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035			_a(Sirsi) u22174
041			_aeng
050			_a694.01
100			_aWest, Trudy
245		4	_aThe timber frame house in England
260			_aNewton Abbott _bDavid and Charles _cnd
300			_a222p. ill. 22cm
350			_a2.75
520			_aDiscusses the timber-frame house from early Saxon times to the present day. The effects of regional peculiarities and styles, and historical factors affecting design and materials, old and new, are fully discussed; the traditional method of timber-frame building is linked with modern techniques, so that the way in which this type of building has evolved emerges clearly. Examples of timber houses from all periods are given, with pictorial descriptions of technical terms. Important features such as chimneys, fireplaces, roofing and cladding are treated separately, and there is much practical advice for anyone wishing to unravel the history of an old house of to preserve one for posterity.
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948			_c04/03/1997
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