Building in England down to 1540. A documentary history
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- Author(s) Salzman, Louis F
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1967
- Pages 2nd ed; 638pp; illus
- Publisher Clarendon Press
- Place Published Oxford
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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First published 1952. Reprinted 1979. Covers the history of the building process, of building materials and of the organisation of the industry's masons/architects. Chapters include: 'Masons and architects'; 'Organization'; 'Organization - regulations, hours'; 'Wages'; 'Foundations, walls, windows, fireplaces'; 'Masonry - technical terms'; 'Stone - quarries'; 'Bricks, paving'; 'Mortar, cement'; 'Plaster, whitewash, paint'; 'Glazing'; 'Wattle and daub'; 'The timber framed house'; 'Timber roofs'; 'Thatch, tiles, slates, vanes'; 'Timber'; 'Doors, shutters, panelling, screens'; 'Plumbing, water supply, sanitation'; 'Ironwork, nails'; 'Scaffolding, cranes and other machines'; 'Tools'; 'Carriage'. Appendices contain extensive transcriptions of 'Quotations'' 'Building contracts', 'Contracts of employment'