內(nèi)容簡介:
Discover the history of buildings — why they were built and the techniques used in their construction.
Here is an exciting and informative guide to structures in which we live, work, play and worship. Superb color photographs offer a unique “eyewitness” view of buildings from the ground up. See incredible stone gargoyles, where linenfold wood paneling is found, what a Japanese screen is made of and how a hammer-beam roof is supported. Learn how stained glass is made, the difference between hipped and gabled roofs, how medieval tiles were made, what pantiles are and how stonemasons dress and carve stone. Discover the recipe for limewash, what a leggett is, what the three Greek “orders” were, how towers are built and how houses are built on mountainsides, and much, much more!
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Contents
Wht is abuilding?
Building with wood
Wooden houses
Earth and all its uses
Building with bricks
Stone and its uses
Carved in stone
Building a building
Timber-framed buildings
Supporting the roof
Covering up
On the roof
Thatching
Columns and arches
Vaults
Reach for the sky
Staircase
Fireplaces and chimneys
Wall and floor tiles
Under your feet
Doors and doorways
Windows
Stained glass
Finishing off
Balconies
Finishing touches
Building in difficult places
Index
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