The Domus Aurea and the Roman architectural revolutionLarry F. Ball.
Ball, Larry F., 1956-
The Domus Aurea and the Roman architectural revolutionLarry F. Ball. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2003. - 1 online resource (xiv, 311 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.
9781107321595
Domus Aurea Neronis (Rome, Italy)
Architecture, Roman.
Electronic Books.
NA320 / .D668 2003
The Domus Aurea and the Roman architectural revolutionLarry F. Ball. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2003. - 1 online resource (xiv, 311 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.
9781107321595
Domus Aurea Neronis (Rome, Italy)
Architecture, Roman.
Electronic Books.
NA320 / .D668 2003