The Museum of the Wood Age Paperback / softback
by Max Adams
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A passionate and imaginative exploration of wood – the material that shaped human history. Wood – humankind's long-term partner in our evolution from woodland foragers to engineers of our own destiny – has no equal in strength, resilience, adaptability and availability. The Museum of the Wood Age investigates the influence of basic devices – wedge, inclined plane, screw, lever, wheel, axle and pulley – to reveal the myriad ways in which wood has been worked throughout human history.
From the simple bivouacs of hunter-gatherers to sophisticated wooden buildings such as stave churches; from the decorative arts to the humble woodworking of rustic furniture; Max Adams fashions a lattice of interconnected stories and objects that trace a path of human ingenuity across half a million years of history.
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages, 60 integrated b&w
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:14/09/2023
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- ISBN:9781788543514
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages, 60 integrated b&w
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:14/09/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781788543514