| Description |
xvii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Discusses building stresses, falsework, lifting devices, ropes, ladders, wood construction, masonry, native homes, the pyramids, safety, and the cultural and physical aspects of architecture |
| Analysis |
Buildings Construction, to 1815 |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 297-314 |
| Subject |
Building materials -- History.
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Building -- History.
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Civil engineering -- History.
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| LC no. |
86010647 |
| ISBN |
0262061023 |
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026256047X (paperback) |
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