Construction techniques in South and Southeast Asia : : a history / / by Jacques Dumarcay ; translated by Barbara Silverstone, Raphaelle Dedourge.

• Superior document: Handbook of oriental studies. Section three, South-East Asia ; v. 15 = Handbuch der Orientalistik
• Author: Dumarcay, Jacques.
• TeilnehmendeR: Silverstone, Barbara.; Dedourge, Raphaelle.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Sudostasien ; 15. Bd.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Carefully following their historical development, this volume describes the various construction techniques in southern Asia. Readers get acquainted successively with the techniques of carpentry layout, the setting of bricks, stone-cutting and stereotomy, as well as binders and plasterwork. With the help of drawings and photographs it is illustrated how the various difficulties subsequently encountered were met. The combination of the author’s firm background in architecture, as well as an in-depth knowledge of the region itself, make this handbook volume into a unique reference for students of (the history of) building techniques and architecture.

Table of Contents

Layout and dimensions -- Wood and carpentry -- Wood, supports, and stiles -- Mud as a construction material -- Stone and stone cutting -- Binders and plasterworks -- Overhauls and repairs.