African Tradicional Architecture : an historical and geographical perspective /
Denyer, Susan
African Tradicional Architecture : an historical and geographical perspective / Susan Denyer - Londres, Reino Unido : Heinemann, 1978. - 210 p. : il. byn., fot. byn., planos.
Acknowledgements -- Maps -- Introduction -- Rural Settlements. Social and Economic Background. Village layout. Homestead layout. Conclusion -- States and Towns. The Sudan Zone of West Africa. The Forest Zone of West Africa. The Coast of East Africa. Inland East Africa. Central Africa. Conclusion -- Sacred, Ceremonial and Community Buildings. Indigenous African Religions. Christianity. Islam. Secular Power. Conclusion -- Defence. Small-scale Societies. Large-scale Societies. Conclusion -- The building Process. Mud. Vegetable Materials. Stone. New Materials. Analysis of Materials and Technology -- Decoration. Location. Techniques. Decorative Motifs -- A taxonomy of House Forms -- The distribution of style. Sudanese Style. Impluvial Style. Hill Style. Beehive Style. Conclusion -- The Impact of Modernization
0435890581
HAR-DEN / AF258
African Tradicional Architecture : an historical and geographical perspective / Susan Denyer - Londres, Reino Unido : Heinemann, 1978. - 210 p. : il. byn., fot. byn., planos.
Acknowledgements -- Maps -- Introduction -- Rural Settlements. Social and Economic Background. Village layout. Homestead layout. Conclusion -- States and Towns. The Sudan Zone of West Africa. The Forest Zone of West Africa. The Coast of East Africa. Inland East Africa. Central Africa. Conclusion -- Sacred, Ceremonial and Community Buildings. Indigenous African Religions. Christianity. Islam. Secular Power. Conclusion -- Defence. Small-scale Societies. Large-scale Societies. Conclusion -- The building Process. Mud. Vegetable Materials. Stone. New Materials. Analysis of Materials and Technology -- Decoration. Location. Techniques. Decorative Motifs -- A taxonomy of House Forms -- The distribution of style. Sudanese Style. Impluvial Style. Hill Style. Beehive Style. Conclusion -- The Impact of Modernization
0435890581
HAR-DEN / AF258
