Architecture, 2nd edition

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Chapter 1 : Architecture Before Greece

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Plate 1 — Jea-0013
Title: Stonehenge
Creator(s):
Date: c2600 BCE - c2100 BCE
View: sarsen circle, from east
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: c2600 BCE - c2100 BCE
Plate 10 — AUk-2216
Title: Stonehenge
Creator(s):
View: slaughter stone in foreground
Vendor: Hartill Art Associates
Plate 11 — Jea-0107
Title: Mastaba, West of Khufu
Creator(s):
Date: 4th Dynasty
View: view from West
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 4th Dynasty
Plate 11 — AEg-0058
Title: Great pyramids
Creator(s):
Date:
View: mastabas in the eastern cemetery of Pyramid of Khufu
Vendor: Hartill Art Associates
Date:
Plate 14 — Jea-0114
Title: Funerary Complex and Stepped Pyramid of Zoser (Djoser)
Creator(s): Imhotep
Date: 2630-2611 BCE
View: Stepped Pyramid of Zoser, with Temple, from SSE
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 2630-2611 BCE
Plate 16 — Jea-0111
Title: Funerary Complex and Stepped Pyramid of Zoser (Djoser)
Creator(s): Imhotep
Date: 2630-2611 BCE
View: Limestone precinct wall with bastions and 14 imitation closed gates. The single genuine entrance in the south-eastern corner leads into an entrance colonnade.
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 2630-2611 BCE
Plate 17 — AEg-0122
Title: Funerary Complex of Djoser/Zoser
Creator(s): Imhotep
View: processional hall of columns; east portico; court of Sed Jubilee
Vendor: Hartill Art Associates
Plate 18 — Jea-0112
Title: Funerary Complex and Stepped Pyramid of Zoser (Djoser)
Creator(s): Imhotep
Date: 2630-2611 BCE
View: Heb-sed (heb-set) festival court showing false chapel facades.
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 2630-2611 BCE
Plate 20 — Jea-0004
Title: Great Pyramids of Giza: Khufu (Cheops, ca.2600-2550 BC), Khafre (Chefren, ca.2575-2525 BC) and Menkaure (Mycerinus, ca.2525-2475 BC)
Creator(s):
Date: 2551-2472 BCE
View: view fr S: Menkaure, Khafre, Khufu, with smaller pyramids of queens
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 2551-2472 BCE
Plate 22 — Jea-0105
Title: Great Pyramids of Giza: Khufu (Cheops, ca.2600-2550 BC), Khafre (Chefren, ca.2575-2525 BC) and Menkaure (Mycerinus, ca.2525-2475 BC)
Creator(s):
Date: 2551-2472 BCE
View: detail of blocks, pyramid of Cheops, NW corner & N side fr WNW
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 2551-2472 BCE
Plate 28 — Jea-0017
Title: Great Sphinx
Creator(s):
Date: c2570 BCE - c2544 BCE
View: View from SSE, quasi-total with pyramid of Khufu (face in profile)
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: c2570 BCE - c2544 BCE
Plate 29 — Jea-0005
Title: Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Creator(s): Senmut
Date: ca. 1479-1458 BCE
View: Elevated view fr ENE of ramps & terraces of Hatshepsut's Temple in its dramatic setting
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1479-1458 BCE
Plate 31 — AEg-0014
Title: Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Creator(s):
View: second (middle) terrace; north colonnade; fluted polygonal columns and plain square capitals
Vendor: Hartill Art Associates
Plate 34 — Jea-0131
Title: Luxor Temple, built mainly by Amenhotep III (1387-1350 BC) and Ramses II (1279-1212 BC)
Creator(s):
Date: 18th&19th Dynasties
View: Grand N entrance to Luxor Temple with First Pylon by Ramses II
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 18th&19th Dynasties
Plate 35 — Jea-0081
Title: Obelisk of Thutmosis at left, Obelisk of Hatshepsut at right
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1490-1460 BCE
View: closer view of both obelisks
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1490-1460 BCE
Plate 36 — Jea-0068
Title: Temple of Amun-Ra
Creator(s):
Date: 19th Dynasty
View: Hypostyle Hall, toward open and closed papyrus blossom columns
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 19th Dynasty
Plate 44 — Jii-0670
Title: Seated Statue of Gudea Holding Temple Plan from Girsu
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 2100 BCE
View: detail of architectural plan from front right
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 2100 BCE
Plate 53 — Jia-2010
Title: Apadana (Audience Hall), Persepolis
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 521-465 BCE
View: Overall view of the Audience Hall with remaining columns
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 521-465 BCE
Plate 58 — Jca-0015
Title: Palace of Minos at Knossos
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1550-1520 BCE
View: Upper level, SE Wing. Queen's Hall. View E (1994)
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1550-1520 BCE
Plate 59 — Jca-0002
Title: Palace of Minos at Knossos
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1550-1520 BCE
View: Grand Staircase of the E Wing, lower level (1994)
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1550-1520 BCE
Plate 60 — Jca-0005
Title: Palace of Minos at Knossos
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1550-1520 BCE
View: Throne Room (1994)
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1550-1520 BCE
Plate 61 — Jgc-0982
Title: The Fresco of Dolphins
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1600 BCE
View: Total
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1600 BCE
Plate 64 — Jga-0521
Title: The so-called 'Treasury of Atreus,' located SW of Citadel
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1300-1250 BCE
View: Tholos entry with relieving triangle, seen from above N dromos wall, view W.
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1300-1250 BCE
Plate 65 — Jga-0557
Title: The so-called 'Treasury of Atreus,' located SW of Citadel
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1300-1250 BCE
View: Entry into tholos rock-cut side chamber, view N
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1300-1250 BCE
Plate 66 — Jga-0078
Title: Lion Gate, Mycenae
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1250 BCE
View: Lions, lintel and doorway
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1250 BCE

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