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1989 book by Jean-Pierre Adam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roman Building: Materials and Techniques (French: La Construction Romaine: matériaux et techniques) is a treatise on Roman construction by French architect and archaeologist Jean-Pierre Adam, first published in 1984. A second edition was published in 1989, and an English translation by Anthony Mathews was published in 1994. The book comprehensively studies architecture across the Roman empire throughout its history, focusing on technique rather than design.[1]
Author | Jean-Pierre Adam |
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Original title | La Construction Romaine: matériaux et techniques |
Translator | Anthony Mathews |
Language | French |
Subject | Ancient Roman architecture, ancient Roman engineering |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publication date | 1984 |
Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1994 |
Pages | 360 (English translation)[1] |
ISBN | 0-7134-7167-0 |
The book has 11 chapters:[2]
When the translation was released, several reviewers of Roman Building such as classicist Nigel Spivey commended it for its thorough, accurate coverage. These English-speaking academics noted its ambitious scope beyond almost all previous scholarly works: it treated all areas of construction technique throughout ancient Rome's history across all of Roman territory.[1][3] While classicist Roger Ulrich was among them, he noticed that the French author emphasized Italy, Gaul and North Africa in his choice of examples, and within Italy the well-preserved cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.[1] He also faulted the treatise's sometimes inaccurate handling of Latin technical terminology.[4]
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