Concrete vaulted construction in imperial Rome : innovations in context
2009, First Edition, Second Printing. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked black cloth boards, showing faint shelfwear only. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; bookplate of Capt Richard Campbell, OBE, RN. Item #477228
Physical description; xxii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-264) and index. Contents; Introduction – Centering and Formwork – Ingredients: Mortar and Caementa – Amphoras in Vaults – Vaulting Ribs – Metal Clamps and Tie Bars – Vault Behavior and Buttressing – Structural Analysis: History and Case Studies – Innovations in Context – Appendix 1: Catalogue Of Major Monuments – Appendix 2: Catalogues Of Building Techniques – Appendix 3: Scoria Analysis – Appendix 4: Thrust Line Analysis – Notes – Glossary – Works Cited – Index. Subjects; Vaults (Architecture) – Rome – Design and construction – History – To 1500. Concrete domes – Rome – Design and construction – History – To 1500.
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