Light earth building : a handbook for building with wood and earth / / Franz Volhard

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465598503321
• Autore: Volhard Franz
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Basel, Switzerland : , : Birkhäuser, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 3-0356-0645-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 693.2
• Soggetti: Earth construction; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Content -- Foreword -- 100 Introduction -- 200 Building materials for light earth -- 300 Preparation of materials for light earth -- 400 Wet construction -- 500 Dry construction -- 600 Aspects of building construction and finishing -- 700 Planning and costs -- 800 Physical properties -- Projects -- Sources and reference literature -- Publications of projects -- Index -- Picture credits -- About the author -- Glossary
• Sommario/riassunto: Seit drei Jahrzehnten gibt es ein wachsendes Interesse am umweltfreundlichen Baustoff Lehm, der seine beispielhafte Nachhaltigkeit schon über Jahrhunderte bewiesen hatte. Gerade der Leichtlehmbau, bei dem Holzskelett- oder Fachwerkwände mit Lehm und Faserstoffen ausgefacht werden, hat besonders gute bauphysikalische Eigenschaften. Dass Lehmbau heute nichts Exotisches mehr an sich hat, ist unter anderem diesem Standardwerk zu verdanken, das den Einsatz dieses „alten“ Baustoffes umfassend und aktuell darstellt. Es enthält neben vielen praktischen Tipps Informationen über konstruktive Vereinfachungen und den Gebrauch von Lehm-Fertigbaustoffen für die zeitgemäße Bauabwicklung. Die Auswahl der Projektebeispiele zeigt die Vielfalt des Baustoffes; Selbstbauprojekte demonstrieren darüber hinaus die einzigartige Möglichkeit, den Leichtlehmbau mit eigenen Händen zu entdecken. Für die 8. Auflage wurde der Beispielteil aktualisiert, die Kapitel „Planung ; und Kosten“ sowie „Bauphysik“ adaptiert, die Normenangaben wurden auf den neuesten Stand gebracht. Das Buch richtet sich an Bauherren, Architekten und Ingenieure, Hersteller und Handwerker sowie an Selbstbauer.; The interest in clay as a building material – which has proved its sustainable characteristics over centuries – is growing. Light clay, which is light in weight and easy to work, is presented here as a versatile and forward-looking building material for modern computer-aided timber construction and the renewal of historic timber-framed buildings with clay infill. The balanced building physics properties of the material, which can be controlled through the mixing proportions, make it suitable for resource-efficient building in various different climate zones. Thermal storage, sound insulation, protection against moisture and fire in conventional timber construction are improved, and the construction is simplified. This standard publication describes detailed production methods, includes practical tips for self-building, and demonstrates the application of ready-made materials in modern construction. The book is aimed at architects, engineers, and their clients, as well as for listed building officers, manufacturers, tradesmen and self-builders

On Roman time : the codex-calendar of 354 and the rhythms of urban life in late antiquity / / Michele Renee Salzman

• Record Nr.: UNISA996248213403316
• Autore: Salzman Michele Renee
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1991]; ©1991
• ISBN: 1-282-35545-7; 0-520-90910-0; 9786612355455; 0-585-13988-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (437 p.)
• Collana: Transformation of the Classical Heritage ; ; 17
• Disciplina: 529.30937; 529/.3/0937
• Soggetti: Calendar, Roman; Rome Religious life and customs; Rome Social life and customs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- PART I. THE BOOK: THE CODEXCALENDAR OF 354 -- PART II. THE CALENDAR: A ROMAN CALENDAR FOR A.D. 354 -- PART III. THE WORLD: ROMAN SOCIETY AND RELIGION AND THE CODEX-CALENDAR OF 354 -- APPENDICES -- GENERAL INDEX -- INDEX OF ILLUSTRATED SUBJECTS
• Sommario/riassunto: Because they list all the public holidays and pagan festivals of the age, calendars provide unique insights into the culture and everyday life of ancient Rome. The Codex-Calendar of 354 miraculously survived the Fall of Rome. Although it was subsequently lost, the copies made in the Renaissance remain invaluable documents of Roman society and religion in the years between Constantine's conversion and the fall of the Western Empire. In this richly illustrated book, Michele Renee Salzman establishes that the traditions of Roman art and literature were still very much alive in the mid-fourth century. Going beyond this analysis of precedents and genre, Salzman also studies the Calendar of ; 354 as a reflection of the world that produced and used it. Her work reveals the continuing importance of pagan festivals and cults in the Christian era and highlights the rise of a respectable aristocratic Christianity that combined pagan and Christian practices. Salzman stresses the key role of the Christian emperors and imperial institutions in supporting pagan rituals. Such policies of accommodation and assimilation resulted in a gradual and relatively peaceful transformation of Rome from a pagan to a Christian capital.