{"product_id":"water-technology-in-the-middle-ages-cities-monasteries-and-waterworks-after-the-roman-empire-johns-hopkins-studies-in-the-history-of-technology-9780801866265","title":"Water Technology in the Middle Ages Cities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing attention on gravity-fed water-flow systems in mediaeval cities and monasteries, this is a study of water technology in the Middle Ages. Roberta J. Magnusson challenges the view that hydraulic engineering died with the Romans and remained moribund until the Renaissance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA concise but illuminating examination of the period's advanced hydraulic engineering... Writing in a scholarly yet graceful and nearly literary style, Magnusson brings a niche topic to life and her treatment is refreshingly devoid of verbosity, a common fault of books of this type. Instead, what comes through is an engaging, intelligent story and study of a fundamental technical challenge that we still struggle with, albeit in different ways, 700 to 800 years later. Civil Engineering Well-written and well-organized... Throughout, [Magnusson's] documentation is careful and substantial, and she does a fine job of placing the history of water technology securely within its economic, social, and political context. -- William H. TeBrake H-France The particular value of this book lies in the convincing way Magnusson describes how medieval water systems functioned in differing social situations; the technological history is framed by general history very skillfully. -- Petra J. E. M. van Dam Technology and Culture A detailed look at gravity-flow water systems... Magnusson weaves together a wealth of information otherwise available only in scattered regional and archaeological studies. -- Charles W. Clark History: Reviews of New Books A richly interesting book on an unlikely topic. Virginia Quarterly Review A well-written and carefully structured account of the provision of the medieval water supply. -- Christopher Allmand Historian An admirably comprehensive and systematic summary of the technology of medieval water systems. Journal of Interdisciplinary History A fascinating introduction to the study of medieval complex water delivery systems. -- Thomas F. Glick Speculum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:    Introduction  List of Abbreviations  Acknowledgments  List of Illustrations    Chapter 1: Survival and Revival  Chapter 2: Resource Acquisition  Chapter 3: Design and Construction  Chapter 4: Administration and Finance  Chapter 5: Users  Chapter 6: Epilogue    Notes on Sources  Index","brand":"Hopkins Fulfillment Service","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49944466424151,"sku":"9780801866265","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801866265.jpg?v=1738809883","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/water-technology-in-the-middle-ages-cities-monasteries-and-waterworks-after-the-roman-empire-johns-hopkins-studies-in-the-history-of-technology-9780801866265","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}