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Traditional buildings : a global survey of structural forms and cultural functions / Allen G. Noble.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Noble, Allen G., 1930-2021.
- Series:
- International library of human geography ; 11.
- International library of human geography ; 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vernacular architecture.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : I. B. Tauris ; New York : In the United States of America and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Terminology and Disciplines 1
- 2 Function and Form 18
- 3 Plan and Elevation 42
- 4 Location and Orientation 63
- 5 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Earth Materials 82
- 6 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Wood and Related Materials 102
- 7 Above-Ground and Excavated Structures 123
- 8 Coverings and Climate 146
- 9 Threats: Man-Made and Natural Hazards 176
- 10 Openings: Doors and Windows 195
- 11 Heating and Cooling 215
- 12 Ceremony and Decoration 234
- 13 Communal Dwellings and Seasonal Shelters 254
- 14 Change versus Constancy 274.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-334) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1845113055
- 9781845113056
- OCLC:
- 74525308
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