African traditional architecture : an historical and geographical perspective / Susan Denyer ; line drawings by Susan Denyer ; maps by Peter McClure.

Main entry:

Denyer, Susan, author.

Title & Author:

African traditional architecture : an historical and geographical perspective / Susan Denyer ; line drawings by Susan Denyer ; maps by Peter McClure.

Publication:

London : Heinemann, 1978.

Description:

xiv, 210 pages : illustrations, charts, maps, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-204) and index.
Rural settlements -- States and towns -- Sacred, ceremonial and community buildings -- Defence -- The building process -- Decoration -- A taxonomy of house forms -- The distribution of styles -- The impact of modernization.
ISBN 0-435-89058-1 Pbk , \3.80.

ISBN:

043589059X
9780435890599
0435890581 (pbk.)
9780435890582 (pbk.)

Subject:

Vernacular architecture Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Architecture Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Architecture primitive.
Architecture vernaculaire Afrique subsaharienne.
Architecture Afrique subsaharienne.
Architecture, Primitive.
Vernacular architecture
Architecture, Primitive Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Architecture primitive Afrique noire.
Architecture vernaculaire Afrique noire.
Sub-Saharan Africa

Form/genre:

Poetry.
Children.

Holdings:

Location: Library main georg lippsmeier 298793
Call No.: BIB 244929
Status: Available

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