Brick
Subtitle: a world history
By: James W. P. Campbell ; photographs by Will Pryce
Contributors: Pryce, Will, photographer
Edition: Compact edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780500343197
Subjects: Bricks; Brickwork; Brick Building
Description: This totally original architecture book, the first ever comprehensive study of brick, follows the story of brick from 5,000 bc to its use in building today, via the vast baths and basilicas of ancient Rome, through the wonders of Gothic brick in Germany, the majestic temples of Pagan and Mughal mosques in Iran, to its modern revival. Marvellously illustrated with spectacular, specially taken photographs, Brick is at once an historical account of how bricks have been employed by architects of every period, a technical survey of brickmaking and bricklaying, and an essay in architectural and cultural history. The authors have applied their expert visual and technical knowledge to more than one hundred themes, from bricks in ancient Egypt to their distinctive use by such modern masters as Louis Kahn, Alvar Aalto and Renzo Piano. Great works of engineering, viaducts, tunnels and bridges are given prominence alongside great cathedrals and country houses, temples and mosques, testifying to the incredible versatility and importance of bricks and brickwork.
Notes: Previous edition: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient civilisations; title: The classical world; title: The medieval world; title: The birth of the modern world; title: Enlightenment ideals; title: Mechanisation and industrialisation; title: Into the twentieth century; title: Conclusion. What future for brick?