Marble in Antiquity

by J.B. Ward-Perkins (Editor), Hazel Dodge

A collection of papers by John Ward-Perkins, who died in 1981. Includes a bibliography of his published works and ten of his lectures and essays. Together, they provide an introduction as well as more detailed examination of marble quarrying and building techniques in the ancient world.

180 pages, Paperback

Published December 31, 1992

About the author

John Bryan Ward-Perkins, CMG, CBE, FBA was a British architectural historian and archaeologist; he was director of the British School at Rome from 1946 to 1974.