Roman theatres : an architectural study /
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| Author / Creator: | Sear, Frank. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings), [70] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, plans. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford monographs on classical archaeology Oxford monographs on classical archaeology. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11149117 |
| Summary: | This book is a definitive architectural study of Roman theatre architecture. In nine chapters it brings together a massive amount of archaeological, literary,and epigraphic information under one cover. It also contains a full catalogue of all known Roman theatres, including a number of odea (concert halls) and bouleuteria (council chambers) which are relevant to the architectural discussion, about 1,000 entries in all. Inscriptional or literary evidence relating to each theatre is listed and there is an up-to-date bibliography for each building. Most importantly the book contains plans of over 500 theatres or buildings of theatrical type, as well as numerous text figures and nearly 200 figures and plates. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings), [70] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, plans. |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-431) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191518270 0191518271 9780198144694 0198144695 1429421207 9781429421201 9786610753314 6610753318 |