Terminal Display Fountains ("Mostre") and the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3939159 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter J Aicher, Peter Aicher (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 339 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1088729 |
| OpenAlex | W2328457002 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
THE CITY OF ROME has had a long-standing tradition of providing each of its aqueducts with an ornamental public fountain that is specifically designated as that aqueduct's display.' Such a fountain is called a mostra in Italian, a quasi-technical term that in English often goes untranslated, or is rendered as terminal fountain. What makes a fountain a mostra is not essentially its size or splendor, but its specific designation as the fountain that is a public memorial to the whole achievement of the aqueduct (P1. 1A). Sometimes inscriptions and decoration support this designation and elaborate the achievement with information and allusion to the builder
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Computer graphics (images) · Geography · Telecommunications · Terminal (telecommunication) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Computer Science · Geology · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Water management and technologies
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2014 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |