Project Gutenberg 2004-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 504 Haverfield, F. (Francis) 1860 1919 Haverfield, Francis John 14008596 Ancient Town-Planning Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Ted Garvin and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Ancient Town-Planning" by F. Haverfield is a scholarly work published in the early 20th century. The book expands on a lecture presented in 1910, examining the principles and practices behind town-planning in ancient societies, particularly focusing on Greek and Roman urban design. Haverfield discusses how ancient town-planning reflects not only architectural creativity but also the social and political contexts in which these towns were developed, highlighting the evolution of concepts and methodologies through various eras. The opening of the text gives readers insight into the author's perspective as he sets the stage for an exploration of historical town-planning methods. Haverfield positions town-planning as an artform that emerged from a need for organized urban living, emphasizing its contrast with traditional political concerns. He notes that as civilizations progressed, the planning of towns became crucial for addressing the health and comfort of inhabitants. Through an analysis of historical sources and archaeological evidence, the author outlines the early practices of urban planning, mentioning notable cities and their layouts, and foreshadows a detailed discussion of how these structures facilitated not just practicality but also aesthetic and social coherence in ancient life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en City planning Cities and towns, Ancient NA Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 263978 262929 2024-10-06T11:42:17.717976 2023-10-06T12:04:41.673145 text/html text/html 256228 2020-12-18T18:44:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1218703 2020-12-18T18:44:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1354443 2024-10-06T11:42:26.152947 application/epub+zip 1358976 2024-10-06T11:42:21.224963 application/epub+zip 159797 2024-10-06T11:42:19.717949 application/epub+zip 1528093 2024-10-06T11:42:29.561890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1504656 2024-10-06T11:42:25.173946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296156 2022-08-07T05:03:35.932063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232685 232632 2024-10-06T11:42:16.833016 2023-10-06T12:04:40.870188 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 232471 2020-12-18T18:44:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 90485 2020-12-18T18:44:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232497 2020-12-18T18:44:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90339 2020-12-18T18:44:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21871 2024-10-06T11:42:29.819894 application/rdf+xml 14983 2024-10-06T11:42:20.313075 image/jpeg 3846 2024-10-06T11:42:20.005956 image/jpeg 1275904 2024-10-06T11:42:17.816128 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia