Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations of Ancient Sources -- I Introduction -- II The Roman Woodworker -- III The Tools of the Trade -- IV Joints -- V Foundations -- VI Framing and Walls -- VII Wooden Flooring -- VIII Roofing and Ceilings -- IX Interior Woodwork -- X Wheels -- XI Furniture and Veneers -- XII Classification of Trees and Species of Timber -- XIII The Forests of Italy -- Glossary of Roman Woodworking Terms -- Appendix Archaeological Evidence of Roman Woodworking Tools -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.