Building Construction Before Mechanization

By John Fitchen

Book Overview

How were huge stones moved from quarries to the sites of Egyptian pyramids? How did the cathedral builders of the Middle Ages lift blocks to great heights by muscle power alone? In this intriguing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262061023
• ISBN13: 9780262061025
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.0" x 3.0"