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

Main entry:

Campbell, James W. P.

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2003.

Description:

320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm

Notes:
Bibliographical references: pages 314-318.
Chapter 1: Ancient civilisations -- Chapter 2: The classical world -- Chapter 3: The Medieval World -- Chapter 4: The birth of the Modern World -- Chapter 5: Enlightenment ideals -- Chapter 6: Mechanisation and industrialisation -- Chapter 7: Into the Twentieth Century -- Conclusion: What future for Brick?

Summary:

"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."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0500341958
9780500341957
9780500343197
0500343195

Subject:

Brickwork.
Building, Brick.
Bricks.
Briquetages.
Construction en brique.
Briques.
brickworks (factories)
Baksteen.
Bouwkunst.
Brickworks History.
Building, Brick History.
Brique.
Maçonnerie (Ouvrage)
Histoire.
Brick.
Brick Structures (single built works)
Building brick.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 229796
Call No.: NA4120.C3 2003
Status: Available

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