Brick
Subtitle: a world history
By: James W.P. Campbell ; photographs by Will Pryce ; with over 600 illustrations, 570 in color.
Contributors: Pryce, Will.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Bricks.; Building, Brick -- History.; Brickwork.
Description: "This totally original architecture book - the first ever comprehensive study of brick - follows the story of brick from 5,000 B.C. to its use in building today, from 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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-318) and index.