Wood and wood joints : building traditions in Europe, Japan and China

7589, Burhani Book Centre 2026-02-16

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