The Domus Aurea and the Roman architectural revolution / Larry F. Ball.

Main entry:

Ball, Larry F., 1956-

Title & Author:

The Domus Aurea and the Roman architectural revolution / Larry F. Ball.

Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Description:

xiv, 311 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307) and index.
1. An introduction to the esquiline wing of Nero's Domus Aurea -- 2. Distantly pre-Neronian phases -- 3. The pentagonal court -- 4. The west block in Neronian phases 1 and 2 -- 5. The east block in Neronian phase 2 -- 6. Synthesis: three interpretive essays.

Summary:

Nero's palace, the Domus Aurea (Golden House), is the most influential known building in the history of Roman architecture. It has been incompletely studied and poorly understood ever since its most important sections were excavated in the 1930s. In this book, Larry Ball provides systematic investigation of the Domus Aurea, including a comprehensive analysis of the masonry, the design, and the abundant ancient literary evidence. Highlighting the revolutionary innovations of the Domus Aurea, Ball also outlines their wide-ranging implications for the later development of Roman concrete architecture.

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ISBN:

0521822513 (hb)
9780521822510 (hb)

Subject:

Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68 Monuments.
Domus Aurea Neronis (Rome, Italy)
Domus Aurea Neronis (Rome, Italie)
Domus Aurea (Rome, Italie)
Architecture, Roman.
Architecture romaine.
Buildings
Architektur
Domus Aurea.
Archeologische vondsten.
Bouwkunst.
Romeinse oudheid.
Architecture, Roman Italy Rome.
Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Rome (Italie) Constructions.
Italy Rome
Römisches Reich
Rome (Italy) City planning Nero, 54-68.
Rome (Italy) Palaces.
Rome (Italy) Antiquities.
Rom Domus Aurea.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 228946
Call No.: NA320 .B35 2003
Status: Available

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