Paradigm and progeny. Roman imperial architecture and its legacy. Proceedings of a Conference Held at the American Academy in Rome on 6-7 December, 2011 in Honor of William L. Macdonald.
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Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplementary Series 101. Journal of Roman Archaeology, Portmouth, RI, 2015. First edition. In-4, 230 pages. Original cloth, a fine copy. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Cornell Van Siclen III (VSX). Contents: Introduction. Paradigm and progeny : Roman imperial architecture and its legacy -- Bibliography of William L. MacDonald -- Part 1. Construction and design. Marble entablatures from the Severan Basilica at Lepcis Magna: a working import model of materials from the Proconnesos quarries ; Opus caementicium in Asia Minor: its introduction and development ; The human eye and 3-D laser scanning: the Pantheon's fac_ade and its capitals -- Part 2. Shaping the city and villa. The architectural evolution at the villas of Stabiae, c.80 B.C.-A.D. 79 ; Visualizing power: the architectural evolution of the Roman Forum from Augustus to Diocletian ; The perception of space in ancient Rome ; An irresistible compulsion: the urban armature as operating system at Nysa; The importance of the sea for the urban armature in Roman Carthage -- Part 3. Hadrian and the empire. Masonry and memory in Hadrian's architecture and architectural rhetoric: Hadrian's other villas; Hadrianopoleis and Hadrian's fame as a builder of cities: La postérité provinciale des sanctuaires urbains du culte impérial: nature et signification de leurs citations architecturales et plastiques -- Part 4. The nature and legacy of classicism. Paradigm and polemic: Piranesi and the Pantheon; The classical column: a fundamental notion in architecture. Language: English - French/Français. This book ships from the USA, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (TXR). Relevant subjects: Rome.
Language: English - French/Français.
Price: € 90.00 other currencies
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