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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780262560474
- Book Title
- Building Construction before Mechanization
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Publication Year
- 1989
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Architecture
- Topic
- Buildings / General, History / General
- Item Weight
- 13 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 344 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
026256047X
ISBN-13
9780262560474
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038290978
Product Key Features
Book Title
Building Construction before Mechanization
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Buildings / General, History / General
Publication Year
1989
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Building Construction Before Mechanizationis a mine of information.... There are many insights and a jargon free use of language which will make the book accessible - and thought provoking - to a wide readership." -Times Literary Supplement, Building Construction Before Mechanization is a mine of information...There are many insights and a jargon free use of language which will make the book accessible -- and thought provoking -- to a wide readership., Building Construction Before Mechanization is a mine of information...There are many insights and a jargon free use of language which will make the book accessible--and thought provoking--to a wide readership., Building Construction Before Mechanization is a mine of information...There are many insights and a jargon free use of language which will make the book accessible--and thought provoking--to a wide readership.-- Times Literary Supplement --
Dewey Edition
18
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
690/.09
Synopsis
In this intriguing book John Fitchen explains and illustrates the solutions to these and many other puzzles in preindustrial building construction., How were huge stones moved from quarries to the sites of Egyptian pyramids? How did the cathedral builders of the Middle Ages lift blocks to great heights by muscle power alone? In this intriguing book John Fitchen explains and illustrates the solutions to these and many other puzzles in preindustrial building construction. This is the first general survey of the practices and role of the builder (as opposed to the designer) in constructing an array of structures. Fitchen's approach gives a valuable hands-on feel for what it's like to work with ropes and ladders, wedges and slings; with crews engaged in well digging, bridge building, and the transporting of obelisks hundreds of miles by water and over land. The buildings discussed range from the tents, tepees, and igloos of nomadic tribes to the monumental pyramids of Egypt, the temples of Greece, the aqueducts of Rome, and the cathedrals of medieval Europe.
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