SARDIS - PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE EXCAVATION OF SARDIS - VOLUME II: ARCHITECTURE, PART I - THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS
Book Details + Condition: Late E.J. Brill, Ltd. (Leyden). First Edition, 1925. Large folio hardcover (11" x 13.5"). 143 pages plus Appendix. Profusely illustrated with 135 illustrations and engravings, including several fold-out illustrations. Extensive excavation and analysis of The Temple of Artemis located in Sardis, from an architectural point of view. Sardis was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture. Active excavations in Sardis continue to this day. A scarce volume of primary source documentation, with chapters including:
- The Site of the Temple and the History of its Destruction
- Foundations and Plan
- Construction
- Ornamental Details
- Restorations
- History and Dating of the Temple
- And more.
From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Firm binding; normal light aging and wear to boards, with a few areas of discoloration and darkening; interior is clean and free of markings.
