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Navigare necesse est: Lighthouses from Antiquity to the Middle Ages: History, architecture, iconography and archaeological remains
Baldassarre Giardina
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Baldassarre Giardina's book is the fruit of many years of research. Since the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century and the historical and archaeological studies of E. Allard, L.A. Veitmeyer and He. Thiersch, little work has been done on the subject of lighthouses. No up-to-date or systematic scholarly research has been produced until now. Drawing on the rich accumulation of existing research, the author has in addition brought together evidence from historical and literary sources from the ancient, medieval and modern periods. Together with this, he has researched new evidence, data and scientific discoveries, and from these he has assembled a framework that sheds light on hitherto unpublished aspects of these structures, identifying their archaeological and typological characteristics. With this book, the author has given us a systematic exploration of the subject, its results arranged in such a way as to demonstrate the earliest form of these structures and their evolution in time.
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Cover Page
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Title Page
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Copyright
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PREFACE
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PREFAZIONE
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CHAPTER 1: Navigational aids before the construction of the Alexandria lighthouse (Pharos)
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CHAPTER 2: The Pharus at Alexandria and other lighthouses: the sources
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CHAPTER 3: Devolpment of the lighthouse: architecture, materials and costruction techniques
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CHAPTER 4: Iconography, iconology and reliability of the images
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CHAPTER 5: Illumination systems and visibility distances
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CHAPTER 6: Late Lighthouses and the devolpment of Coastal Towers
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CHAPTER 7: The first medieval lighthouses: Genua, Portus Pisanus, Corduan
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CONCLUSION
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INTRODUCTION TO THE CATALOGUE ENTRIES
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CATALOGUE OF LIGHTHOUSES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
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CAPITOLO 1: I sistemi di segnalazione prima dellacostruzione del Faro di Alessandria
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CAPITOLO 2: Il faro di Alessandria e i fari propriamente detti: le fonti
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CAPITOLO 3: La nascita del faro: architettura, materiali e tecniche costruttive
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CAPITOLO 4: Iconografia, iconologia e attendibilita’ delle immagini
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CAPITOLO 5: Il sistema di illuminazione e la portata luminosa
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CAPITOLO 6: La decadenza del faro e la nascita delle torri costiere: alcuni esempi
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CAPITOLO 7: I primi fari medioevali: Genua, Portus Pisanus, Corduan
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CATALOGO DEI FARI DEL MONDO ANTICO
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Bibliography
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CATALOGO DELLE IMMAGINI / CATALOGUE OF THE IMAGES
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Published: 2010
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407305721 (paperback)
- 9781407336329 (ebook)
BAR Number: S2096