Clay : The History and Evolution of Humankind’s Relationship with Earth’s Most Primal Element / / Suzanne Staubach
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Staubach Suzanne
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| Titolo: |
Clay : The History and Evolution of Humankind’s Relationship with Earth’s Most Primal Element / / Suzanne Staubach
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| Pubblicazione: | University Press of New England |
| Lebanon, NH : , 2013 | |
| Edizione: | First University Press of New England edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 620.1/91 |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 COOKING POTS AND STORAGE JARS Porridge, Ale, and International Commerce; 2 HEARTH AND HOME Ovens, Heat, and the Invention of Baking; 3 THE FIRST MACHINE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRY; 4 SET THE TABLE From a Simple Bowl to a 2,200-Piece Dinner Set; 5 A WORD OR TWO The Invention of Writing and Books; 6 THE MOST POPULAR BUILDING MATERIAL Cities, Walls, and Floors of Mud; 7 SANITATION A Nice Hot Bath, a Drink of Water, and Don't Forget to Flush; 8 FARMING MADE EASY Irrigation, Propagation, and Incubation |
| 9 ELECTRICITY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ROCKET SCIENCE10 TO YOUR HEALTH!; 11 ART, TOYS, GODS, GODDESSES, AND FERTILITY; 12 A FITTING DEATH Urns, Gravestones, Companions, and Thieves; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A: HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN PINCH POT; APPENDIX B: MUSEUMS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CREDITS; INDEX | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | How a humble substance helped create a modern world |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Clay |
| ISBN: | 1-61168-504-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813889903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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