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Roman woodworking joints

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Description: Roman woodworking joints
TitleRoman woodworking joints
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)Adapted from: Adam 1994; Goodburn 1991; Mol 1999; Carver 1978; Weeks 1982
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateUnknown
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsUnknown
DimensionsUnknown
LocationUnknown
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsJoineryWoodworkCarpentry
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4. Joints
Roger B. Ulrich
Description: Roman Woodworking
Roman Woodworking
The fundamental skill of the woodworker throughout the ages has been measured by his ability to join securely—and with elegance—two pieces of wood...
Author
Roger B. Ulrich
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2007 by Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.59-71
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00107.007
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-18392&redirecttoanchor=38534
Chapter subject tags:Artisans, RomanWoodwork, RomanTechnology and civilization, AncientBuilding, WoodenRome (Italy)--History

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Description: Box or finger joint
Box or finger joint
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIlllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Box or finger joint
Box or finger joint
Description: Wooden box from the Comacchio wreck
Wooden box from the Comacchio wreck
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After DeSantis 1990
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Wooden box from the Comacchio wreck
Wooden box from the Comacchio wreck
Description: Depiction of a capstan of an olive press from Aquileia
Depiction of a capstan of an olive press from Aquileia
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Depiction of a capstan of an olive press...
Depiction of a capstan of an olive press from Aquileia
Description: Metal pins attached to the moldings of Roman period sarcophagi
Metal pins attached to the moldings of Roman period sarcophagi
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Wasowicz 1974
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Metal pins attached to the moldings of...
Metal pins attached to the moldings of Roman period sarcophagi
Description: A retaining wall along the London waterfront
A retaining wall along the London waterfront
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Marsden 1994
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
A retaining wall along the London...
A retaining wall along the London waterfront
Description: Veneer work on a stool from Herculaneum
Veneer work on a stool from Herculaneum
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Veneer work on a stool from Herculaneum
Veneer work on a stool from Herculaneum
Description: A wooden window grill exhibiting the use of the saddle joint
A wooden window grill exhibiting the use of the saddle joint
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationCastel Sant'Elia, Lazio, Italy
A wooden window grill exhibiting the use...
A wooden window grill exhibiting the use of the saddle joint
Description: Mortises and tenons used to connect the strakes of the Lake Nemi barges
Mortises and tenons used to connect the strakes of the Lake Nemi barges
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Ucelli 1950
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Mortises and tenons used to connect the...
Mortises and tenons used to connect the strakes of the Lake Nemi barges
Description: Map of the distribution of Valonia oak in Europe
Map of the distribution of Valonia oak in Europe
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Map of the distribution of Valonia oak...
Map of the distribution of Valonia oak in Europe
Description: Map showing the distribution of larch in Europe
Map showing the distribution of larch in Europe
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Map showing the distribution of larch in...
Map showing the distribution of larch in Europe
Description: Map showing the orginal range of cypress in the Mediterranean
Map showing the orginal range of cypress in the Mediterranean
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Map showing the orginal range of cypress...
Map showing the orginal range of cypress in the Mediterranean
Description: Map of Italy and central Europe
Map of Italy and central Europe
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Map of Italy and central Europe
Map of Italy and central Europe
Description: Late Bronze Age crossbar wheel from Mercurago, Northern Italy
Late Bronze Age crossbar wheel from Mercurago, Northern Italy
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Piggot 1983, Childe 1954
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Late Bronze Age crossbar wheel from...
Late Bronze Age crossbar wheel from Mercurago, Northern Italy
Description: Method of joining compound wooden architraves at corners
Method of joining compound wooden architraves at corners
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Method of joining compound wooden...
Method of joining compound wooden architraves at corners
Description: Sketch of a wooden caliper gauge found on the Giglio wreck
Sketch of a wooden caliper gauge found on the Giglio wreck
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Bound 1991, fig. 65
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Sketch of a wooden caliper gauge found...
Sketch of a wooden caliper gauge found on the Giglio wreck
Description: Map showing the distribution of holm oak in the Mediterranean
Map showing the distribution of holm oak in the Mediterranean
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Map showing the distribution of holm oak...
Map showing the distribution of holm oak in the Mediterranean
Description: Methods of sawing trunk into boards
Methods of sawing trunk into boards
