The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy and the Ancient WorldMIT Press, 1988 - 242 páginas Looks at the Roman town as a work of art, discusses the mythical, historical, and ritual aspects of ancient towns, and examines the implications for modern urban design. |
Índice
Acknowledgments | 19 |
Rome and Romulus | 27 |
Two City and Site | 41 |
Haruspication | 51 |
The Surveyors | 59 |
The First Furrow | 65 |
Three Square and Cross | 72 |
Four Guardians of Centre Guardians of Boundaries | 97 |
23 | 169 |
Ritual and Hysteria | 188 |
3648 | 193 |
Conclusion | 194 |
222888 | 204 |
88 | 212 |
153 | 219 |
| 233 | |
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Términos y frases comunes
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy and the Ancient World |
| Autor | Joseph Rykwert |
| Edición | ilustrada, reimpresa |
| Editor | MIT Press, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0262680564, 9780262680561 |
| N.º de páginas | 242 páginas |
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