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Principles of Roman architecture / Mark Wilson Jones.
Main entry:

Wilson Jones, Mark, 1956-

Title & Author:

Principles of Roman architecture / Mark Wilson Jones.

Publication:

New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, ©2000.

Description:

xi, 270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.
Introduction: The Problem of Interpretation -- I. Questions of Identity -- II. Vitruvius and Theory -- III. The Dynamics of Design -- IV. Ground Rules: Principles of Number and Measure -- V. Ground Rules: Arithmetic and Geometry -- VI. Coping with Columns: The Elevation -- VII. A Genius for Synthesis: The Corinthian Order -- VIII. Trajan's Column -- IX. The Enigma of the Pantheon: The Interior -- X. The Enigma of the Pantheon: The Exterior -- App. A. Tabulated Measurements of Selected Buildings -- App. B. Measurements and Analysis relating to the Corinthian Order.
Dust jacket.
Summary:

The architects of ancient Rome developed a vibrant and enduring tradition, inspiring those who followed in their profession even to this day. This book explores how Roman architects went about the creative process.

ISBN:

0300081383 (alk. paper)
9780300081381 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture, Roman.
Architecture Italy Rome.
Architecture as Topic
Architecture romaine.
Architecture Rome.
Architecture Italie Rome.
Architecture
Architekturtheorie
Architektur
Bouwkunst.
Romeinse oudheid.
Roman architecture.
Rome
Italy Rome
Römisches Reich
Rome Antiquities.

Form/genre:

Writings.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215021
Call No.: NA44.W749.A35 2000
Status: Available

Location: Library main 215022
Call No.: NA44.W749.A35 2000
Status: Available

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