3 options
Building construction before mechanization / John Fitchen.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection TH15 .F58 1986
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fitchen, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Building--History.
- Building.
- Civil engineering--History.
- Civil engineering.
- History.
- Building materials--History.
- Building materials.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1986]
- Summary:
- Discusses building stresses, falsework, lifting devices, ropes, ladders, wood construction, masonry, native homes, the pyramids, safety, and the cultural and physical aspects of architecture.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 297-314.
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Andrew Craig Morrison.
- ISBN:
- 0262061023
- OCLC:
- 13525606
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.