Lynne C. Lancaster

Innovative Vaulting in the Architecture of the Roman Empire

Buch

This book studies six vaulting techniques employed in architecture outside of Rome and asks why they were invented where they were and how they were disseminated. Most of the techniques involve terracotta elements in various forms, such as regular flat bricks, hollow voussoirs, vaulting tubes, and armchair voussoirs. Each one is traced geographically via GIS mapping, the results of which are analysed in relation to chronology, geography, and historical context. The most common building type in which the techniques appear is the bath, demonstrating its importance as a catalyst for technological innovation. This book also explores trade network… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-107-05935-1
EAN: 9781107059351
Produktnummer: 21244567
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 282 S.
Masse: H28.6 cm x B22.1 cm x D1.9 cm 978 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 978

Über den Autor

Lynne C. Lancaster is a professor in the Department of Classics and World Religions at Ohio University. She has been a resident at both the British School at Rome and a fellow at the American Academy in Rome. Her first book, Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome (Cambridge, 2005) won the Wiseman Book Prize from the Archaeological Institute of America in 2007.