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Foreword by Valerio Olgiati p.VI, Introduction to the Fourth, Revised and Expanded<br/>Edition p.VII, The Material, The Properties of Wood p.10, Species of Wood p.32,<br/>Working with Wood,Uses p.42, The Carpenter p.54, The Carpenter's Tools p.67, Forms<br/>of Construction p.78,Types and Functions of Wood Joints,,Typology p.85, Classification<br/>Systems in the Literature p.91, Limits to the Classification Systems p.97, The Functions<br/>of Wood Joints p,100, Wood Joints and Their Evolution, The Role of the Tool p,112,<br/>Building Tasks and Their Solutions p,132, Log Construction p,140, Column-and-Beam<br/>Construction p,153, Roof Construction p.176, The Influence of Climatic Conditions<br/>p,211, Abundance and Scarcety of Timber p,226, Wood Joints as an Expression of<br/>Aesthetic Values, The Visible and the Invisible p,247,Protection and Prestige p,253,<br/>Construction and Decoration p,258, Structural Timber Construction in China, Building<br/>Methods: Log Construction and Column-and-Beam Construction p,268, Structural<br/>Wood Preservation: Raised Platform and Cantilevered Roof p,275, Choice of Materials<br/>p,278, The Structure and Construction of Temple Buildings p,279, The Construction<br/>Principles of Bracket Complexes p.289, Dougong p,290, The Economics of<br/>Construction p,297, Bibliography p,306, Acknowledgements p.313, About the Author<br/>p.313, Index of Persons and Buildings p.314, Index of Places p,315, Subject Index<br/>p,316. |
