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

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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.

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTENTS
GENERAL REMARKS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. MINERAL TRADITIONS AT THE NYARMA MONASTERY IN LADAKH
III. ARGA STONE ROOF CONSTRUCTION
IV. MARKALAK CLAY
V. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
VI. APPENDIX CHAPTER II
VII. APPENDIX CHAPTER III
VIII. APPENDIX CHAPTER IV
IX. BIBLIOGRAPHY
X. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS