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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | 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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| | Product Details | | Author: | David Macaulay | | Paperback: | 112 pages | | Publisher: | Graphia | | Publication Date: | October 24, 1983 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0395349222 | | Product Length: | 11.96 inches | | Product Width: | 8.99 inches | | Product Height: | 0.4 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.21 pounds | | Package Length: | 11.8 inches | | Package Width: | 9.0 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 23 reviews |
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24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
A marvelous book Dec 06, 2004
By Alexanderplatz
I had the good fortune to receive this book as a gift some twenty years ago as a child. The basic premise is simple enough: these people from another time and country are going to build something, and the book is going to show us how they did it. The text itself, as with many children's books, is relatively simple, but the intricate pen-and-ink drawings are spellbinding. Time and again I would go back to CITY, and pore over the pictures, often discovering some previously-overlooked detail that Macaulay had included.
I highly recommend CITY, and Macaulay's other architectural books, to both children and adults. Most children are inherently curious, and interested in how things are made, why they work, and who made them. Macaulay teaches those things in his books, but more importantly, the books draw the reader in and stimulate the imagination. There's a hands-on history lesson inherent in each of these books, a brief glimpse at other cultures around the globe and in different times. Whether it's ancient Egypt, classical Rome, medieval France, or 18th Century America, the worlds in Macaulay's books are always fascinating to visit.
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
another great resource from Macaulay Dec 17, 2002
By audrey
David Macaulay's works are always entertaining, educational and literate, and this is no exception. A multitude of black-and-white line drawings illustrate the story of Roman urban planners as they design and construct a new city on the Roman empire's frontier. Every stage is explained thoroughly using text, illustrations and charts, from developing a master plan through construction. Tools are explained, cross-sections are used to good effect and specific projects such as a house, a road, a bridge and aqueduct, the forum and central market, public baths, the sewer system and an amphitheater and theater are represented. The book ends with a one-page glossary. If you or a student you know is interested in Roman engineering, this would be a marvelous book to read.
20 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 It is a facinating format of how the Romans built. Feb 03, 1998
This book is extrmely valuable as a beginning to the study of Roman Civil Engineering. The Tool and Material lists are facinating, and the drawings are worth a thousand words. For an advanced study in Roman Civil Engineering this book will go a long way to clearing up the meaning of Wordy text that do not provide illustrations.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Excellent resource Aug 17, 2002
By Ruth Ann Stewart
As a teacher I constantly seek new resources for the classroom. I teach high school and find this resources reaches all levels. My own college student sat down and devoured this book. You will not be dissappointed as Mr. MacAulay once again dissects the difficult and dry and produces an interesting and accesible resource on Rome.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
How Did The Romans Do That? Find out how. Dec 09, 2000
By Rob C.
Another of a series of books by this author about architecture and building projects through the ages, City brings the reader face to face with the problems, challenges and triumphs of Roman engineering and construction.The illustrations done in a wonderful pen and ink are as vivid as any photograph could have ever been and may are quite amusing as well as educational and enlightening. The text is explanatory, but not overly detailed and this is by no means a college level treatise on Roman civilization. It is however fun to read and illuminates the practices of the antiquities for younger readers. Adult readers will enjoy the humor depicted in some of the drawings and the text and illustrations are informative for them as well. This may also be a good book for school rooms where much reference is made to the times of the Roman Empire in general study. It's a worthy addition to any library.
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