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)

by Roberta J. Magnusson

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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"

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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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