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History of World Architecture: Roman Architecture - Couverture souple

Ward-Perkins, John B.

 
9781904313199: History of World Architecture: Roman Architecture
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1904313191 ISBN 13 : 9781904313199
Editeur : Phaidon Press, 2004

Synopsis

This volume begins with a comparison between the Parthenon and the Pantheon, whose simplicity and dignity represented a new level of sophistication in architecture based on a system of vaults and cement construction. The first part of the book examines the practices that originated in central Italy, the great complexes of the Republican era, and the projects of the Augustan age, culminating in the layout of the Forum. This is followed by analysis of the construction method known as opus caementicium, with examples of works from the complex of Trajan's Market to projects realized by Hadrian. The author goes on to consider the Rome of late antiquity, where key buildings provide powerful examples of the complex phenomenon of Imperial Rome. The book also discusses Roman architecture in such diverse areas as Thessalonica, Ephesus, Constantinople, Nimes, Verona and Pompeii, with an overview of developments in southern Italy and the provinces.

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Éditeur
Phaidon Press
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1904313191
ISBN 13 
9781904313199
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
220
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Personne responsable
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