{"product_id":"concrete-vaulted-construction-in-imperial-rome-innovations-in-context-paperback-9780521744362","title":"Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome; Innovations in Context (Paperback) 9780521744362","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConcrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInnovations in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines methods and techniques that enabled builders to construct some of the most imposing monuments of ancient Rome.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLynne C. Lancaster (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521744362, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 9 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.8 x 21.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.97 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a rigorous fascinating study, and excellent background for a trip to Rome …' The Architectural Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eConcrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome examines methods and techniques that enabled builders to construct some of the most imposing monuments of ancient Rome. Focusing on structurally innovative vaulting and the factors that influenced its advancement, Lynne Lancaster also explores a range of related practices, including lightweight pumice as aggregate, amphoras in vaults, vaulting ribs, metal tie bars, and various techniques of buttressing. She provides the geological background of the local building stones and applies mineralogical analysis to determine material provenance, which in turn suggests trading patterns and land use. Lancaster also examines construction techniques in relation to the social, economic, and political contexts of Rome, in an effort to draw connections between changes in the building industry and the events that shaped Roman society from the early empire to late antiquity. This book was awarded the James R. Wiseman Book Award from the Archaeological Institute of America in 2007.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Centering and formwork\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ingredients: mortar and caementa\u003cbr\u003e 4. Amphoras in vaults\u003cbr\u003e 5. Vaulting ribs\u003cbr\u003e 6. Metal clamps and tie bars\u003cbr\u003e 7. Vault behavior and buttressing\u003cbr\u003e 8. Structural analysis: history and case studies\u003cbr\u003e 9. Innovations in context.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Archaeology%20%5BHD%5D%22\"\u003eHD\u003c\/a\u003e], Architecture [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Architecture\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Architecture%20%5BAM%5D%22\"\u003eAM\u003c\/a\u003e], History of art: ancient \u0026amp; classical art,BCE to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of art: ancient \u0026amp; classical art,BCE to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20art:%20ancient%20\u0026amp;%20classical%20art,BCE%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BACG%5D%22\"\u003eACG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46264999182616,"sku":"9780521744362","price":42.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521744362i.jpg?v=1692018854","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/concrete-vaulted-construction-in-imperial-rome-innovations-in-context-paperback-9780521744362","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}