Now in paperback, Roman Buildings is a thorough and systematic examination of Roman architecture and building practice, with over 750 illustrations . It looks at large- scale public buildings as well as more modest homes and shops. Placing emphasis on the technical aspects of the subject, it follows the process of building through each stage -- from quarry to standing wall, from tree to roof timbers -- and how these materials were obtained or manufactured. The author also discusses interior decoration and looks at the practical aspects of water supply, heating and roads.
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'The scope of his work is vast: from tree-trunk and brickyard to taberna, from marble quarry to temple. His text is clear, straight-forward and accessible to readers of most levels.' - JACT Review
'This is a truly massive and magnificent book, much revised and enlarged since the first edition in 1989.' - Minerva
'This superb monograph with its excellent photographs and diagrams ... is by far the best account of the subject available.' - British Archaeological News
'Recommended to classical scholars as a rich source of information on material culture, and a model of visual presentation.' - Kevin Greene, L'Antiquite Classique
'This is a truly massive and magnificent book, much revised and enlarged since the first edition in 1989.' - Minerva
'This superb monograph with its excellent photographs and diagrams ... is by far the best account of the subject available.' - British Archaeological News
'Recommended to classical scholars as a rich source of information on material culture, and a model of visual presentation.' - Kevin Greene, L'Antiquite Classique
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Original Language: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Original Language: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Wherever architecture and public works and rural and urban planning appear to be the result of systematic techniques,1 surveying has been a necessary precondition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Forum Baths, House of the Faun, Central Baths, Stabian Baths, Temple of Venus, Hadrian's Villa, House of Julia Felix, Middle Ages, Musée de Sens, North Africa, Temple of Jupiter, Cloaca Maxima, Temple of Apollo, Falerii Novi, House of the Moralist, House of the Surgeon, House of Trebius Valens, Isola Sacra, National Museum, Porta Maggiore, Servian Wall, Aqua Marcia, Hadrian's Wall, Herculaneum Gate, House of Octavius Quartio Browse Sample Pages:
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Wherever architecture and public works and rural and urban planning appear to be the result of systematic techniques,1 surveying has been a necessary precondition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Forum Baths, House of the Faun, Central Baths, Stabian Baths, Temple of Venus, Hadrian's Villa, House of Julia Felix, Middle Ages, Musée de Sens, North Africa, Temple of Jupiter, Cloaca Maxima, Temple of Apollo, Falerii Novi, House of the Moralist, House of the Surgeon, House of Trebius Valens, Isola Sacra, National Museum, Porta Maggiore, Servian Wall, Aqua Marcia, Hadrian's Wall, Herculaneum Gate, House of Octavius Quartio Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Daily Life in Ancient Rome (Penguin History) by Jerome Carcopino in Back Matter
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- The Building Program of Herod the Great by Duane W. Roller on page 99, and Back Matter
- Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply (Duckworth Archaeology) by A. Trevor Hodge in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Greco-Roman Culture and the Galilee of Jesus (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by Mark A. Chancey on page 81, and Back Matter
- Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology by Colin Chant on page 113
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