Main entry:

Rinne, Katherine Wentworth, author.

Title & Author:

Walking Rome's waters / Katherine Wentworth Rinne.

Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2025]
©2025

Description:

xi, 330 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-303) and index.
The pilgrimage of water in Rome -- The "floating city" -- The Tiber's seaward rush -- Ponte Sisto, the Tiber Island, and their neighboring shores -- River of fortune -- Roman aqueducts -- Romavecchia -- Emperors, popes, and wealthy women -- Acqua Felice and the Roman Council -- The Caelian, Esquiline, and Oppian Hills -- Imperial playground and papal domain -- The source of the soul : water for Rome's villas and gardens -- The Janicuum and Travestere -- Northern Campo Marzio -- La Terrina to Piazza Sant'Ignazio -- An ocean deity talks with some river gods.

Summary:

"An engaging guide to the waterways of Rome and their role in shaping the city's culture, history, and landscape"-- Publisher's website.
"Written by a leading expert on the water infrastructure of Rome, this grand tour offers a new way to appreciate the history, geology, and character of the ancient and contemporary city. Richly illustrated itineraries wind through Rome's streets, piazzas, and gardens, following the trail of water as it flows, propelled by gravity, through different neighborhoods. In addition to mapping thirteen walking tours, Katherine Wentworth Rinne also pulls the reader underground--where hidden springs and streams still flow--to illuminate how Rome's complex topography has been transformed since antiquity, as well as into the sky, imaginatively flying over Rome's villas and parks to give readers a sense of the infrastructure through an aerial view. Whether enjoyed from an armchair at home or as a companion on strolls next to aqueducts, fountains, and the Tiber River, this guidebook, filled with the author's unique insights, brings the vibrant world of Rome's water to life, with its eddies and whorls twisting throughout the city's storied history."-- Publisher's website.

ISBN:

9780300276374
0300276370

Subject:

Water and architecture Italy Rome.
Cultural landscapes Italy Rome.
Water-supply Italy Rome.
Water and civilization Italy Rome.
Fountains Italy Rome.
Aqueducts Italy Rome.
Water and civilization.
Eau et architecture Italie Rome.
Paysages culturels Italie Rome.
Eau Approvisionnement Italie Rome.
Eau et civilisation.
Fontaines Italie Rome.
Aqueducs Italie Rome.
Water and architecture.
Cultural landscapes.
Water-supply.
Fountains.
Aqueducts.
Italy Rome.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 321156
Call No.: 321156
Copy: 1
Status: Available