Roman theatres : an architectural study / Frank Sear.

Main entry:

Sear, Frank, 1944-

Title & Author:

Roman theatres : an architectural study / Frank Sear.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Description:

1 volume (various pagings), [70] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 29 cm.

Series:

Oxford monographs on classical archaeology.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-431) and indexes.
Machine derived contents note: 1. Theatre and audience -- 2. Finance and building -- 3. Roman theatre design -- 4. Theatres and related buildings -- 5. Republican theatres in Italy -- 6. The theatres of Rome -- 7. The cavea and orchestra -- 8. The scene building -- 9. Provincial theatres -- The catalogue.

Summary:

"This book is a definitive architectural study of Roman theatre architecture. In nine chapters it brings together a massive amount of archaeological, literary, and epigraphic information under one cover. It also contains a full catalogue of all known Roman theatres, including a number of odea (concert halls) and bouleuteria (council chambers) which are relevant to the architectural discussion, about 1,000 entries in all. Inscriptional or literary evidence relating to each theatre is listed and there is an up-to-date bibliography for each building. Most importantly the book contains plans of over 500 theatres or buildings of theatrical type, as well as numerous text figures and nearly 200 figures and plates."

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0198144695 (hbk.)
9780198144694

Subject:

Archaeology Rome.
Theaters Rome.
Architecture, Roman.
Theaters Mediterranean Region.
Archéologie Rome.
Architecture romaine.
Antiquities.
Archaeology.
Theaters.
Rome Antiquities Catalogs.
Rome Antiquités Catalogues.
Mediterranean Region.
Rome (Empire)

Form/genre:

Catalogs.

Added entries:

Oxford monographs on classical archaeology.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 249422
Call No.: BIB 179007
Status: Available

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