Ancient Building Technology Materials: Materials: Vol 3

Wright, G. R. H./ Wright, Mick

ISBN 10: 9004140077 / ISBN 13: 9789004140073

Published by Brill Academic Pub, 2005

About this Item

illustrated edition. 492 pages. 11.50x8.25x2.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ancient Building Technology Materials: Materials: Vol 3
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004140077
• ISBN 13: 9789004140073
• Binding: Book
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 2.06 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

This résumé study deals with building material, which together with construction and structures, forms one of the three aspects of building, or equally one of the three factors which constitute the nature of a building. Unlike existing manuals on ancient building, this offers an analytic presentation and the subject matter extends across all ages and regions. The treatment of materials is set out according to a paradigm of nature, manufacture and use, so as to facilitate direct comparison between different modes of the one material, as also between different materials and between different building traditions. This second part is published in two volumes, the first containing texts, the second more than 300 illustrations. All volumes of the print edition will become available in individual e-books: 9789004531543 (volume 1) - 9789004531550 (volume 2).

About the Author

G.R.H. Wright studied history, law and architecture. He taught at the University of Munich and spent a lifetime recording and restoring monuments throughout the Mediterranean, the Middle East, East Africa and Southern India. His many publications include equally works on the History of Architecture and on the History of Religion, as also technical accounts of restoration projects.