Roman Builders
Subtitle: A Study in Architectural Process
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 27, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780521005838
Subjects: History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world; History; Architecture, Roman; Architecture; Rome; History - General; Ancient - Rome; International Architecture - European; Architecture / General; General; Antiquities; Building
First sentence: In 1586 Domenico Fontana oversaw one of the greatest spectacles in the history of building, the moving of a monolithic Egyptian obelisk from its nearby site in the Vatican, where it had been placed by the Roman emperor Caligula, to its modern position in the Piazza San Pietro.
Description: Rabun Taylor describes how the architectural ideas behind great Roman building projects were carried into practice. He uses the Baths of Caracalla, the Pantheon, the Colosseum & the great temples of Baalbek as physical documents for their own building histories.
Notes: Includes 150 Illustration, Notes (organized by chapter) and Bibliography
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: Planning and Design
pagenum: 21; label: 2
title: Laying the Groundwork
pagenum: 59; label: 3
title: Walls, Piers, and Columns
pagenum: 92; label: 4
title: Complex Armatures
pagenum: 133; label: 5
title: Roofing and Vaulting
pagenum: 174; label: 6
title: Decoration and Finishing
pagenum: 212