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Folio. 320 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 32 cm. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover and dust jacket. "This totally original architecture book - the
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first ever comprehensive study of brick - follows the story of brick from 5,000 B.C. to its use in building today, from the vast baths and basilicas of ancient Rome, through the wonders of Gothic brick in Germany, the majestic temples of Pagan and Mughal mosques in Iran, to its modern revival." Contents: Chapter 1: Ancient civilisations --Chapter 2: The classical world --Chapter 3: The Medieval World --Chapter 4: The birth of the Modern World --Chapter 5: Enlightenment ideals --Chapter 6: Mechanisation and industrialisation --Chapter 7: Into the Twentieth Century --Conclusion: What future for Brick?
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2003 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket 9780500341957. THIS ITEM IS RATHER LARGE AND/OR HEAVY AND MAY REQUIRE EXTRA FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL OR EXPEDITED SHIPPING.;
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lightly used, binding is straight and tight, no marks to text or other serious flaws, corners and edges are mildly bumped, dj is clean and glossy with mildly bumped corners, dj is now wrapped in mylar; 1.42 x 12.44 x 9.76 Inches; 320 pages.
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First U.S. edition. Size: Folio. 320 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully
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intact. Orange paper over boards, front cover embossed with lugers colophon, illustrated with over 600 illustrations, 570 in color, Glossary, Bibliographical Essay, Index. In a color illustrated dust jacket. "This totally original architecture book, the first comprehensive work on brick, the essential building material, ranges over every culture throughout history. It follows the story of brick from 5000 B.C. to the twenty first century. Marvelously illustrated with specially taken photographs, the book is at once an historical account of how bricks have been employed by architects of every period, a technical survey of brick making and brick laying and an essay in architectural and cultural history." This is a heavy book which may require extra postage especially to international destinations. Illustrator: Pryce, Will. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 6 lbs 2 oz. Category: Art & Design; Architecture. ISBN: 0500341958. ISBN/EAN: 9780500341957. Inventory No: 008822. First Edition.
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2003 Hardcover Fine in Near Fine jacket Large hardback in fine condition with near fine condition dust jacket.
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This totally original architecture book -- the first comprehensive work on brick, the essential building material -- ranges over every culture throughout history. It follows the story of brick from 5,000 B.C. to the twenty-first century, from the vast baths and basilicas of ancient Rome, through the wonders of Gothic brick in Germany, Buddhist shrines in Burma and Mughal mosques in Iran, to the modern revivial of brick in the hands of architects like Gaudi. Marvelously illustrated with specially taken photographs, the book is at once an historical account of how bricks have been employed by architects of every period, a technical survey of brickmaking and bricklaying and an essay in architectural and cultural history. ...