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Methods of sawing trunk into boards
Methods of sawing trunk into boards
Description: Scarf joints used on the Lake Nemi barges
Scarf joints used on the Lake Nemi barges
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Ucelli 1950
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Scarf joints used on the Lake Nemi...
Scarf joints used on the Lake Nemi barges
Description: Mortises and tenons used to connect the strakes of the Lake Nemi barges
Mortises and tenons used to connect the strakes of the Lake Nemi barges
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Ucelli 1950
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Mortises and tenons used to connect the...
Mortises and tenons used to connect the strakes of the Lake Nemi barges
Description: Methods of anchoring joists to walls
Methods of anchoring joists to walls
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Methods of anchoring joists to walls
Methods of anchoring joists to walls
Description: Armarium from the Casa del Fabbro, Pompeii
Armarium from the Casa del Fabbro, Pompeii
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After NSc 1934
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Armarium from the Casa del Fabbro,...
Armarium from the Casa del Fabbro, Pompeii
Description: The layout of the decorative pattern used for the painted door from the Villa of the...
The layout of the decorative pattern used for the painted door from the Villa of the Mysteries
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
The layout of the decorative pattern...
The layout of the decorative pattern used for the painted door from the Villa of the Mysteries
Description: Iron handsaw blade from Verulamium
Iron handsaw blade from Verulamium
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Manning in Frere 1972, fig. 61
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date160 AD
Object typeIllustration
Iron handsaw blade from Verulamium
Iron handsaw blade from Verulamium
Description: Hampton students, training in woodworking, building a stairway in a house in...
Hampton students, training in woodworking, building a stairway in a house in Hampton, Virginia
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 09
Creator nameJohnston, Frances Benjamin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1899
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsPlatinum print
LocationLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/00652583/
Hampton students, training in...
Hampton students, training in woodworking, building a stairway in a house in Hampton, Virginia
Description: Scarfing of a keel from a cargo ship excavated at Ostia in 1962
Scarfing of a keel from a cargo ship excavated at Ostia in 1962
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Riciardi in Scrinari 1979
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Scarfing of a keel from a cargo ship...
Scarfing of a keel from a cargo ship excavated at Ostia in 1962
Description: Four-leaved window shutter from a bedroom in the villa at Oplontis
Four-leaved window shutter from a bedroom in the villa at Oplontis
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Four-leaved window shutter from a...
Four-leaved window shutter from a bedroom in the villa at Oplontis
Description: Saddle joint used with thin oaken planks to form a well casing
Saddle joint used with thin oaken planks to form a well casing
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator name (description)After Hawkes 1947
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Saddle joint used with thin oaken planks...
Saddle joint used with thin oaken planks to form a well casing
Description: Door frames and openings for double-leaved doors redrawn as if all are of equal...
Door frames and openings for double-leaved doors redrawn as if all are of equal height while retaining their true proportional characteristics
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Door frames and openings for...
Door frames and openings for double-leaved doors redrawn as if all are of equal height while retaining their true proportional characteristics
Description: Model of a tripartite wheel under construction
Model of a tripartite wheel under construction
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Model of a tripartite wheel under...
Model of a tripartite wheel under construction
Description: Various adze hammers
Various adze hammers
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Various adze hammers
Various adze hammers
Description: Woodworking shop, detail
Woodworking shop, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
Woodworking shop, detail
Woodworking shop, detail
Description: Treadwheel-powered crane from the Tomb of the Haterii, Rome
Treadwheel-powered crane from the Tomb of the Haterii, Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsWood
Treadwheel-powered crane from the Tomb...
Treadwheel-powered crane from the Tomb of the Haterii, Rome
Description: A wooden bench from Herculaneum
A wooden bench from Herculaneum
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
A wooden bench from Herculaneum
A wooden bench from Herculaneum
Description: Map of Rome and its neighboring topography in the Tiber and Anio watersheds
Map of Rome and its neighboring topography in the Tiber and Anio watersheds
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Map of Rome and its neighboring...
Map of Rome and its neighboring topography in the Tiber and Anio watersheds
Description: Roman contignatio according to Vitruvius: joists (tigna), planking (tabulatum),...
Roman contignatio according to Vitruvius: joists (tigna), planking (tabulatum), ferns, the rudus nucleus, and finish surface of mosaic
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Howe in Rowland 1999
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIlllustration
Roman contignatio according to...
Roman contignatio according to Vitruvius: joists (tigna), planking (tabulatum), ferns, the rudus nucleus, and finish surface of mosaic

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