Handbook of ancient water technology /
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000. |
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| Description: | xi, 741 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Technology and change in history v. 2 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4184728 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Orjan Wikander
- I. Water-Supply. 1. Geological Background, Climate, Water Resources / R. G. Thomas. 2. Collection of Water / A. Trevor Hodge. 3. Wells / A. Trevor Hodge. 4. Qanats / A. Trevor Hodge. 5. Aqueducts / A. Trevor Hodge. 6. Engineering Works / A. Trevor Hodge. 7. Purity of Water / A. Trevor Hodge
- II. Urban Use. 1. Urban Water Transport and Distribution / Gemma C. M. Jansen. 2. Industrial Use of Water / Andrew Wilson. 3. Drainage and Sanitation / Andrew Wilson
- III. Irrigation and Rural Drainage. 1. Irrigation / John Peter Oleson. 2. Water-Lifting / John Peter Oleson. 3. Land Drainage / Andrew Wilson
- IV. Large Hydraulic Infringements on Nature. 1. Canals / Charlotte Wikander. 2. Reservoirs and Dams / A. Trevor Hodge
- V. Water-Power. 1. Theoretical Hydraulics, Automata, and Water Clocks / Michael Lewis. 2. The Water-Mill / Orjan Wikander. 3. Industrial Applications of Water-Power / Orjan Wikander
- VI. Water as an Aesthetic and Recreational Element. 1. Fountains and Nymphaea / Franz Glaser. 2. Water Landscaping / Franz Glaser. 3. The Water Management of Greek and Roman Baths / Hubertus Manderscheid
- VII. Water Legislation in the Ancient World (c. 2200 B.C.-c. A.D. 500) / Christer Bruun. 1. Mesopotania, the Hittites and the Arabian Peninsula. 2. Egypt. 3. The Greek World. 4. The Roman World
- VIII. Historical Context. The Socio-Economic Background and Effects. 1. The Neolithic and Bronze Ages / Orjan Wikander. 2. The Iron Age, and the Archaic and Classical Periods / Orjan Wikander. 3. The Hellenistic Period / Michael Lewis. 4. The Roman Empire / Orjan Wikander
- References / Charlotte Wikander
- Indices / Charlottc Wikander and Orjan Wikander.
