Roman Building: Materials and TechniquesWith over 750 illustrations, Roman Buildings is a thorough and systematic examination of Roman architecture and building practice, looking at large-scale public buildings as well as more modest homes and shops. Placing emphasis on the technical aspects of the subject, the author follows the process of building through each stage -- from quarry to standing wall, from tree to roof timbers -- and describes how these materials were obtained or manufactured. The author also discusses interior decoration and looks at the practical aspects of water supply, heating and roads. |
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3 CONSTRUCTION USING LARGE STONE BLOCKS | 191 |
4 STRUCTURES OF MIXED CONSTRUCTION | 229 |
5 MASONRY CONSTRUCTION | 243 |
6 ARCHES AND VAULTS | 319 |
7 CARPENTRY | 401 |
8 WALL COVERING | 442 |
9 FLOORS | 471 |
10 CIVIL ENGINEERING | 481 |
11 DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE | 596 |
ILLUSTRATED LEXICON OF MOULDINGS | 673 |
NOTES | 677 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 708 |
INDEX | 720 |
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amphitheatre ancient Appia Aqua aqueduct arch architecture Argentomagus arrangement atrium Augustan period basilica bonded bricks builders building built caldarium Campania centring chisel chorobates cistern clay columns compluvium construction corbelling course decoration dell’Abbondanza diameter dome domus examples facing floor Forum Baths fountain funerary G.Lugli Gaul Greek groma Hadrian height Herculaneum holes horizontal House hypocaust joints kiln layer lime limestone lintel marble masonry material method monuments mortar opening opus caementicium opus incertum opus mixtum opus vittatum Ostia painting Paris peristyle pieces pipes Pompeii portico quarries reconstruction rectangular relief remains rendering reticulate road rock Roman Roman architecture Rome rubble second century BC sometimes square stone blocks structure stucco supply surface surviving technique Temple terracotta thick third century tiles tomb tufa tunnel upper vaults vertical via Appia Villa visible Vitruvius voussoirs wall wedges width wood wooden
