Vernacular buildings : a global survey (Record no. 44643)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01821 a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781780766249 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 728 |
| Item number | NOB |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Noble, Allen G |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Vernacular buildings : a global survey |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii,336p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>List of Figures vii<br/>Acknowledgments xiii<br/>1 Introduction: Terminology and Disciplines 1<br/>2 Function and Form, I 12<br/>3 Function and Form, II 23<br/>4 Floor Plans 32<br/>5 Dwelling Sizes, Space Organization and Elevation 44<br/>6 Site and Location 55<br/>7 Orientation 64<br/>8 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Mud, Sod,<br/>Turf, Tabby 71<br/>9 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Brick,<br/>Stone, Snow 78<br/>10 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Vegetative<br/>Materials, I 86<br/>11 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Vegetative<br/>Materials, II 95<br/>12 Above-ground Structures 104<br/>13 Excavated Structures 112<br/>14 Roof Coverings and Dung Floors 122<br/>15 Roof Coverings of Stone, Tile and Brick 130<br/>16 The Effects of Climate and Seasonal Change 138<br/>17 Threats: Man-made 146<br/>18 Threats: Fire, Wind, Earthquake and Other Natural<br/>Hazards 160<br/>19 Openings: Doors 168<br/>20 Openings: Windows 176<br/>21 Seasonal Temperatures, Heating, Smoke and Summer<br/>Kitchens 186<br/>22 Conserving Heat, Cooling and Ventilation 196<br/>23 Ceremony, Spirit and Devil Houses, Feng Shui 204<br/>24 Decoration, the Evil Eve, Brick Patterns 216<br/>25 Communal Dwellings, Communal and Non-Communal<br/>Religious Groups 224<br/>26 Seasonal Shelters, Transhumance, Prefabricated Structures 234<br/>27 Constancy, Open-air Museums 243<br/>28 Change, Cultural Baggage and Borrowing, the Future 251<br/>References Cited 259<br/>Index 333<br/><br/><br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 40097 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | USA |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | FA |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Faculty of Architecture | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 15/11/2016 | Baroda Book Corporation | 4282.00 | 7 | 5 | 728 NOB | 016638 | 01/11/2022 | 22/10/2022 | 5561.60 | 09/11/2016 | Book |