TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oleson,John Peter
TI  - Oxford handbook of engineering and technology in the Classical world
SN  - 9780195187311
PY  - 2008///.
CY  - Oxford: , New York
PB  - Oxford University Press, 
KW  - Technology
KW  - History
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Rome
KW  - Greece
KW  - Engineering
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / John Peter Oleson -- 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 / Orjan 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 / Sean 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 VIII. Technologies of the Mind. 327 32 $a 28. Information Technologies: Writing, Book Production, and the Role of Literacy / Willy Clarysse and Katelijn V
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