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Brick : a world history / James W.P. Campbell ; photographs by Will Pryce.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2003Description: 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 32 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0500341958
  • 9780500341957
Other title:
  • World history
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 721.04421 22
LOC classification:
  • NA4120 .C36 2003
Contents:
Ch. 1. Ancient Civilizations 10,000-500 B.C. -- Ch. 2. The Classical World 500 B.C.-A.D. 1000 -- Ch. 3. The Medieval World 1000-1450 -- Ch. 4. The Birth of the Modern World 1450-1650 -- Ch. 5. Enlightenment Ideals 1650-1800 -- Ch. 6. Mechanization and Industrialization 1800-1900 -- Ch. 7. Into the 20th Century 1900-2000 -- Conclusion: What Future for Brick?
Review: "This totally original architecture book - the first ever comprehensive study of brick - follows the story of brick from 5,000 B.C. to its use in building today, from the vast baths and basilicas of ancient Rome, through the wonders of Gothic brick in Germany, the majestic temples of Pagan and Mughal mosques in Iran, to its modern revival."--BOOK JACKET.
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Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 721.04421 CAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A377790B
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721.0441 DER New stone architecture / 721.0441094531 PUP The stones of Venice / 721.0442 RAE Earth architecture / 721.04421 CAM Brick : a world history / 721.0445 CRO Concrete architecture / 721.0445 LIQ Liquid stone : new architecture in concrete / 721.044509049 GAV Concrete design /

Includes bibliographical references.

Ch. 1. Ancient Civilizations 10,000-500 B.C. -- Ch. 2. The Classical World 500 B.C.-A.D. 1000 -- Ch. 3. The Medieval World 1000-1450 -- Ch. 4. The Birth of the Modern World 1450-1650 -- Ch. 5. Enlightenment Ideals 1650-1800 -- Ch. 6. Mechanization and Industrialization 1800-1900 -- Ch. 7. Into the 20th Century 1900-2000 -- Conclusion: What Future for Brick?

"This totally original architecture book - the first ever comprehensive study of brick - follows the story of brick from 5,000 B.C. to its use in building today, from the vast baths and basilicas of ancient Rome, through the wonders of Gothic brick in Germany, the majestic temples of Pagan and Mughal mosques in Iran, to its modern revival."--BOOK JACKET.

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