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The Architecture of Roman Temples: The Republic to the Middle Empire First Edition

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This book examines the development of Roman temple architecture from its earliest history in the sixth century BC to the reigns of Hadrian and the Antonines in the second century AD. John Stamper analyzes the temples' formal qualities, the public spaces in which they were located and, most importantly, the authority of precedent in their designs. He also traces Rome's temple architecture as it evolved over time and how it accommodated changing political and religious contexts, as well as the affects of new stylistic influences.
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    052172371X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0521723718
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  5. Publication date
    January 28, 2008
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.69 x 11 inches
  8. Print length
    304 pages
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"Stamper aims at providing architects, planners, historians, and students with a more comprehensive discussion of the ancient temples of Rome than exists to date by interpreting the work of archaeologists through the eyes of an architectural historian (xiv). Stamper is successful in his aim and this is the real contribution of his book." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"...as the first study of its kind, Stamper's account of ancient Rome's temples is an important and highly original chapter in the history of Roman architecture. All those interested in the field owe him a considerable vote of thanks." CAA Review James E. Packer

"The drawings and plans, most of them executed by the author, are elegant and invaluable and will, I am certain, be reproduced for generations...it is a well-designed and well-executed volume, parts of which students at every level as well as interested scholars may be referred to with confidence." - James C. Anderson Jr., University of Georgia

"this study should be applauded for drawing our attention back to the Capitoline temple's significance for ancient architectural history, as well as providing an admirable presentation of temples in Rome from Tarquinius Priscus through the Antonines." - John Robert Senseney, Northern Illinois University, American Journal of Archaeology

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This book traces the development of Roman temple architecture.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; First Edition (January 28, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 052172371X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521723718
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.57 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.69 x 11 inches
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This book has illustrations and text that explains innovations and features of Roman Temples. It is a great resource for hobbyists and experts. I intend to use it for modeling in 3D and 3D printing.
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Hadrianus Management Group Inc.
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully inciteful
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2013
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Stamper's detailed recounting on the form and substance of ancient Rome's religious structures is fascinating. As a text book, the tome deftly avoids tedium by explaining the political environment for the various changes architecture in the capital city were made and why. The various twists and turns involved in the evolution of sacred structures evoke the thousand years of increasing grandeur, up to the moment when Constantine upended the entire idea of Gods guarded Roma. The pivotal role of the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus as a model for future temple development was something that I should have known, but didn't. Kudo's for this "monumental" effort.
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Kraig Hausmann
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Source for Roman Temples
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This book has illustrations and text that explains innovations and features of Roman Temples. It is a great resource for hobbyists and experts. I intend to use it for modeling in 3D and 3D printing.
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Kraig Hausmann
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Source for Roman Temples
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2021
This book has illustrations and text that explains innovations and features of Roman Temples. It is a great resource for hobbyists and experts. I intend to use it for modeling in 3D and 3D printing.
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N. Padgett
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent analysis of Roman temples in this period
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2012
John Stamper in his "Architecture of Roman Temples" reviews the major features of temples in ancient Rome through the mid-Empire. He neatly deducts a revised size for Rome's most commanding temple, the now-vanished Temple of Jupiter Best and Greatest, which stood atop the Capitoline Hill and dominated Rome for 900 years. His drawings of the temples are clear and revelatory. Of particular interest is his demonstration of how Roman temples borrowed initially from Etruscan temples and later from the more elaborate Hellenistic aesthetic. Whether you are interested in the deep details of the architecture (not me!) or the political and social spaces these temples inhabited, you will find something of interest. A product of deep scholarship and research, easily accessible to non-specialists. Once you read this, you may want to book the next plane out to Rome.
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Ikaros Bigi
4.0 out of 5 stars About Roman Temples
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2014
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Although I am a Professor in Physics (about fundamental dynamics), I am always interested about
temples and more in general architecture (as you can see in my office). This book is in my office in Notre Dame.
A lot of work goes into that book -- I understand that; I have enjoyed it. It is not very easy to read it -- but that is life.
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