The waters of Rome : aqueducts, fountains, and the birth of the Baroque city

The waters of Rome aqueducts, fountains, and the birth of the Baroque city

The Tiber's flow -- The Acqua Vergine and the Renovatio Romae --Surveying the city, distributing the water -- The fountains of Giacomo della Porta -- Undercurrents and water lust -- Irrigating the Seven Hills -- Trickle down : the hierarchy of water -- Currency of cardinals -- Streets and drain...

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1. Verfasser: Rinne, Katherine Wentworth (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New Haven, Conn. u.a. Yale University Press 2010
Ausgabe:1st ed
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Fountains > Aqueducts > Water-supply > History > Technology > Social aspects > Rome (Italy) > Buildings, structures, etc > Rom > Städtebau > Wasserversorgung > Wasserbau > Brunnenbau > Architektur > Geschichte 1500-1750
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Zusammenfassung:The Tiber's flow -- The Acqua Vergine and the Renovatio Romae --Surveying the city, distributing the water -- The fountains of Giacomo della Porta -- Undercurrents and water lust -- Irrigating the Seven Hills -- Trickle down : the hierarchy of water -- Currency of cardinals -- Streets and drains.
The Tiber's flow -- The Acqua Vergine and the Renovatio Romae --Surveying the city, distributing the water -- The fountains of Giacomo della Porta -- Undercurrents and water lust -- Irrigating the Seven Hills -- Trickle down : the hierarchy of water -- Currency of cardinals -- Streets and drains
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 262 S
zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt
28 cm
ISBN:9780300155303
978-0-300-15530-3