Water Technology in the Middle Ages: Cities, Monasteries, and Waterworks After the Roman Empire
(Part of the Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series and Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series)
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Focusing attention on gravity-fed water-flow systems in medieval cities and monasteries, Water Technology in the Middle Ages: Cities, Monasteries, and Waterworks after the Roman Empire challenges the view that hydraulic engineering died with the Romans and remained moribund until the Renaissance. Roberta Magnusson explores the systems' technologies--how they worked, what uses the water served--and also the social rifts that created struggles...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:080186626X
ISBN13:9780801866265
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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