Format:
1 online resource (xxi, 389 pages)
,
illustrations (some color), maps.
ISBN:
9781003109341
,
1003109349
,
9781000223446
,
1000223442
,
1000223388
,
9781000223415
,
1000223418
,
9781000223385
Series Statement:
China perspectives
Uniform Title:
Gewebebogenbrücken
Content:
From Caesar to Da Vinci -- A full moon in another land -- Searching for the Chinese wooden arch bridges -- Building a woven arch bridge : local knowledge -- The Rulong Bridge : a detective story -- Technique and craftsmen -- Rethinking the histories of woven arch bridges.
Content:
"This book focuses on the woven arch bridge, an arch-shaped structure that is one of the most extraordinary timber building traditions of the world. The woven arch bridge exists widely in different cultures and its specific nature is conceptualized by the author as a kind of "universal uniqueness", challenging widespread viewpoints on its origin and genealogy. Taking this argument as its main thread, the book traces the histories of different woven-arch-bridge-cultures and investigates in particular the woven arch bridge in the mountains of Southeast of China from three angles, using both archaeological and anthropological methods. Resting upon these case studies, a definition of typology and a new theory of structural evolution are established, while the book also draws comparisons between western and eastern timber building cultures and offers new insights on the differences between East Asia and Europe. The book also provides a large number of examples and illustrations of the bridge, and will be of great value and inspiration for architects and scholars studying the history of architecture, bridges and construction, while also appealing to general readers interested in historical bridges and traditional construction technology"--
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367618230
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367624316
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780367618230
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.4324/9781003109341
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