City A story of Roman planning and construction

David Macaulay

Book - 1974

Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.

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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin 1974.
Language
English
Main Author
David Macaulay (-)
Physical Description
112 p. : ill. ; 32 cm
ISBN
9781439579008
9780395349229
9780395194928
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

The Roman city of Verbonia, like the subject of Macaulay's Cathedral (KR, 1973) is imaginary but typical, and as in Cathedral the author/artist follows its construction in a level, readable text and intriguing black and white drawings. Engineering, architectural and human details enliven a tour of the completed city -- the water supply and drainage system, the forum and central market, the homes of a merchant and a craftsman, the theatre, the public baths where citizens proceeded from a hot caldarium to a relaxing tepidarium to a dive into the frigidarium. There's an unobtrusive plug for planning -- which allowed for orderly change as Verbonia's population grew, and the complexity and variety of the city adds a different sort of interest from that of Macaulay's Caldecott honor book. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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