Main entry:

Cowan, Henry J.

Title & Author:

The master builders : a history of structural and environmental design from ancient Egypt to the nineteenth century / Henry J. Cowan.

Publication:

New York : Wiley, ©1977.

Description:

xii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
1. Some introductory notes. 2. Roman and Greek books Relevant to Building Science 3. Structure in the ancient world: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, and other Primary Civilizations; Greek Masonry Structure; Ancient Rome; Roman Timber Structure; Roman Concrete; Formwork for Concrete; Roman Masonry and Brickwork; Tall buildings and Fire Precautions; Roman arches, vaults, and Domes.
4. Materials and Environment in Rome: Quality control of materials, Pigments in metals, Water supply and sanitation; Acoustics, Vitruvius on Climate. The Hypocaust. 5. The Middle Ages: The Fall of the Roman Empire; Byzantine and Muslim Domes; Catenary Arches and Domes; Science and technology in the Middle Ages; The emphasis on security; Medieval timber structures; Medieval brick and masonry structures; Medieval glass; Environment aspects.
6. The Gothic Interlude: The pointed arch; The structural features if Gothic architecture; The sources of information on Gothic design; The construction of Gothic cathedrals; Buttresses and Pinnacles; Groined Vaults and Fan Vaults; A personal evaluation.
7. The Renaissance: The Renaissance of Greek science and Roman architecture; The Duomo of Florence; St. Paul's Cathedral; Theoretical Mechanics of the Renaissance; The Handling of Great Weights; The Dome of S. Pietro and the Theory of Arches and Domes; Timber Structures; Building materials; Water supply, Sewage disposal and fire fighting; Other environment aspects; Proportional rules.
8. The Age of Reason and the Industrial Revolution: The Age of Reason and the French Revolution; The Strength of Materials; The Elasticity of Materials and the Theory of Bending; The Buckling Problem and the Theory of Elasticity; Early Iron Structures; The Renaissance of Concrete; Architecture and Building Construction in the Eighteenth century, Environmental aspects.

ISBN:

0471027405
9780471027409

Subject:

Architecture History.
Building History.
Construction Histoire.
Architecture Histoire.
Building
Architecture
Buildings Construction to 1815.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 109229
Call No.: ID:86-B22016
Status: Available