Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World

Name: Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World
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ISBN: 9780801859045

ISBN-10: 0801859042

ISBN-13: 9780801859045

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Alexander G. McKay

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In Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World, Alexander G. McKay examines simple houses, mansions, estates, and palatial buildings, and he pays particular attention to accounts of ancient writers that deal with such topics as house design, interiors, furnishings, and gardens. Describing innovative high-rise apartments, her compact civic squares, large public buildings, temples, shopping centers, and commercial areas, he shows that Roman civilization was astonishingly similar to our own. He also discusses the conditions of life in the Roman provinces, where recent discoveries have shed fresh light on private and communal living. McKay has enhanced the text by the inclusion of over 150…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 5/29/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.86" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Foreword



The Etruscan Background



Italian Town Houses: Pompeii, Herculaneum and Cosa



Rome and Ostia: Domus and Palatium



Italian Multiple Dwellings



Italian Villas: Rural, Suburban and Maritime



Roman Interior Furnishing and Decoration



European Provinces and Britain



Eastern Provinces and North Africa


Notes


Bibliography


Architectural Glossary


List of Illustrations


Sources of Illustrations


Index