A tale of three thirsty cities : the innovative water supply systems of Toledo, London and Paris in the second half of the sixteenth century /

In A Tale of Three Thirsty Cities: The Innovative Water Supply Systems of Toledo, London and Paris in the Second Half of the Sixteenth Century, Chaim Shulman presents an analysis of three projects of urban water supply systems carried out between 1560s-1610s. The technical and economic differences b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Shulman, Chaim (Chaim C.) (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Series:Technology and change in history ; v. 14.
Subjects:
1500-1599
Water-supply > Spain > Toledo > History > 16th century.
Water-supply > England > London > History > 16th century.
Water-supply > France > Paris > History > 16th century.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Espagne > Tolède > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Eau > Approvisionnement > France > Paris > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 16e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > General.
Manners and customs
Water-supply
Europe > Social life and customs > 16th century.
Europe > Mœurs et coutumes > 16e siècle.
England > London
Europe
France > Paris
Spain > Toledo
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Human Water Consumption in England, France and Spain in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
  • Water-Lifting Technology in the Graeco-Roman World and Its Development through the Renaissance
  • Toledo
  • London
  • Paris
  • Conclusions
  • Sources and Bibliography
  • Index for Personal Names, Towns and Cities
  • Index of Subjects.

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