Engineering the Eternal City infrastructure, topography, and the culture of knowledge in late sixteenth-century Rome / Pamela O. Long.
| Author/creator | Long, Pamela O. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018. |
| Description | xi, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Infrastructure, topography, and the culture of knowledge in late sixteenth-century Rome |
| Contents | Introduction: Rome: portrait of the late sixteenth-century city -- Troubled waters: the Tiber River -- The streets and sewers of Rome -- Repairing the Acqua Vergine: conflict and process -- Contested infrastructure -- Roman topography and images of the city -- Maps, guidebooks, and the world of print -- Reforming the streets -- Engineering spectacle and urban reality -- Conclusion: a city in transition. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-350) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018019731 |
| ISBN | 9780226543796 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226591285 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |