The Master Builders: A History of Structural and Environmental Design from Ancient Egypt to the Nineteenth Century
by Cowan, Henry J
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0898748046
- ISBN 13
- 9780898748048
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Malabar, FL: Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company, 1985. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards. 300 pages. Many b&w photos and illustrations. ""Centuries of architectural and building design achievements are explored from a structural and environmental point of view. Emphasis is on the Roman and Byzantine Empires, Gothic architecture, and the structures of the Renaissance and the Age of Reason, with briefer discussions of ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. The text includes extensive research results, uncommon photographs, and numerous illustrations, many from obscure books.""
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 152957
- Title
- The Master Builders: A History of Structural and Environmental Design from Ancient Egypt to the Nineteenth Century
- Author
- Cowan, Henry J
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0898748046
- ISBN 13
- 9780898748048
- Publisher
- Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Malabar, FL
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- architectural History, building, Structures, Materials, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Gothic Architecture, Renaissance, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.