Minaret Building and Apprenticeship in Yemen

ISBN-13: 9780415695442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 285 str.

Trevor Marchand

Opis

Through a combination of rich architectural and ethnographic description, this study of apprenticeship and human spatial cognition provides a fascinating insight into the daily lives and activities of a professional class of craftsmen, and investigates the unique teaching-learning processes that distinguish their trade and mould both their professional and social characters.

Recenzje

'a major contribution to the literature on vernacular architecture.' - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Ê¿ Addil Minaret; Chapter 2 Foundations; Chapter 3 Making it Above Grade; Chapter 4 Completing the Dome; conclusion Conclusion;

O autorze

Authored by Marchand, Trevor