ROMAN BUILDING SITE PLANS

[Sean Manning]

Most rude of me not to have acknowledged recent additions to this topic. Thank you all - particularly Frontinus - I like your application of logic and also your use of sized cloth!
Any thoughts on the possibility of parchment (or even papyrus?) being used as a more durable item for plans ? Retention of such a document over a period of time would then have helped to resolve any future post building completion reference or query if needed. Or even an extension to the original work !

Regards,

Romanonick/Nick Deacon

There is a famous plan on parchment from the Carolingian age. It shows an ideal Benedictine monestary. For most buildings the Romans might have just used a few waxed tablets, though!