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020			_a9781845113056
041			_aeng
082			_a720.103 _bNOB-T
100			_aNoble, Allen G. _93923
245			_aTraditional buildings : _ba global survey of structural forms and cultural functions / _cAllen G. Noble
260			_bI.B.Tauris & Co Ltd, _c2007. _aLondon :
300			_axv, 339 p.
440			_aInternational library of human geography, 11. _925403
500			_aBased on a lifelong professional and personal interest, Traditional Buildings presents a unique survey of vernacular architecture across the globe. The reader is taken on a fascinating tour of traditional building around the world, which includes the loess cave homes of central China, the stilt houses on the shores of Dahomey, the housebarns of Europe and North America, the wind towers of Iran, the Bohio houses of the Arawak indians of the Caribbean, and much more. Professor's Noble's extensive travels have allowed him to examine many of the building at close quarters and the richly illustrated text includes photographs from the his personal collection. With its comprehensive and detailed bibliography the work will be welcomed by experts and non-specialists alike.
505			_a Introduction: terminology and disciplines -- Function and form -- Plan and elevation -- Location and orientation -- Building materials and construction methods: earth materials -- Building materials and construction methods: wood and related materials -- Above-ground and excavated structures -- Coverings and climate -- Threats: man-made and natural hazards -- Openings: doors and windows -- Heating and cooling -- Ceremony and decoration -- Communal dwellings and seasonal shelters -- Change versus constancy.
650			_aVernacular architecture _925404
942			_cBK
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