Histories of Peirene
Subtitle: a Corinthian fountain in three millennia
By: by Betsey A. Robinson
Series: Ancient art and architecture in context -- 2
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng; gre; lat
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780876619650
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Peirene Fountain (Corinth, Greece); Springs; Excavations (Archaeology); Antiquities; Fountains; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The spring and its legacy; title: Peirene today and yesterday : anatomy and physiology; title: The storied spring : Peirene in pictures and poetry; title: Great and fearful days : the rediscovery of Peirene; title: A Corinthian Hydra : the labors of Bert Hodge Hill; title: pt. 2. Biography of the fountain; title: Beginnings : Hellenic and Hellenistic Peirene; title: Corinthian grotesque : the Cyclopean fountain; title: The genius of place and master : romanizing Peirene; title: High Roman style : the Marble Court; title: A pendant for Peirene : the Scylla of Corinth; title: Palace for the people : the Triconch Court; title: The ruin of a beautiful thing; title: Postscript: Adventures in Underland; title: Appendix 1: Summary chronological table; title: Appendix 2: Early Corinthian pottery sequence; title: Appendix 3: Summary of phases of Peirene.