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The Studiolo of Urbino – An Iconographic Investigation
The “studiolo” of Federico da Montefeltro in Urbino, the highlight of the Ducal Palace, is the most complete surviving example of an early Renaissance study. Its decorations...
The Traditional Architecture of Ras al-Khaimah (North)
Krise und Wandel
Süditalien im 4. und 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. Internationaler Kongress anlässlich des 65. Geburtstages von Dieter Mertens
During the fourth and third centuries BC, Sicily and South Italy were the site of almost incessant conflicts between their indigenous peoples, Greek settlers, Punic colonists, and...
Die Basilica Aemilia am Forum Romanum
Der kaiserzeitliche Bau und seine Ornamentik
The Basilica Aemilia in the Forum Romanum is one of the most important buildings of ancient Rome due to its location, size and architecture. It is also especially well preserved...
Christliche Archäologie compact
Ein topographischer Überblick. Europa – Asien – Afrika
“Christian archaeology compact” is the first overview of the whole of the archaeological places and certifications of this discipline. The framework extends geographically from...
Die Baugeschichte der Sophienkirche in Sofia
The unique architecture of the Hagia Sophia Church in Sofia, Bulgaria, gives it a prominent role not only in the history of the city, which assumed the name of the church, but...
Die Ehrenbögen in Pompeji
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Fünf Bogenbauten zieren als Ehrenmonumente zentral gelegene Plätze Pompejis. Seit langem sind sie bekannt und...
Funktion und Nutzung der Krypta im Mittelalter
Heiligsprechung und Heiligenverehrung am Beispiel Italien
Under the lasting influence of romantic-mystic views of the 19th and 20th century the function of a crypt within the structure of a church is still a matter of false...
Die Akropolis von Athen im Hellenismus und in der römischen Kaiserzeit
Internationales Kolloquium vom 16. bis 17. Juni 2006 in Bonn
In the Hellenistic and particularly the Roman Imperial period the Acropolis of Athens embodied the greatness of the “polis” in Classical times and must to an extent have attained...
Das Poseidonheiligtum bei Akovitika in Messenien
Struktur und Entwicklungszusammenhang eines regionalen Zentrums. Ergebnisse einer Notgrabung 1969 und einer Nachuntersuchung mit Prospektion 2005
Named after a suburb of the present city of Kalamata, the Poseidon sanctuary of Akovitika achieved considerable importance in the early Iron Age, even though it was surrounded by...
Etruskisch-italische und römisch-republikanische Häuser
In contrast to the tombs and shrines, the pre-Roman houses of Italy have been poorly studied. Although Etruscan studies have for some time been concerned with living quarters of...
Die antike Stadt im Umbruch
Kolloquium in Darmstadt, 19. bis 20. Mai 2006
This volume covers the conference “The Ancient City in Transition,” which was held in May 2006 in Darmstadt, Germany. The central theme is the change and design of urban space...
La Grotte d’Ifri n’Ammar
Tome 2. Le Paléolithique Moyen
Under a German-Moroccan cooperation, research into the early settlement history of eastern Morocco is taking place. One focus of this project is the archaeological excavations in...
Die antiken Architekturformen im nördlichen Schwarzmeergebiet
Herkunft und Entwicklung
The study investigates the appearance and further development of architectural orders in the major Greek colonies in the North Pontus, especially in the main cities Tyras, Olbia,...
The Apse, the Image and the Icon
An Historical Perspective of the Apse as a Space for Images
This book deals with the apse as a showcase for images in the early Christian and early Byzantine periods. Two opposed traditions, harking back to early imperial times, nourished...
Brunnen in den Städten des westlichen Römischen Reiches
The abundance of water in Roman cities was celebrated already in antiquity and became manifest in numerous different buildings. The present study discusses public and private...
Shibam – Leben in Lehmtürmen
Weltkulturerbe im Jemen
"Shibam - Leben in Lehmtürmen" is a unique representation of the ancient oasis city in Yemen that was declared a World Heritage Site because of its spectacular clay towers. From...
Die Casa del Fauno in Pompeji (VI 12) 1
Stratigraphische Befunde der Ausgrabungen in den Jahren 1961 bis 1963 (von Andrea Faber). Bauhistorische Analyse (von Adolf Hoffmann nach Vorarbeiten von René von Schöfer und Arnold Tschira)
The Casa del Fauno (VI 12,2) is among the largest and most wellfurnished Pompeian houses buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. This volume presents the results of...
Archaische Architektur der Athener Akropolis
Dachziegel – Metopen – Geisa – Akroterbasen
The innumerable architectural members, once strewn about the Athenian Acropolis, are an important source for the reconstruction of the buildings on the Acropolis. Only the...
Der islamische Palast auf der Alcazaba von Almeria
In the Eleventh Century the Alcazaba of Almería served as the residence of an Islamic ruler. Based on a comprehensive documentation of the architectural remains and fragments of...