Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521744362)

Examining the methods and techniques that enabled builders to construct some of the most imposing monuments of ancient Rome, Lynne Lancaster focuses on structurally innovative vaulting and the factors that influenced its advancement, as well as a range of related practices and various techniques of buttressing. Providing the geological background of the local building stones, Lancaster applies mineralogical analysis to suggest trading patterns and land use. She also examines construction techniques in relation to the social, economic, and political contexts of Rome.

Author: Lynne C. Lancaster
ISBN-10: 0521744369
ISBN-13: 9780521744362
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/09/2009
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.70d