Architecture, History

Building Construction Before Mechanization

Name: Building Construction Before Mechanization
Author: John Fitchen
ISBN: 9780262061025

by John Fitchen

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Synopsis

Discusses building stresses, falsework, lifting devices, ropes, ladders, wood construction, masonry, native homes, the pyramids, safety, and the cultural and physical aspects of architecture

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Book Details

Published

January 1, 1987

Publisher

MIT Press

Pages

326

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9780262061025

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