Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

Plaster cast of acroteria from Greek temple

PC/086
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

*Not available / given

Plaster cast of a Centaur and Lapiths (Metope South II), part of Parthenon Frieze

PC/019
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Original: Shows the battle between Centaurs and Lapiths at the marriage-feast of Peirithoos. Original: Phidias, c442 BC. Marble. Parthenon, Athens, Greece. Currently in the collection of the British Museum (Part of ‘The Elgin Marbles’).

Ionic Temple on the Ilissus, Athens

NMC/0699C
Item
1902-1903

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Porteous, James Henry

Ionic order

NMC/0341A
Item
1908

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Details of Ionic order from the North Portico, Erectheion, Athens.

Wilson, William Gilmour

Greek monument/temple building

NMC/0344
Item
1928-1929

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Grand design for temple building with colonnade.

Noad, Richard Mervyn

Greek Doric order

NMC/0341C
Item
1908

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Details of Greek Doric order, from the Parthenon, Athens.

Wilson, William Gilmour

Greek Architecture (Early Period)

NMC/1703H
Item
1951

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Page titled 'Greek Architecture'. This page features sketches and text of/about the early history of Greek architecture, including the Treasury of Atreus.

This is the eighth page of James Gorman's collection of handwritten, illustrated pages on the history of architecture which were produced as classwork for 'Section II'.

Please be aware that these pages should be read from NMC/1703A-Z, then NMC/1703AA, AB etc.

Gorman, James

Greek Architecture

NMC/1703G
Item
1951

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Page titled 'Greek Architecture'. This page features sketches and text of/about the early history of Greek theatres.

This is the seventh page of James Gorman's collection of handwritten, illustrated pages on the history of architecture which were produced as classwork for 'Section II'.

Please be aware that these pages should be read from NMC/1703A-Z, then NMC/1703AA, AB etc.

Gorman, James

Greek & Corinthian orders

NMC/0721
Item
Dec 1949

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Various studies of Classical columns, porticos etc.

Kerr, Robert

Fragment of Greek Island Embroidery

NDS/F/21
Item
18th century

Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme

Greek. Embroidered in coloured silks and metal thread. Symmetrical floral design with stylised roses and carnations etc.

*Not available / given

Fragment

NDS/F/24
Item
[18th century-19th century]

Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme

Greek. On coarse linen embroidered in cross-stitch in grey and pink thick cotton yarn. Stylised repeating leaf motif.

*Not available / given

Doorway Erectheion, Athens

NMC/0723
Item
Jan 1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Various studies of Greek columns, capitals etc.

Kerr, Robert

Corinthian order

NMC/0341B
Item
1908

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Details of Corinthian order, from the monument of Lysicrates, Athens.

Wilson, William Gilmour

Construction homework exercise 1: Foundations 4

Part of Student papers of Christopher Platt, student at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, 1974-1981, and later Head of the Mackintosh School of Architecture

Free hand sketch of the Parthenon substructure showing the cross-section at east end.

Platt, Christopher

Construction homework exercise 1: Foundations 3

Part of Student papers of Christopher Platt, student at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, 1974-1981, and later Head of the Mackintosh School of Architecture

Schematic cross-section of the Acropolis showing that the Parthenon does not perch on the exact summit of the Acropolis rock but is raised aloft on a huge foundation of invisible masonry.

Platt, Christopher