Main entry:

Ray, Mary-Ann, 1958-

Title & Author:

Seven partly underground rooms and buildings for water, ice, and midgets / Mary-Ann Ray.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©1997.

Description:

78 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Series:

Pamphlet architecture ; no. 20

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Pozzo di San Patrizio, Orvieto = Well of St. Patrick, Orvieto -- Tumulo della Cornice, Cerveteri = Tomb of the Cornice, Cerveteri -- Sette Sale, Roma = Seven Halls, Rome -- Triclinium, praedia de Giulia Felix, Pompei = Properties of Giulia Felix, Pompeii -- L'appartamento dei Nani, Mantova = Midget Chambers, Mantua -- Tepidarium, terme suburbane, Ercolano = Tepid pool, suburban baths, Herculaneum -- Ghiacciaia, Villa Ranuzzi-Cospi, Bagnarola = Icehouse, Villa Ranuzzi-Cospi, Bagnarola.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Investigates unusual spaces in Italy, ranging from a honeycombed and mazelike series of rooms and stairs for midgets, to the dining chambers of a Pompeiian estate, to a half-buried sphere that serves as a place for ice storage. Ray reveals these quixotic spaces through constructed drawings, collaged photographs, and insightful text.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568981031 (alk. paper)
9781568981031 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture Italy.
Underground architecture Italy.
Architecture Italie.
Architecture souterraine Italie.
Architecture.
Underground architecture.
Italy.

Added entries:

Pamphlet architecture ; no. 20.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 236478
Call No.: BIB 166318
Status: Available