. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . non and the existing temple at Jigina, the tileawere large slabs of marble, with a flange along each side,over which joint^tiles (apfioi) were accurately fitted (see Ain fig. 1); In the temple of Apollo at Bassse, though themain Ijuilding was of limestone, the roof was covered withvery beautiful tiles of Parian marble, which are speciallymentioned by Pausanias as being one of the chief beautiesof the temple. Some of these were found by Mr Cockerel)during his excavations at Bassae early in the 19th centu
. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . non and the existing temple at Jigina, the tileawere large slabs of marble, with a flange along each side,over which joint^tiles (apfioi) were accurately fitted (see Ain fig. 1); In the temple of Apollo at Bassse, though themain Ijuilding was of limestone, the roof was covered withvery beautiful tiles of Parian marble, which are speciallymentioned by Pausanias as being one of the chief beautiesof the temple. Some of these were found by Mr Cockerel)during his excavations at Bassae early in the 19th design they resemble the other examples mentioned In Egypt and Assyria temples and palaces were mostly roofed withstone, while inferior buildings had flat roofs covered with beaten clay. See Cockerel!, Templa of jEgina and Basam, London, 1860. 388 TILES above, but are peculiar in having the joint-piece workedout of the same slab of marble as the adjacent tiles (see Bin fig. 1), at a great additional cost of both material andlabour, in order to secure a more perfect fit. Fig. 2A B. Fio. 1.—Examples of rooflng tiles from Greek temples. A, B, marbletiles from ^gina and Bassae, ehowiug two methods of working thejoint-tiles. C, C, clay tiles from Olympia. D, sketch showingmethod of jointing at the lower edge. E, longitudinal section of aclay joint-tile (dp/iis). F, joint-tile with peg to fix it. shows the way in which they were set on the roof. Greatsplendour of effect must have been gained by continuingthe gleaming white of the columns and walls on to theroof. All along the eaves each end of a row of joint-tileswas usuaUy covered by an antefixa, an oval-topped piece
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