greek Religion, Classical Studies, Archaeology
Bookseller catalogs: Archeology; Architecture; Classical Studies;

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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.

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