LEADER 02681cam 2200493Ii 4500001 on1089603877 003 OCoLC 005 20191003154046.2 008 190314s2019 nyuabf b 001 0 eng d 020 9780190632502 |qhardcover 020 019063250X |qhardcover 035 (Sirsi) 40029456677 035 40029456677 035 (OCoLC)1089603877 040 YDX |beng |erda |cYDX |dVA@ |dBDX |dNUI |dOCLCF |dSTF |dYDXIT |dVFL |dUtOrBLW 043 e------aw-----ff----- 050 4 T16 |b.R54 2019 082 04 609.37 |223 100 1 Riggsby, Andrew M., |eauthor. |=^A697499 245 10 Mosaics of knowledge : |brepresenting information in the Roman world / |cAndrew M. Riggsby. 264 1 New York, NY : |bOxford University Press, |c[2019] 300 xvi, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations (some color), maps ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Classical culture and society 504 Includes bibliography (pages 223-244) and index. 505 0 A brief orientation -- List -- Tables and tabular organization -- Weights and measures -- Representing three dimensions -- Representing two dimensions -- Conclusion. 520 In the Roman world technologies were limited to small, scattered social groups. By examining five technologies: lists, tables, weights and measures, artistic perspective, and mapping, this book shows how the Romans broke up a world we might have imagined them to unite. This study combines detailed readings of a wide variety of evidence (inscriptions, small archeological finds, artworks, literary texts) with theoretical consideration of the social, cognitive, and material contexts for their use to present a unique portrait of Roman computing capabilities, limitations, and habits. 650 0 Technology |zRome |xHistory. |=^A877 650 0 Science |zRome |xHistory. |=^A4051 650 0 Technology and civilization |xHistory |yTo 1500. |=^A164328 650 7 Science. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01108176 650 7 Technology. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01145078 650 7 Technology and civilization. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01145253 651 7 Rome (Empire) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204885 |?UNAUTHORIZED 648 7 To 1500 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 Classical culture and society. |=^A602305 949 |i30372017335719 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s74.00 |tJoyner48 |uJAPP |zUSD 596 1 998 5211117