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Zusatztext The author is to be thanked for a valiant attempt to make sense of a complex issue, and for emphasizing the value of the archaeological evidence in the assessment of our capital city. Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Bardill is Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology, University of Newcastle Klappentext Brickstamps of Constantinople is the first major catalogue and analysis of stamped bricks manufactured in Constantinople and its vicinity in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods. The text discusses the organization of the brickmaking industry, the purpose of brickstamping, and establishes for the first time a chronology for the brickstamps. On the basis of the conclusions, dates are proposed for previously undated buildings in the city, and revised dates are given for other monuments. Zusammenfassung Presents a catalogue and analysis of stamped bricks manufactured in Constantinople and its vicinity in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods. This text discusses the organization of the brickmaking industry, the purpose of brickstamping, and establishes a chronology for the brickstamps. Inhaltsverzeichnis Volume 1: Text and Catalogue Part 1: Bricks and the Construction Industry 2: The interpretation and purpose of Constantinopolitan brickstamps 3: Stamping, storage, and supply 4: Construction in Constantinople and the beginning and end of brickstamping. Part 2: The Chronology of Constantinopolitan Brickstamps 6: Dated sites 7: Undated sites 8: Analysis of brickstamps and bricks from the sites discussed in chapters VI-VII 9: Dating the sites discussed in chapters VI-VII on the basis of the brickstamps 10: Further stylistic analysis 11: Analysis of brickstamps from selected remaining sites 12: Conclusion Part 3: The Catalogue 14: The organisation of the catalogue The Catalogue Indexes Site-plans and photographs of momuments Volume 2: Plates ...
