The Technical Arts and Sciences of the Anients

Everyone knows of the seven wonders of the ancient world, but how were they built? Everyone marvels at objects in museums, but how were they made? How did the ancients clean their clothes, heat their homes, cook their food, and do the things that we do today? In this classic work first published in 1928, Albert Neuberger presents a comprehensive account of ancient technical science as applied to all aspects of daily life until the end of the fifth century A.D. These include mining, metal extractions and metal working, wood working, the treatment and preparation of leather, agriculture, fermentation, the production of oils and perfumes, preservation and mummification, ceramic arts, glass, yarns and textiles, dyes, painting, mechanics, lighting and heating, town planning, fortification, houses, building methods and materials, water supply and drains, roads, bridges, and shipbuilding as practiced by the Egyptians, Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Etruscans, Chinese and many others. As this fascinating work shows, our understanding of the past is greatly enriched when seen from the level of practice, and there is much in daily life that has changed little in the last millennium.Neuberger is the author of 'The Technical Arts and Sciences of the Anients', published 2002 under ISBN 9780710307552 and ISBN 0710307551.