The Domus Aurea and the Roman architectural revolution Larry F. Ball

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ball, Larry F., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domus Aurea Neronis (Rome, Italy).

Architecture, Roman.

Rome (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Rome (Italy).

Buildings.

Italy--Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press 2003

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nero's palace, the Domus Aurea (Golden House), is the most influential known building in the history of Roman architecture. It has been incompletely studied and poorly understood ever since its most important sections were excavated in the 1930s. In this book, Larry Ball provides systematic investigation of the Domus Aurea, including a comprehensive analysis of the masonry, the design, and the abundant ancient literary evidence. Highlighting the revolutionary innovations of the Domus Aurea, Ball also outlines their wide-ranging implications for the later development of Roman concrete architecture

Contents:

1. An introduction to the esquiline wing of Nero's Domus Aurea

2. Distantly pre-Neronian phases

3. The pentagonal court

4. The west block in Neronian phases 1 and 2

5. The east block in Neronian phase 2

6. Synthesis: three interpretive essays

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307) and index

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version Ball, Larry F., 1956- Domus Aurea and the Roman architectural revolution

ISBN:

9781107321595

110732159X

9780511837784

051183778X

9780511666551

0511666551

9781107316201

1107316200

1107195128

9781107195127

1107317169

9781107317161

1107318017

9781107318014

1299399312

9781299399310

1107315220

9781107315228

OCLC:

829706607

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