Brick and clay building in Britain / R.W. Brunskill.

Main entry:

Brunskill, R. W.

Title & Author:

Brick and clay building in Britain / R.W. Brunskill.

Edition:

[New ed.].

Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press ; [Place of publication not identified] : in association with Peter Crawley, 2009.

Description:

262 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Series:

Vernacular buildings series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-256) and index.
Clay, brickmaking, and the use of bricks -- Glossary -- Chronological survey -- Building in cob, clay, mud, wychert, turf, and mud-and-stud -- Special topics.

Summary:

'Brick and Clay Building in Britain' has been widely praised both for its clear and well-balanced text and for the quality of the illustrations. This new edition includes a fascinating account of how bricks, brick files and terracotta have been made and used from medieval times to the present day.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780300116878 (hbk.)
030011687X (hbk.)

Subject:

Building, Brick Great Britain History.
Building, Clay Great Britain History.
Vernacular architecture Great Britain History.
Construction en brique Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
Construction en argile Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
Architecture vernaculaire Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
Building, Brick
Building, Clay
Vernacular architecture
Backsteinbau
Architecture and Planning.
Great Britain
Großbritannien

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 263681
Call No.: BIB 194912
Status: Available

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