Oxford handbook of engineering and technology in the Classical world / edited by John Peter Oleson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oleson, John Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Rome--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Technology.

Technology--Greece--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Engineering--Rome--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Engineering.

Engineering--Greece--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

History.

Greece.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xviii, 865 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Handbook of engineering and technology in the Classical world

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Contents:

1 Ancient Written Sources for Engineering and Technology / Serafina Cuomo 15

2 Representations of Technical Processes / Roger Ulrich 35

3 Historiography and Theoretical Approaches / Kevin Greene 62

Part II Primary, Extractive Technologies

4 Mining and Metallurgy / Paul T. Craddock 93

5 Quarrying and Stoneworking / J. Clayton Fant 121

6 Sources of Energy and Exploitation of Power / Orjan Wikander 136

7 Greek and Roman Agriculture / Evi Margaritis, Martin K. Jones 158

8 Animal Husbandry, Hunting, Fishing, and Fish Production / Geoffrey Kron 175

Part III Engineering and Complex Machines

9 Greek Engineering and Construction / Fredrick A. Cooper 225

10 Roman Engineering and Construction / Lynne Lancaster 256

11 Hydraulic Engineering and Water Supply / Andrew I. Wilson 285

12 Tunnels and Canals / Klaus Grewe 319

13 Machines in Greek and Roman Technology / Andrew I. Wilson 337

Part IV Secondary Processes and Manufacturing

14 Food Processing and Preparation / Robert I. Curtis 369

15 Large-Scale Manufacturing, Standardization, and Trade / Andrew I. Wilson 393

16 Metalworking and Tools / Carol Mattusch 418

17 Woodworking / Roger B. Ulrich 439

18 Textile Production / John P. Wild 465

19 Tanning and Leather / Carol van Driel-Murray 483

20 Ceramic Production / Mark Jackson, Kevin Greene 496

21 Glass Production / E. Marianne Stern 520

Part V Technologies of Movement and Transport

22 Land Transport, Part 1: Roads and Bridges / Lorenzo Quilici 551

23 Land Transport, Part 2: Riding, Harnesses, and Vehicles / Georges Raepsaet 580

24 Sea Transport, Part 1: Ships and Navigation / Sean McGrail 606

25 Sea Transport, Part 2: Harbors / David J. Blackman 638

Part VI Technologies of Death

26 Greek Warfare and Fortification / Philip de Souza 673

27 Roman Warfare and Fortification / Gwyn Davies 691

Part VIII Technologies of the Mind

28 Information Technologies: Writing, Book Production, and the Role of Literacy / Willy Clarysse, Katelijn Vandorpe 715

29 Timekeeping / Robert Hannah 740

30 Technologies of Calculation 759

Part 1 Weights and Measures (Charlotte Wikander) 759

Part 2 Coinage (Andrew Meadows) 769

Part 3 Practical Mathematics (Karin Tybjerg) 777

31 Gadgets and Scientific Instruments / Orjan Wikander 785

32 Inventors, Invention, and Attitudes toward Innovation / Kevin Greene 800

Part VIII Ancient Technologies in the Modern World

33 Expanding Ethnoarchaeology: Historical Evidence and Model-Building in the Study of Technological Change / Michael B. Schiffer 821.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195187311

0195187318

OCLC:

85892478