Michael P Kucher

The Water Supply System of Siena, Italy

The Medieval Roots of the Modern Networked City

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book reviews scholarly literature and archival sources including maps and diagrams, to better situate Siena's achievement in urban history and broadens our understanding of medieval technology and urban life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 162mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780415971669
• ISBN-10: 0415971667
• Artikelnr.: 21079383

Autorenporträt

Michael P. Kucher

Inhaltsangabe

1. Siena 2. Physical and Historical Context 3. Description of the
Foundations and Aqueducts 4. The Use of Water and its Regulation 5.
Antecedents, Parallels, and Diffusion 6. Sienese Engineers and their Legacy
7. Conclusion