Timber
Subtitle: Nature and Behaviour
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: May 8, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780419235804
First sentence: From earliest recorded times timber has been an ubiquitous material; the ancient Egyptians produced furniture, sculptures, coffins and death masks from it as early as 2500 BC; elaborate wooden couches and beds were produced in the days of the Greek empire (700 BC).