The Development of Timber as a Structural Material (Studies in the History of Civil Engineering vol 8

David T Yeomans (ed)

ISBN 10: 0860787575 / ISBN 13: 9780860787570

Published by Ashgate Variorum, 1999

About this Item

1999, hardback in red cloth board covers, no jacket, 396 pages, illus. b&w | sound ex library copy shows light general wear, one library stamp to front free endpaper; there are a few scattered pencil notes and pencil additions to drawings | carefully packaged and dispatched from UK within two working days.

Seller Inventory # timb2407JS

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Development of Timber as a Structural Material (Studies in the History of Civil Engineering vol 8
• Publisher: Ashgate Variorum
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0860787575
• ISBN 13: 9780860787570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Woodworking has been one of the most important technologies from the earliest times. Carpentry was important for buildings and bridges and as an integral part of most construction processes. The history of this subject has been explored by a variety of scholars, from archaeologists who have studied medieval timber techniques to engineers who have been interested in the development of bridges. The different studies have explored the methods of carpentry, the behaviour of the structures that were built and even the economic and social histories behind the development of carpentry techniques. This book collects together a number of papers representing this full range of scholarship as well as providing a general review of work in the field.

About the Author

David T. Yeomans