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Mesopotamian architecture and town planning : from the Mesolithic to the end of the Proto-historic period, c. 10,000-3,500 B.C. / Shamil A. A. Kubba.

By: Language: English Series: BAR International Series ; 367. | BAR International Series ; 367.Publication details: Oxford, England : B.A.R., 1987.Description: 2 v. : ill. ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 0860544761
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA220 K83 1987,v.1-2
Contents:
Vol. I. Introduction : The Mesopotamian Scene -- Part I. Mesopotamian Settlements and Planning -- 1. The Physical Environment -- 2. Early Settlement Patterns and Planning -- Part II. Mesopotamian Architecture -- 3. Evolution of Mesopotamian Architecture -- Part III. Analysis of Design Principles, Building Elements and Materials Used -- 4. Design Principles -- 5. Effect of Climate on Building Design -- 6. Building Materials -- 7. Ethnoarchaeology and Ethnoarchaeological Architecture -- Conclusion -- Vol. II. List of Figures.
Summary: This monograph is a study of Mesopotamian architecture and town planning dating from the Mesolithic to the end of the Proto-historic period (ca. 10,000-3500 BC). The author, however, frequently deviates from this time sequence in discussing much later periods, emphazing in particular the Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamian era. The document discusses the physical environment of the region studied, early settlement patterns, the evolution of Mesopotamian architecture through time, and the analysis of design principles, building elements and materials used in construction.
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Books Books Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi / Netherlands Institute in Turkey Library NA220, K83 1987,v.1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Not For Loan 500

Includes bibliographical references (pt. 1, p. 194-227) and index.

Vol. I. Introduction : The Mesopotamian Scene -- Part I. Mesopotamian Settlements and Planning -- 1. The Physical Environment -- 2. Early Settlement Patterns and Planning -- Part II. Mesopotamian Architecture -- 3. Evolution of Mesopotamian Architecture -- Part III. Analysis of Design Principles, Building Elements and Materials Used -- 4. Design Principles -- 5. Effect of Climate on Building Design -- 6. Building Materials -- 7. Ethnoarchaeology and Ethnoarchaeological Architecture -- Conclusion -- Vol. II. List of Figures.

This monograph is a study of Mesopotamian architecture and town planning dating from the Mesolithic to the end of the Proto-historic period (ca. 10,000-3500 BC). The author, however, frequently deviates from this time sequence in discussing much later periods, emphazing in particular the Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamian era. The document discusses the physical environment of the region studied, early settlement patterns, the evolution of Mesopotamian architecture through time, and the analysis of design principles, building elements and materials used in construction.

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