Vitruvius and Later Roman Building Manuals (Cambridge Classical Studies) - Softcover

Plommer, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521100380 ISBN 13: 9780521100380

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

An edition and translation of Faventinus' Compendium of Vitruvius' De architectura. There is an introductory account of the relationship between Vitruvius and the world of Faventinus and Palladius, both of whom made great use of Vitruvian material, Palladius apparently deriving it exclusively from Faventinus. But they did not borrow it slavishly. Both adapted it and added to it in the light of the practical concerns of their own day and technical developments not available to Vitruvius. Dr Plommer holds the view, orthodox since Nohl, that Faventinus wrote in the early fourth century AD and Palladius probably a century later. The text has a translation on facing pages and is followed by a commentary on the main points of interest in it. This is the first translation of the text to appear and the book will be of interest to historians of technology and of architecture in the ancient world, as well as to classicists.

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Book Description:

There is an introductory account of the relationship between Vitruvius and the world of Faventinus and Palladius, both of whom made great use of Vitruvian material, Palladius apparently deriving it exclusively from Faventinus. Both adapted it and added to it in the light of the practical concerns of their own day and technical developments not available to Vitruvius.

About the Author:

Easterling is Professor of Greek at the University College London.

Anthony M. Snodgrass is Lawrence Professor of Classical Archaeology at Cambridge University.

R. Lanny Hunter studied psychiatry prior to specializing in dermatology for thirty-five years and has devoted much

of his own time to researching the medical dimensions of mental health in an effort to better serve hurting people around him. He has served on boards of directors and in advisory roles for many organizations, including United Way, the Health Advisory Committee of Northern Arizona University, and the Flagstaff Hospice Program.

David Sedley is Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521100380
• ISBN 13: 9780521100380
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 132