The Buildings of Roman Britain by Guy De La Bedoyere

The Buildings of Roman Britain by Guy De La Bedoyere

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Seeking to recover something of the appearance of Roman Britain by reconstructing the buildings from existing ground plans, this book deals thematically with an extensive range of building types, from country villas and urban basillicas to bridges and lighthouses.

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The Buildings of Roman Britain by Guy De La Bedoyere

Seeking to recover something of the appearance of Roman Britain by reconstructing the buildings from existing ground plans, this book deals thematically with an extensive range of building types, from country villas and urban basilicas to bridges and lighthouses. The book covers construction techniques, including interior decoration and features; military buildings, including frontier works, Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall; public buildings, including market buildings, inns, monumental arches; sacred sites, including Romano-Celtic temples, Mithraea and rural shrines; other buildings including roads, bridges, wharfs and quays, aqueducts, drains and sewers, mills, kilns and ovens, tombs and mausolea. The appendices deal with orthographic projections, inscriptions, recommended sites and Romano-British history.
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ISBN 13 9780713463118
ISBN 10 0713463112
Title The Buildings of Roman Britain
Author Guy De La Bedoyere
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Batsford Ltd
Year published 1991-06-05
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.