Construction techniques in South and Southeast Asia : a history / by Jacques Dumarçay ; translated...
Construction techniques in South and Southeast Asia : a history / by Jacques Dumarçay ; translated...
Construction techniques in South and Southeast Asia : a history / by Jacques Dumarçay ; translated by Barbara Silverstone, Raphaëlle Dedourge.
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Publisher
Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
N959.005/3
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Language
English
French
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Physical Description
Physical content
108 p., [118] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Layout and dimensions -- Ch. 2. Wood and carpentry -- Ch. 3. Wood, supports and stiles -- Ch. 4. Mud as a construction material -- Ch. 5. Stone and stonecutting -- Ch. 6. Binders and plasterworks -- Ch. 7. Overhauls and repairs.
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Publisher
Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 2005.
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"Carefully following their historical development, this volume describes the various construction techniques in southern Asia. Readers get acquainted successively with the techniques of carpentry layout, the setting of bricks, stone-cutting and stereotomy, as well as binders and plasterwork. With the help of drawings and photographs it is illustrat...
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Construction techniques in South and Southeast Asia : a history / by Jacques Dumarçay ; translated by Barbara Silverstone, Raphaëlle Dedourge.
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Notes
General note
Handbook of oriental studies. Section three, South-East Asia ; v. 15 = Handbuch der Orientalistik.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [91]) and index.
Language note
Translated from French.
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N959.005/3
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74VKplqJbpyg
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ISBN
900414126X
DDC
690.095
MMS ID
991019470499702626
