Roman builders : a study in architectural process

Taylor, Rabun M

ISBN 10: 0521005833 / ISBN 13: 9780521005838

Published by Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003

About this Item

Very good paperback copy, with a mild warp as from storage. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-292) and index. Contents; Introduction Planning and design Laying the groundwork Walks, piers, and columns Complex armatures Roofing and vaulting Decoration and finishing Notes Glossary. Subjects; Building Rome History. Architecture, Roman Rome. Rome Antiquities. Construction Rome. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Roman builders : a study in architectural process
• Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521005833
• ISBN 13: 9780521005838
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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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.