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Please view our photographs. Notes on Roman Buildings. By C A Ralegh Radford & A D Trendall Printed: 1938 Publisher: The British School at Rome. Language: English

This citation refers to a notable academic collaboration from 1938 published by the British School at Rome. Here is a breakdown of the key figures and context behind this text:

The Authors

C. A. Ralegh Radford (Courtenay Arthur Ralegh Radford): A highly influential British archaeologist who served as the Director of the British School at Rome from 1936 to 1939. He is famously known for his extensive excavations of medieval, Arthurian, and early Christian sites across Britain, most notably at Tintagel Castle.

A. D. Trendall (Arthur Dale Trendall): An iconic New Zealand-born art historian and classical archaeologist. At the time of this publication, Trendall was a librarian and student at the British School at Rome before returning to Australia, where he became one of the world’s leading authorities on South Italian red-figure pottery.

Context and Publisher

The British School at Rome (BSR), founded in 1901, is a prestigious research institute that fosters British and Commonwealth study in archaeology, history, and the arts.

In 1938, the BSR was actively compiling architectural and archaeological field notes, survey records, and excavation data from the Italian peninsula. These notes often served as foundational reference pieces or specific reports featured within the annual journal, Papers of the British School at Rome.

Notes on Roman Buildings is a concise, 31-page academic publication consisting of field surveys, architectural notes, and archaeological records compiled by the British School at Rome.

• Architectural Analysis: It provides early scholarly observations on construction techniques, materials, and layout plans of ancient structures across the Italian peninsula.

• Field Record: Rather than a broad narrative history book, it serves as a highly targeted primary reference text reflecting the 1930s excavation insights of authors C.A. Ralegh Radford and A.D. Trendall.

Price

Because this text was printed in 1938 as a specialized, low-circulation academic print, it is exclusively available on the secondary market as a rare or used vintage hardcover.