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This beautiful book is in four sections: the first on types of timber construction -- walls, roofs, floors; the second part comprises a remarkable illustrated Glossary of terms used in timber building; part three is an illustrated chronological survey of timber buildings from Saxon times up to the nineteenth century; part four covers regional variations in building types backed up by six distribution maps. Virtually every page has at least one illustration.
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* Professor Brunskill is the recognised authority on vernacular architecture * He is former Commissioner of English Heritage and Vice-Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. He is Chairman of the Ancient Monuments Society
This beautiful book is in four sections: the first on types of timber construction -- walls, roofs, floors; the second part comprises a remarkable illustrated Glossary of terms used in timber building; part three is an illustrated chronological survey of timber buildings from Saxon times up to the nineteenth century; part four covers regional variations in building types backed up by six distribution maps. Virtually every page has at least one illustration.
About the Author
* Professor Brunskill is the recognised authority on vernacular architecture * He is former Commissioner of English Heritage and Vice-Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. He is Chairman of the Ancient Monuments Society
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This book is about carpentry, the craft which has been variously described as 'the theory and practice of framing timber' and 'the art of employing timbers in the construction of buildings'. Read the first page
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