Principles of Roman Architecture

Introduction: The Problem Of Interpretation -- I. Questions Of Identity -- Ii. Vitruvius And Theory -- Iii. The Dynamics Of Design -- Iv. Ground Rules: Principles Of Number And Measure -- V. Ground Rules: Arithmetic And Geometry -- Vi. Coping With Columns: The Elevation -- Vii. A Genius For Synthesis: The Corinthian Order -- Viii. Trajan's Column -- Ix. The Enigma Of The Pantheon: The Interior -- X. The Enigma Of The Pantheon: The Exterior -- App. A. Tabulated Measurements Of Selected Buildings -- App. B. Measurements And Analysis Relating To The Corinthian Order. Mark Wilson Jones. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 245-260) And Index.