Following his seminal book Wood and Wood Joints, an essential reference on solid timber constructions for more than two decades, now in its third edition, Klaus Zwerger presents a study of the cultural history, construction and typology of a special building type: cereal drying racks. These structures were used to dry harvested crops in agrarian cultures all over the world and evolved over the centuries into buildings of great beauty that are as sophisticated and individual as they are functionally efficient.
On countless expeditions, the author tracked down the remaining buildings, documenting and analyzing them in the context of their cultural and building history through detailed descriptions, line drawings and photographs, rendered in duotone, by the author.
By:
Klaus Zwerger Imprint: Birkhauser Country of Publication: Switzerland Dimensions:
Height: 300mm,
Width: 240mm,
Weight: 2.071kg ISBN:9783035619300 ISBN 10: 3035619301 Pages: 360 Publication Date:21 September 2020 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Prof. Klaus Zwerger, Technical University, Austria