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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195187318
ISBN-139780195187311
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Number of Pages896 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World
SubjectAncient / General, Engineering (General), Ancient / Rome, History
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Peter Oleson
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History
SeriesOxford Handbooks Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight60.8 Oz
Item Length6.7 in
Item Width9.8 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2007-010727
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Reviews"The various survey and analytical essays in this volume provide specific answers to questions relating to ancient technology and engineering in classical antiquity and serve as an excellent starting point for further investigation by providing current bibliographies of major scholarship on the subjects covered. The embracing purpose of this series, I believe, is to make the Oxford Handbooks the acknowledged first place to go to gain entry into an unfamiliar aspect of the ancient world. If such is the aspiration for this new series, Oleson's volume meets and exceeds the goal and, in doing so, sets the gold standard for other handbook volumes now in preparation for publication by the Oxford University Press and other publishing houses." -- Robert L. Hohlfelder, American Journal of Archaeology"The finished product represents a new milestone for Oxford and for the field. Each of the eight parts to the book is a stand-alone tour de force that deserves enormous praise for its organization, its comprehensiveness, and its promise for impacting future studies." -- Technology and Culture"One may make it clear, right from the start, that this is a superb production, ably edited by John Oleson, full and comprehensive, and, being devoted to technology, filling a long-felt gap." -- Classical Review "It can be said at once that this is an excellent book that will serve classicists reliably as a basic work of reference. The level of scholarship is very high, the writing generally clear, the breadth of coverage impressive." -- Journal of Roman Archaeology, "This is an excellent book that will serve classicists reliably as a basic work of reference. The level of scholarship is very high, the writing generally clear, the breadth of the coverage impressive. Oleson's organization and editing are something of a marvel. An important contribution is the Handbook's demonstration through repeated examples, of our ability to define, comprehend, and appreciate the scale of things in antiquity." - George W. Houston, Journalof Roman Archaeology"A new milestone for Oxford and for the field. Each of the eight parts to the book is a stand-alone tour de force that deserves enormous praise for its organization, its comprehensiveness, and its promise for impacting future studies. This handbook has indeed set a new standard, and will leave a large and definitive intellectual footprint on a new age of scholarship." - Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Technology & Culture"To summarize the entire collection in a word, I would simply say 'magisterial.' This volume meets the lofty expectations of the Oxford University Press for its Handbooks series and the equally high standards set forth by its editor. It is not by definition a monographic treatment, but for what is it-a superb research tool intended to inform and to guide scholars and advanced students approaching an unfamiliar field-there is nothing of equal importancenow available. One can purchase this handbook with confidence that it will have a long shelf life and provide an invaluable gateway to the world of engineering and ancient technology in classical antiquity foryears to come." - Robert L. Hohlfelder, American Journal of Archaeology"The various survey and analytical essays in this volume provide specific answers to questions relating to ancient technology and engineering in classical antiquity and serve as an excellent starting point for further investigation by providing current bibliographies of major scholarship on the subjects covered. The embracing purpose of this series, I believe, is to make the Oxford Handbooks the acknowledged first place to go to gain entry into an unfamiliaraspect of the ancient world. If such is the aspiration for this new series, Oleson's volume meets and exceeds the goal and, in doing so, sets the gold standard for other handbook volumes now inpreparation for publication by the Oxford University Press and other publishing houses." -- Robert L. Hohlfelder, American Journal of Archaeology"The finished product represents a new milestone for Oxford and for the