TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shulman,Chaim
TI  - A tale of three thirsty cities: the innovative water supply systems of Toledo, London and Paris in the second half of the sixteenth century 
T2  - Technology and change in history,
SN  - 9789004312425
AV  - TD288.T65 
U1  - 628.1094/091732 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Water-supply
KW  - Spain
KW  - Toledo
KW  - History
KW  - 16th century
KW  - England
KW  - London
KW  - France
KW  - Paris
KW  - Europe
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Human Water Consumption in England, France and Spain in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries -- Water-Lifting Technology in the Graeco-Roman World and Its Development through the Renaissance -- Toledo -- London -- Paris -- Conclusions -- Sources and Bibliography -- Index for Personal Names, Towns and Cities -- Index of Subjects; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - In A Tale of Three Thirsty Cities: The Innovative Water Supply Systems of Toledo, London and Paris in the Second Half of the Sixteenth Century , Chaim Shulman presents an analysis of three projects of urban water supply systems carried out between 1560s–1610s. The technical and economic differences between these projects resulted from external conditions not directly related to the water supply problem. Although the same basic technology was apparently available at the time in all cases, the geographical, engineering, entrepreneurial and cultural nature of each region differed. The inhabitants’ wellbeing improvement achieved varied accordingly. Much broader insights are drawn on the policies of the three monarchies regarding the initiative of and support for grand scale public works in general
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004312425
ER  -