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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Building Construction Before Mechanization is a mine of information...There are many insights and a jargon free use of language which will make the book accessible--and thought provoking--to a wide readership.
--Times Literary SupplementBuilding Construction Before Mechanization is a mine of information...There are many insights and a jargon-free use of language which will make the book accessible--and thought provoking--to a wide readership.
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Hardcover. Condition: very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. very good hardcover with dust jacket. 1986. Seller Inventory # 181017-MG13