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Built by hand : vernacular buildings around the world / written by Athena Steen, Bill Steen, and Eiko Komatsu ; photographs by Yoshio Komatsu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steen, Athena Swentzell, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- House construction.
- Dwellings--Materials.
- Dwellings.
- Vernacular architecture.
- Architecture and society.
- Construction industry--Appropriate technology.
- Construction industry.
- Physical Description:
- 472 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, [2003]
- Summary:
- This is the most extensive documentation ever published of traditional buildings throughout the world. With examples from every continent, it documents the diverse methods people have used to create shelter. 700 photos.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 158685237X
- 9781586852375
- OCLC:
- 51518622
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