Building the classical world : Bauforschung as a contemporary approach / Dorian Borbonus and Elisha Ann Dumser, editors
"This multiauthor volume brings together thirteen chapters examining various aspects of structure and construction in the monuments of ancient Greece and Rome. Taken together they represent the international state of Bauforschung, the scientific, analytical, and often archaeological study of hi...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York : Oxford University Press, [2022] |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 280 Seiten; Illustrationen |
| Notes: | Enthält Literaturverzeichnis auf Seite 265-270 |
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| Summary: | "This multiauthor volume brings together thirteen chapters examining various aspects of structure and construction in the monuments of ancient Greece and Rome. Taken together they represent the international state of Bauforschung, the scientific, analytical, and often archaeological study of historic buildings. The chapters cover a variety of topics, such as construction processes, design principles, building traditions, and historical contexts. This range showcases the different technical and historical methodologies that are brought to bear on the Classical architecture of the ancient Mediterranean. At the same time, there is considerable overlap, which demonstrates that different approaches are bound together by the common aim to reconstruct historic built environments, the empirical nature of the undertaking, and the combination of visual and verbal argumentation. Bauforschung, Architectural history, Greece, Rome, Classical architecture, Historic buildings"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9780190690526 0190690526 |
| ac_no: | AC16609220 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Dorian Borbonus and Elisha Ann Dumser, editors |