Roman Builders: A Study in Architectural Process

Taylor, Rabun

ISBN 10: 0521005833 / ISBN 13: 9780521005838

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1979

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Roman Builders: A Study in Architectural Process
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521005833
• ISBN 13: 9780521005838
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

How were the architectural ideas behind great Roman building projects carried out in practice? Each major phase of the building process is considered in the building histories of the Baths of Caracalla, the Pantheon, the Coliseum, and the great temples at Baalbek. New hypotheses are advanced on the raising of monolithic columns, the construction sequence of the Coliseum, and the vaulting of the Pantheon. The illustrations include archival and original photographs, as well as numerous explanatory drawings.

About the Author

Rabun Taylor is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Classical Studies from the University of Minnesota and taught at Harvard University prior to his current appointment. His publications include Public Needs and Private Pleasures: Water Distribution, the Tiber River, and the Urban Development of Ancient Rome (Rome 2000) and Roman Builders: A Study in Architectural Process (Cambridge and New York 2003). His most recent book, The Moral Mirror of Roman Art, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2008.