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Water Technology in the Middle Ages

Cities, Monasteries, and Waterworks after the Roman Empire
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Description

Focusing attention on gravity-fed water-flow systems in mediaeval cities and monasteries, this study of water technology in the Middle Ages 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 over access to this basic necessity. The author is mindful of theoretical questions about what hastens technological change and how society and technology mutually influence one another. Archaeological, historical and literary evidence vividly depicts those who designed, constructed and used mediaeval water systems and demonstrates a shift from a public-administrative to a private-innovative framework - one that argues for the importance of local initiatives.

Author Biography:

Roberta J. Magnusson is an assistant professor in the Department of History at University of Oklahoma.
Release date NZ
March 1st, 2002
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
12 Line drawings, black and white; 24 Halftones, black and white
Pages
256
Dimensions
152x229x20
ISBN-13
9780801866265
Product ID
2802704

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