Sökning: "ancient architecture"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade orden ancient architecture.
1. Klassicismens interiörer : Inredningskonst och arkitekturprofiler från Vitruvius till Tessin
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to describe and analyse the design and development of the classical interior detail and its theoretical background from its Italian origins through its development into a shared European style around 1700. It mainly presents a close study of some forty chosen interiors in Italy, France and Sweden dating from antiquity to the close of the seventeenth century. LÄS MER
2. Studies in Roman architecture : Configuring the classical orders
Sammanfattning : This study describes the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders as subsystems, which were configured according to the desired effect of the system, i.e. the architecture. This follows what Vitruvius termed decor and was dependent on either physical factors, convention or custom. LÄS MER
3. Polygonal columns in Greek architecture
Sammanfattning : This thesis studies the use of polygonal columns in Greek architecture from the Geometric to the Hellenistic period. The main purpose of the research is to study the development, distribution, design, function and use of polygonal columns in order to create a new understanding on how they fit in the development of Greek architecture. LÄS MER
4. The tomb of Caecilia Metella: tumulus, tropaeum and thymele
Sammanfattning : The present thesis constitutes a close study of a single architectural monument, the tomb of Caecilia Metella. This is a well-preserved cylindrical tomb situated on the Via Appia outside Rome, and it is generally associated with sepulchral buildings of the traditional tumulus type. LÄS MER
5. Medeltidskyrkan i Uppland : restaurering och rumslig förnyelse under 1900-talet
Sammanfattning : The aim of this work is to illuminate the history of restoration in 20th century Sweden by studying restorations of medieval Uppland churches, in the hope of highlighting the debate and conflicts surrounding the ideologies forming the framework of church restorations and identifying the crucial considerations. It is an attempt to depicting church restorations with the focus of attention on the function of the church interior, but also on ways of achieving a credible design appropriate to the present. LÄS MER