UID:
almafu_9958353559702883
Format:
1 online resource (328pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
3rd, enlarged ed.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Basel/Berlin/Boston : Birkhäuser, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
System requirements: Web browser.
Edition:
Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
ISBN:
9783035607314
Content:
Wood and Wood Joints puts today’s world in touch with the diverse know-how of Western and Eastern cultures about the creative use of this distinctive material. A holistic perspective generates an appreciation of building with wood that will inform professionals, give building specialists a new sense of an almost vanished world, and simply fascinate the lay public. The 3rd edition comprises an extensive new introduction.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Foreword --
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Introduction to the Third Edition --
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The Material --
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Working with Wood --
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Types and Functions of Wood Joints --
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Wood Joints and Their Evolution --
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Wood Joints as an Expression of Aesthetic Values --
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Structural Timber Construction in China --
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Bibliography --
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Acknowledgements --
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Index of Persons and Buildings --
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Index of Places --
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Subject Index.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783035608373
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783035607321
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783035607314
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035607314
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035607314
