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Peter Hill - The Construction of Hadrian´s Wall - 9780752440118 - V9780752440118
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The Construction of Hadrian´s Wall

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Description for The Construction of Hadrian´s Wall Paperback. Hadrian's Wall was a small part of the thousands of miles of Roman frontiers, but presents one of the most magnificent spectacle. This book examines various aspects of the work needed to construct the Wall, and analyses all the building operations including quarrying, stone dressing, transport and scaffolding. Num Pages: 160 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.

Hadrian's Wall was a small part of the thousands of miles of Roman frontiers, but presents the most magnificent spectacle. Its 90-mile length was conceived on a grand scale, with a stone wall 10 Roman feet thick and 15 high, and has been the subject of research for four centuries. There is, however, one aspect which has never been studied in detail: the practicalities of how it was actually built.

This book examines every aspect of the work needed to construct the Wall, and analyses all the building operations including quarrying, stone dressing, transport and scaffolding. It is presented in a ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752440118
SKU
V9780752440118
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5

About Peter Hill
Peter Hill served an apprenticeship as a stone mason at York Minster, including setting-out to full-size. After several years as Clerk of the Works at Lincoln Cathedral he has worked as an independent consultant, covering both the repair and conservation of historic buildings and the assessment of excavated masonry. His doctorate is on the construction of Hadrian's Wall, and in ... Read more

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