The Museum of the Wood Age
From tools and devices to construction and artistic expression, Max Adams explores wood - the material that shaped human history.
A passionate and imaginative exploration of wood - the material that shaped human history. Wood - humankind's long-term partner in our evolution from woodland foragers to engineers of our own destiny - has no equal in strength, resilience, adaptability and availability. The Museum of the Wood Age investigates the influence of basic devices - wedge, inclined plane, screw, lever, wheel, axle and pulley - to reveal the myriad ways in which wood has been worked throughout human history. From the simple bivouacs of hunter-gatherers to sophisticated wooden buildings such as stave churches; from the decorative arts to the humble woodworking of rustic furniture; Max Adams fashions a lattice of interconnected stories and objects that trace a path of human ingenuity across half a million years of history.
| Autor: | Adams Max |
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| ISBN: | 9781788543514 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Head of Zeus |
| Veröffentlicht: | 14.09.2023 |
| Schlagworte: | Anthropology DIY: carpentry & woodworking DIY: carpentry and woodworking Decorative wood & metalwork Decorative woodwork GARDENING / Trees History NATURE / Plants / Trees Non Fiction Social and cultural anthropology |
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