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Recycling the Roman Villa: Material Salvage and the Medieval Circular Economy

Recycling the Roman Villa: Material Salvage and the Medieval Circular Economy - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Beth MunroPublish date:2024-10-31Pages:278
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009475587ISBN-10:1009475584UPC:9781009475587Book Category:Art, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:History, BuildingsBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, ResidentialSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC9VWBZEHR
Though abandoned between the third and seventh centuries CE, many Roman villas enjoyed an afterlife in late antiquity as a source of building materials. Villa complexes currently serve as a unique archaeological setting in that their recycling phases are often better preserved than those at urban sites. Building on a foundational knowledge of Roman architecture and construction, Beth Munro offers a retrospective study of the material value of and deconstruction processes at villas. She explores the technical properties of glass, metals, and limestone, materials that were most frequently recycled; the craftspeople who undertook this work, as well as the economic and culture drivers of recycling. She also examines the commissioning landowners and their rural networks, especially as they relate to church construction. Bringing a multidisciplinary lens to recycling practices in antiquity, Munro proposes new theoretical and methodological approaches for assessing architectural salvage and reprocessing within the context of an ancient circular economy.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009475587ISBN-10:1009475584UPC:9781009475587Book Category:Art, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:History, BuildingsBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, ResidentialSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC9VWBZEHR
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Beth Munro

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