| Roman Domestic Buildings Contributor(s): Barton, Ian M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0859894150 ISBN-13: 9780859894159 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $38.07 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1996 Annotation: Roman Domestic Buildings aims to provide an architectural picture of Roman society by looking at domestic buildings, from the hovels of peasants to the palaces of monarchs. The book brings out the political, social and economic significance of the buildings, as well as the technical architectural features. E. J. Owens, author of The City in the Greek and Roman World, contributes a chapter on the planning of residential areas, and A. J. Brothers writes on houses in towns. Houses in the country are dealt with by John Percival, author of The Roman Villa, and there is a chapter on palaces by the editor. Chapters on gardens, by Nicholas Purcell, and on military accommodation, by David Davidson, complete the work. The book is fully illustrated with plans and photographs; there is a glossary of architectural terms, an index of sites with reference maps, and suggestions for further reading. Roman Domestic Buildings is a companion volume to Ian Barton's Roman Public Buildings, also published in the Exeter Studies in History series. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 722.7 |
| LCCN: 94192593 |
| Series: Exeter Studies in History |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.87" W x 8.24" (0.76 lbs) 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the hovels of peasants to the palaces of monarchs, this book provides an architectural picture of Roman society through a study of domestic buildings. |