Roman builders : a study in architectural process / Rabun M. Taylor.
Roman builders : a study in architectural process / Rabun M. Taylor.
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Publisher
Cambridge., UK : Cambridge University Press : c2003.
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N690.0937/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 303 p. : ill. : 26 cm.
Contents
1. Planning and Design -- 2. Laying the Groundwork -- 3. Walls, Piers, and Columns -- 4. Complex Armatures -- 5. Roofing and Vaulting -- 6. Decoration and Finishing.
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Publisher
Cambridge., UK : Cambridge University Press : c2003.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"How were the architectural ideas behind great Roman building projects carried out in practice? Roman Builders is the first general-interest book to address this question. Using the Baths of Caracalla, the Pantheon, the Colosseum, and the great temples at Baalbek as physical documents for their own building histories, this book traces the thought p...
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Roman builders : a study in architectural process / Rabun M. Taylor.
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Includes Index.
Bibliography: p.281-292.
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c2003.
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N690.0937/1
Record Identifier
74VvxGNKqw23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxGNKqw23
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ISBN
0521803349 (hbk.)
9780521803342 (HB)
0521803349 (HB)
9780521005838 (pbk.)
0521005833 (pbk.)
9780521803342 (hbk.)
DDC
690.0937
MMS ID
991016810889702626
