City: A Story Of Roman Planning And Construction
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Step back two thousand years into the beating heart of Roman civilisation, where ambition, engineering genius, and civic pride converge in the founding of a city built to last an eternity. City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction chronicles the meticulous process by which the Romans conceived, planned, and erected a complete urban settlement — from the sacred surveying rites that staked out the city's boundaries to the construction of forums, temples, amphitheatres, and aqueducts — all brought to vivid life through David Macaulay's extraordinarily detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. Macaulay, celebrated for his singular ability to marry architectural precision with narrative accessibility, presents a masterclass in how great civilisations are literally built from the ground up. The work argues, compellingly and without condescension, that understanding how a city is made is to understand the culture, values, and ingenuity of the people who made it. As much a work of art as it is an educational triumph, City leaves the reader marvelling not just at what the Romans constructed — but at what, within its pages, Macaulay himself has built.
Author: David Macaulay
Format: Paperback
Genre: Architecture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Step back two thousand years into the beating heart of Roman civilisation, where ambition, engineering genius, and civic pride converge in the founding of a city built to last an eternity. City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction chronicles the meticulous process by which the Romans conceived, planned, and erected a complete urban settlement — from the sacred surveying rites that staked out the city's boundaries to the construction of forums, temples, amphitheatres, and aqueducts — all brought to vivid life through David Macaulay's extraordinarily detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. Macaulay, celebrated for his singular ability to marry architectural precision with narrative accessibility, presents a masterclass in how great civilisations are literally built from the ground up. The work argues, compellingly and without condescension, that understanding how a city is made is to understand the culture, values, and ingenuity of the people who made it. As much a work of art as it is an educational triumph, City leaves the reader marvelling not just at what the Romans constructed — but at what, within its pages, Macaulay himself has built.