Materials for Architects and Builders

Materials for Architects and Builders
Author: Arthur Lyons
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2014-08-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1317667360

Materials for Architects and Builders provides a clear and concise introduction to the broad range of materials used within the construction industry and covers the essential details of their manufacture, key physical properties, specification and uses. Understanding the basics of materials is a crucial part of undergraduate and diploma construction or architecture-related courses, and this established textbook helps the reader to do just that with the help of colour photographs and clear diagrams throughout. This new edition has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in materials research, new images, appropriate technologies and relevant legislation. The ecological effects of building construction and lifetime use remain an important focus, and this new edition includes a wide range of energy saving building components.

Anagram Solver

Anagram Solver
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 719
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1408102579

Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.

The Athenian Trireme

The Athenian Trireme
Author: J. S. Morrison
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2000-07-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521564564

Second edition of the technical and historical background to the reconstruction of a Greek warship.

Old Chinese Porcelain

Old Chinese Porcelain
Author: Egan Mew
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1909
Genre: Porcelain
ISBN:

Among all the china-wares of the world no examples are so aesthetically satisfying and interesting as those of the Chinese. The Celestial poets have suggested that the discovery belongs to the far-off days before Kubla Khan decreed a stately pleasure dome in Pekin in centuries extremely early to the Christians. -- Pg. 11.

Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World

Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
Author: Lionel Casson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2014-07-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 140085346X

Written to replace and extend Torr's Ancient Ships, this generously illustrated underwater Bible" traces the art and technology of Mediterranean ships and seamanship from their first crude stages (about 3000 B.C.) to the heyday of the Byzantine fleets. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Chinese Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain
Author: O. du Sartel
Publisher: Parkstone International
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2022-12-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1781609578

The art of porcelain manufacturing is linked closely to China and its history, appearing in the 7th century when it became an important symbol of royalty or high status. The masterpieces of the genre featured in this book range from simple tea bowls and fantastic vases to hair ornaments, figurines and snuff boxes with intricate, multi-coloured designs. The presentations of these fragile objects are accompanied by an informative outline of the history of Chinese porcelain. This delicate material attracted and continues to attract the attention of art lovers throughout the world.

Amek Gambar

Amek Gambar
Author: Peter Lee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2020
Genre: Peranakan (Asian people)
ISBN: 9789811426254