03205 am 22005173u 450 991037274980332120210814173710.03-11-059011-53-11-059133-210.1515/9783110591330(CKB)4100000009752017(OAPEN)1006930(DE-B1597)493116(OCoLC)1129181914(DE-B1597)9783110591330(MiAaPQ)EBC6209791(Au-PeEL)EBL6209791(EXLCZ)99410000000975201720200406h20192020 fg enguuuuu---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMineral Building Traditions in the Himalayas The Mineralogical Impact on the Use of Clay as Building Material /Hubert FeiglstorferBerlin ;Boston :De Gruyter,[2019]©20201 online resource (391)3-11-058996-6 Frontmatter --ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --CONTENTS --GENERAL REMARKS --I. INTRODUCTION --II. MINERAL TRADITIONS AT THE NYARMA MONASTERY IN LADAKH --III. ARGA STONE ROOF CONSTRUCTION --IV. MARKALAK CLAY --V. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES --VI. APPENDIX CHAPTER II --VII. APPENDIX CHAPTER III --VIII. APPENDIX CHAPTER IV --IX. BIBLIOGRAPHY --X. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSMineral building materials and regionally related methods of processing are an essential part of building culture throughout the Himalayas. Based on transregional knowledge transfer, raw materials have been able to find an ecologically and economically optimised destiny in particular local applications. For this study, samples were collected as raw material or originated from certain building components. Samples were analysed according to their material properties and architectural application. Traditional building techniques were examined and their correlation with traceable material qualities studied. Clay-specific properties such as colour, grain size distribution, grain shape, hardness, plasticity, organic additives, or bulk and clay mineral properties were used as comparative parameters. This study gives fresh insight into the interaction between technical requirements, environmental resources and material implementation. It is the first scientific approach in studying the Himalayan earthen heritage in a wide scope and connecting material research and cultural heritage from various perspectives - in particular archaeology, architecture, research on materials and building techniques.Mineralogy & gemsbicsscHistory of engineering & technologybicsscMaterials sciencebicsscElectronic books.Mineralogy & gemsHistory of engineering & technologyMaterials science691/.4095496Feiglstorfer Hubertauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut930242DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910372749803321Mineral Building Traditions in the Himalayas2092415UNINA