Roman Construction
Reference code
MID/02/12
Title
Roman Construction
Date
second half 19th century
Level of description
File
Scope and content
Pencil, ink and colour drawings of Roman construction.
Some drawings include notes and measurements.
Folder includes drawings of:
Elevation and sections of Roman concrete construction
Archway variations (Abydos, Capitol, Vespian, Domitian, Augustus, and Maxentius)
Sections of different methods of constructing hypocaust floors in Roman-British villas
Elevations of Palace of Caligula and Stadium on the Palatine
Sections of different methods of Roman warming
Some drawings include notes and measurements.
Folder includes drawings of:
Elevation and sections of Roman concrete construction
Archway variations (Abydos, Capitol, Vespian, Domitian, Augustus, and Maxentius)
Sections of different methods of constructing hypocaust floors in Roman-British villas
Elevations of Palace of Caligula and Stadium on the Palatine
Sections of different methods of Roman warming
Creator
Middleton, John Henry (1846-1896), archaeologist and antiquary