John Woodforde

Bricks (eBook, PDF)

to build a house

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1976, Bricks tells the story of bricks in Britain. John Woodforde describes bricks and brickmaking in the ancient world and in Europe and America; he gives a comprehensive account of brickmaking in Britain up to the 1970s.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040017258
• Artikelnr.: 70335257

Autorenporträt

John Woodforde

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgement 1. Burnt earth 2. The properties of brick 3. Brick BC 4.
Roman brick 5. Medieval and Tudor brickwork 6. Early brickmaking practice
7. Brickwork of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries 8. The
manipulation of brick 9. Brickwork of the nineteenth century 10. Victorian
brickyards 11. Victorian inventions 12. Brickmaking for canals, railways
and roads 13. Transport 14. The fletton brick 15. A brickyard on a private
estate 16. Britain's brick industry since 1900 17. Brick tiles 18. The
heritage of brick Select bibliography Index