Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 339 pages)
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illustrations, maps
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also available in print
ISBN:
0857717456
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1435634896
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1845113055
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9781435634893
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9781845113056
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9780755604166
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9780857717450
Series Statement:
International library of human geography 11
Content:
Based on a lifelong professional and personal interest, Traditional Buildings presents a unique survey of vernacular architecture across the globe. The reader is taken on a fascinating tour of traditional building around the world, which includes the loess cave homes of central China, the stilt houses on the shores of Dahomey, the housebarns of Europe and North America, the wind towers of Iran, the Bohio houses of the Arawak indians of the Caribbean, and much more. Professor's Noble's extensive travels have allowed him to examine many of the building at close quarters and the richly illustrated text includes photographs from the his personal collection. With its comprehensive and detailed bibliography the work will be welcomed by experts and non-specialists alike
Content:
Introduction: terminology and disciplines -- Function and form -- Plan and elevation -- Location and orientation -- Building materials and construction methods: earth materials -- Building materials and construction methods: wood and related materials -- Above-ground and excavated structures -- Coverings and climate -- Threats: man-made and natural hazards -- Openings: doors and windows -- Heating and cooling -- Ceremony and decoration -- Communal dwellings and seasonal shelters -- Change versus constancy.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-334) and index
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Barrierefreier Inhalt: Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1845113055
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845113056
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Noble, Allen George, 1930- Traditional buildings London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : In the United States of America and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 ISBN 1845113055
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845113056
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9780755604166
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