Mineral building traditions in the Himalayas : the mineralogical impact on the use of clay as building material / Hubert Feiglstorfer.

Mineral building traditions in the Himalayas : the mineralogical impact on the use of clay as building material / Hubert Feiglstorfer.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Feiglstorfer, Hubert, 1967- author.
Imprint:Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]
Description:1 online resource (391)
Language:English
Subject:
Building, Clay -- Himalaya Mountains Region.
Clay -- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Testing.
Vernacular architecture -- Himalaya Mountains Region.
Agriculture (General)
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Mathematics.
Mathematics
Building, Clay.
Clay -- Testing.
Mathematics.
Vernacular architecture.
Himalaya Mountains Region.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13346222
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:3110590115
3110591332
9783110591330
9783110590111
Notes:Open Access
English.
Summary:This study gives fresh insight into the interaction between technical requirements, environmental resources and material implementation. It is the first scientific approach in studying the Himalayan earthen heritage in a wide scope and connecting material research and cultural heritage from various perspectives - in particular archaeology, architecture, research on materials and building techniques.
Other form:Print version: 3110589966
Standard no.:10.1515/9783110591330.

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