Funerary relief from Capua showing treadmill crane lifting column shaft

Funerary relief from Capua showing treadmill crane lifting column shaft

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Caption: Funerary relief from Capua showing treadmill crane lifting column shaft. From Roman Builders: A Study in Architectural Process by Rabun Taylor, Cambridge University Press, 2003, [pounds sterling]18.95. Classical building technique thoroughly and insightfully explained with numerous drawings both ancient and modern of buildings and the machines that made them. Clear perceptive text.

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