Wood and wood joints : building traditions of Europe and Japan / Klaus Zwerger.
Wood and wood joints : building traditions of Europe and Japan / Klaus Zwerger.
Wood and wood joints : building traditions of Europe and Japan / Klaus Zwerger.
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Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser, c1997.
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NQ694.2094/1
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German
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278 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Contents
The Material. The Properties of Wood. Species of Wood -- Working with Wood. Uses. The Carpenter. The Carpenter's Tools. Forms of Construction -- Types and Functions of Wood Joints. Typology. Classification Systems in the Literature. Limits of the Classification Systems. The Functions of Wood Joints...
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Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser, c1997.
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
In the most typical method of building with wood, elements are connected by using wood joints which do not require the assistance of adhesives or metal connectors. This art of wood jointing reached its zenith in Japan; but Europe too provided its share of highly influential forms. By looking at several hundred examples from Japan and 18 European co...
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Wood and wood joints : building traditions of Europe and Japan / Klaus Zwerger.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-270) and indexes.
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Translated from German.
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c1997.
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NQ694.2094/1
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74VvkAaB2yod
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ISBN
3764363339 (pbk)
9783764354831 (alk. paper)
3764354836 (alk. paper)
9780817654832 (alk. paper)
0817654836 (alk. paper)
9783764363338 (pbk)
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694.2094
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991013957939702626
