Engineering in the ancient world.

Engineering in the ancient world. J.G. LANDELS. Engineering in the ancient world (2nd ed.). 238pages, 65 figures. 2000. London: Constable An official of a Municipal Corporation whose primary duties are to protect and preserve the peace of the community.In medieval law, a constable was a high functionary under the French and English kings. ; 0-09-480490-7 paperback 9.99[pounds sterling]. Prof. LING ling:see cod. and 10 colleagues explain for the non-technical readerhow sculpture, pottery and mosaics were made in the Classical world,including an account of work relations by Prof. LING. There follow 10case-studies of monuments from wall paintings at Dura-Europos to theParthenon and the Ara Pacis Augustae. This very approachable andabsorbing book is a boon for VIth-form and introductory universitycourses as well as amateur aficionados. On pottery, compare our picturereview of Contingent countryside. Making Classical art is complementedperfectly by Dr LANDELS's new edition; and, explaining the story ofThe stones of the Parthenon from quarry to construction and destruction,Mr KORRES' booklet (based on part of From Pentelicon to theParthenon (1995)) is most satisfying too, appropriately illustrated withvery elegant drawings. Context for the Parthenon is provided by Prof. NEILS NEILS National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (Menlo Park, CA)who haspresented nine articles on myths and iconography iconography(ī'kŏnŏg`rəfē)[Gr.,=image-drawing] or iconology[Gr.,=image-study], in art history, the study and interpretation of figural representations, either individual or symbolic, religious or secular; of the cult of Athenaand the associated rites and games along with one on the sensitivelypoised political scene of the mid 400s in which, argues H.A. Shapiro,the goddess' festival expressed Pericles' rallying call to theAthenians. The combination of cultural history and studies of materialculture (both sculpture and a couple of concise but rich papers onpottery) makes this book more than the sum of its parts.