000			01821 a2200169 4500
020			_a9781780766249
082			_a728 _bNOB
100			_aNoble, Allen G _950722
245			_aVernacular buildings : a global survey
260			_bI. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. _aNew York _c2014
300			_axii,336p.
505			_aCONTENTS List of Figures vii Acknowledgments xiii 1 Introduction: Terminology and Disciplines 1 2 Function and Form, I 12 3 Function and Form, II 23 4 Floor Plans 32 5 Dwelling Sizes, Space Organization and Elevation 44 6 Site and Location 55 7 Orientation 64 8 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Mud, Sod, Turf, Tabby 71 9 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Brick, Stone, Snow 78 10 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Vegetative Materials, I 86 11 Building Materials and Construction Methods: Vegetative Materials, II 95 12 Above-ground Structures 104 13 Excavated Structures 112 14 Roof Coverings and Dung Floors 122 15 Roof Coverings of Stone, Tile and Brick 130 16 The Effects of Climate and Seasonal Change 138 17 Threats: Man-made 146 18 Threats: Fire, Wind, Earthquake and Other Natural Hazards 160 19 Openings: Doors 168 20 Openings: Windows 176 21 Seasonal Temperatures, Heating, Smoke and Summer Kitchens 186 22 Conserving Heat, Cooling and Ventilation 196 23 Ceremony, Spirit and Devil Houses, Feng Shui 204 24 Decoration, the Evil Eve, Brick Patterns 216 25 Communal Dwellings, Communal and Non-Communal Religious Groups 224 26 Seasonal Shelters, Transhumance, Prefabricated Structures 234 27 Constancy, Open-air Museums 243 28 Change, Cultural Baggage and Borrowing, the Future 251 References Cited 259 Index 333
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