medieval builder methods di andrews francis (1 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good ++. B/W Diagrams (illustratore). Later Edition. Some of the ideas presented here had previously appeared under the auspices of the Birmingham Atchaeological Socirty. Read more about : Walter de Weston and William Mulsho. Also St. George's Chapel, High Street of Bristol, Adam le Plastrer, Guild Lodges,clerk of works, putlogs, furfurculam, rendbord, lay-worker, horse-borne loads, and Abbe Rocher. 94 pages of text with 13 illustrative plates. Appendices begin on page 95 and further Notes on page 103. 113 pages total. Includes biblio. Cond : Boards are cream coloured with gilt lettering on spine. End-papers are white. D.J. is black with (white and) yellow lettering. Front cover artwork is a representation of `Building the Ark' - a squared timber structure. A dozen people are busy on site.volume is bright, tight, square and clean in all ASPECTS. Book plate of p/o is hidden by front flap. No other flaws. Quote (p. 71) : " In some districts, however, slates, `sclats', usually of some laminated stone and of considerable thickness, were used. The Abingdon Accounts, 1404 - 5, mentions these and the `sclatpynnes' with which they were fixed on to the timbers of ther roofs. " Size: Octavo.