Roofed theaters of classical antiquity
By: George C. Izenour.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Theaters -- Greece.; Theater -- Greece -- History -- To 500.; Classical antiquities.; Architecture -- Greece.; Architecture -- Italy -- Rome.; Theaters -- Rome.; Roofs -- Greece.; Roofs -- Rome.
Description: Explores roofed theatre sites of classical antiquity. Izenour examines 24 Greek, Greco-Hellenistic and Roman buildings, gives architectural drawings of their probable original appearance, assesses how these spaces were spanned and what the effects might have been on sound, lighting and ventilation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.