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Traditional buildings : a global survey of structural forms and cultural functions / Allen G. Noble.

By: Noble, Allen George, 1930-.
Series: International library of human geography ; 11. Publisher: New York : I. B. Tauris, 2007Description: xv, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781845113056 (hbk.).Subject(s): Vernacular architectureDDC classification: 720.103
Contents:
1. Introduction: terminology and disciplines - 2. Function and form - 3. Plan and elevation - 4. Location and orientation - 5. Building materials and construction methods: earth materials - 6. Building materials and construction methods: wood and related materials - 7. Above-ground and excavated structures - 8. Coverings and climate - 9. Threats: man-made and natural hazards - 10. Openings: doors and windows - 11. Heating and cooling - 12. Ceremony and decoration - 13. Communal dwellings and seasonal shelters - 14. Change versus constancy - References cited - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: terminology and disciplines - 2. Function and form - 3. Plan and elevation - 4. Location and orientation - 5. Building materials and construction methods: earth materials - 6. Building materials and construction methods: wood and related materials - 7. Above-ground and excavated structures - 8. Coverings and climate - 9. Threats: man-made and natural hazards - 10. Openings: doors and windows - 11. Heating and cooling - 12. Ceremony and decoration - 13. Communal dwellings and seasonal shelters - 14. Change versus constancy - References cited - Index.