field. Each of the eight parts to the book is a stand-alone tour de force that deserves enormous praise for its organization, its comprehensiveness, and its promise for impacting future studies." -- Technology and Culture"One may make it clear, right from the start, that this is a superb production, ably edited by John Oleson, full and comprehensive, and, being devoted to technology, filling a long-felt gap." -- Classical Review"It can be said at once that this is an excellent book that will serve classicists reliably as a basic work of reference. The level of scholarship is very high, the writing generally clear, the breadth of coverage impressive." -- Journal of Roman Archaeology, "Without parsing each individual contribution in detail, one can say that all chapters justify their inclusion in what is destined to become a standard in the field. To summarize the entire collection in a word, I would simply say 'magisterial.' This volume meets the lofty expectations of the Oxford University Press for its Handbooks series and the equally high standards set forth by its editor. It is not by definition a monographic treatment, but for what it is --a superb research tool intended to inform and guide scholars and advanced students approaching an unfamiliar field-- there is nothing of equal importance now available. One can purchase this handbook with confidence that it will have a long shelf life and provide an invaluable gateway to the world of engineering and ancient technology in classical antiquity for years to come. The bar of excellence has just been raised to a much higher level." --Robert L. Hohlfelder, American Journal of Archaeology "This is an excellent book that will serve classicists reliably as a basic work of reference. The level of scholarship is very high, the writing generally clear, the breadth of the coverage impressive. Oleson's organization and editing are something of a marvel. An important contribution is the Handbook's demonstration through repeated examples, of our ability to define, comprehend, and appreciate the scale of things in antiquity." -- Journal of Roman Archaeology "A new milestone for Oxford and for the field. Each of the eight parts to the book is a stand-alone tour de force that deserves enormous praise for its organization, its comprehensiveness, and its promise for impacting future studies. This handbook has indeed set a new standard, and will leave a large and definitive intellectual footprint on a new age of scholarship." -- Technology & Culture, "Without parsing each individual contribution in detail, one can say that all chapters justify their inclusion in what is destined to become a standard in the field. To summarize the entire collection in a word, I would simply say 'magisterial.' This volume meets the lofty expectations of the Oxford University Press for itsHandbooksseries and the equally high standards set forth by its editor. It is not by definition a monographic treatment, but for what it is --a superb research tool intended to inform and guide scholars and advanced students approaching an unfamiliar field-- there is nothing of equal importance now available. One can purchase this handbook with confidence that it will have a long shelf life and provide an invaluable gateway to the world of engineering and ancient technology in classical antiquity for years to come. The bar of excellence has just been raised to a much higher level."--Robert L. Hohlfelder,American Journal of Archaeology "This is an excellent book that will serve classicists reliably as a basic work of reference. The level of scholarship is very high, the writing generally clear, the breadth of the coverage impressive. Oleson's organization and editing are something of a marvel. An important contribution is theHandbook'sdemonstration through repeated examples, of our ability to define, comprehend, and appreciate the scale of things in antiquity." --Journal of Roman Archaeology "A new milestone for Oxford and for the field. Each of the eight parts to the book is a stand-alone tour de force that deserves enormous praise for its organization, its comprehensiveness, and its promise for impacting future studies. This handbook has indeed set a new standard, and will leave a large and definitive intellectual footprint on a new age of scholarship." --Technology & Culture
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal609.38
Table Of ContentContributors Abbreviations and Spelling Norms Introduction Part I: Sources 1. Ancient Written Sources for Engineering and Technology (Serafina Cuomo) 2. Representations of Technical Processes (Roger Ulrich) 3. Historiography and Theoretical Approaches (Kevin Greene) Part II: Primary, Extractive Technologies 4. Mining and Metallurgy (Paul T. Craddock) 5. Quarrying and Stoneworking (J. Clayton Fant) 6. Sources of Energy and Exploitation of Power (Örjan Wikander) 7. Greek and Roman Agriculture (Evi Margaritis and Martin K. Jones) 8. Animal Husbandry, Hunting, Fishing, and Fish Production (Geoffrey Kron) Part III: Engineering and Complex Machines 9. Greek Engineering and Construction (Fredrick A. Cooper) 10. Roman Engineering and Construction (Lynne Lancaster) 11. Hydraulic Engineering and Water Supply (Andrew I. Wilson) 12. Tunnels and Canals (Klaus Grewe) 13. Machines in Greek and Roman Technology (Andrew I. Wilson) Part IV: Secondary Processes and Manufacturing 14. Food Processing and Preparation (Robert I. Curtis) 15. Large-Scale Manufacturing, Standardization, and Trade (Andrew I. Wilson) 16. Metalworking and Tools (Carol Mattusch) 17. Woodworking (Roger B. Ulrich) 18. Textile Production (John P. Wild) 19. Tanning and Leather (Carol van Driel-Murray) 20. Ceramic Production (Mark Jackson and Kevin Greene) 21. Glass Production (E. Marianne Stern) Part V: Technologies of Movement and Transport 22. Land Transport, Part 1: Roads and Bridges (Lorenzo Quilici) 23. Land Transport, Part 2: Riding, Harnesses, and Vehicles (Georges Raepsaet) 24. Sea Transport, Part 1: Ships and Navigation (Seán McGrail) 25. Sea Transport, Part 2: Harbors (David J. Blackman) Part VI: Technologies of Death 26. Greek Warfare and Fortification (Philip de Souza) 27. Roman Warfare and Fortification (Gwyn Davies) Part VII: Technologies of the Mind 28. Information Technologies: Writing, Book Production, and the Role of Literacy (Willy Clarysse and Katelijn Vandorpe) 29. Timekeeping (Robert Hannah) 30. Technologies of Calculation Part 1: Weights and Measures (Charlotte Wikander) Part 2: Coinage (Andrew Meadows) Part 3: Practical Mathematics (Karin Tybjerg) 31. Gadgets and Scientific Instruments (Örjan Wikander) 32. Inventors, Invention, and Attitudes toward Innovation (Kevin Greene) Part VIII: Ancient Technologies in the Modern World 33. Expanding Ethnoarchaeology: Historical Evidence and Model-Building in the Study of Technological Change (Michael B. Schiffer) Index
SynopsisNearly every aspect of daily life in the Mediterranean world and Europe during the florescence of the Greek and Roman cultures is relevant to the topics of engineering and technology. This volume highlights both the accomplishments of the ancient societies and the remaining research problems, and stimulates further progress in the history of ancient technology. The subject matter of the book is the technological framework of the Greek and Roman cultures from ca. 800 B.C. through ca. A.D. 500 in the circum-Mediterranean world and Northern Europe. Each chapter discusses a technology or family of technologies from an analytical rather than descriptive point of view, providing a critical summation of our present knowledge of the Greek and Roman accomplishments in the technology concerned and the evolution of their technical capabilities over the chronological period. Each presentation reviews the issues and recent contributions, and defines the capacities and accomplishments of the technology in the context of the society that used it, the available "technological shelf," and the resources consumed. These studies introduce and synthesize the results of excavation or specialized studies. The chapters are organized in sections progressing from sources (written and representational) to primary (e.g., mining, metallurgy, agriculture) and secondary (e.g., woodworking, glass production, food preparation, textile production and leather-working) production, to technologies of social organization and interaction (e.g., roads, bridges, ships, harbors, warfare and fortification), and finally to studies of general social issues (e.g., writing, timekeeping, measurement, scientific instruments, attitudes toward technology and innovation) and the relevance of ethnographic methods to the study of classical technology. The unrivalled breadth and depth of this volume make it the definitive reference work for students and academics across the spectrum of classical studies., Nearly every aspect of daily life in the Mediterranean world and Europe during the florescence of the Greek and Roman cultures is relevant to the topics of engineering and technology. By highlighting both the accomplishments of the ancient societies from c. 800 B.C. through c. A.D. 500 and the remaining research problems (in areas such as mining, metallurgy, agriculture, woodworking, glass production, food preparation, textile production, leather-working, roads, bridges, ships, harbors, warfare, fortification, writing, timekeeping, measurement, scientific instruments, and attitudes toward technology and innovation) this volume stimulates further progress in the history of ancient technology.
LC Classification NumberT16.O94 2007
