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100 1 |aKérisel, Jean,|d1908-|eauthor.
240 10|aPierres et hommes.|lEnglish
245 10|aOf stones and man :|bfrom the pharaohs to the present day /|cJean Kerisel.
250 |aFirst edition.
264 1|aBoca Raton :|bCRC Press,|c[2005].
264 4|c©2005
300 |a1 online resource (128 pages) :|billustrations (some color), maps (some color)
336 |atext|btxt|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|bc|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
505 0 |a1. Do stones possess a soul? Ancient beliefs from Democritus to Lavoisier -- 2. The song of stones -- 3. Stone as a messenger -- 4. Stone obelisks to the glory of the all-powerful -- 5. The art of covering space : stone capitals, architraves and vaults -- 6. Inside the Great Pyramid -- 7. 'Tutti fuori, niente dietro' : all for show, nothing behind -- 8. Stones and man in religious architecture : from moderation to excess -- 9. Stones amid the waves -- 10. The Panama Canal and the soapstone of Culebra : a gigantic swindle -- 11. Works of stone engulfed by sand or water -- 12. Stone for the eternal home of the Pharaohs.
520 1 |a"Of Stones and Man explores the many errors of judgement made by civilizations both ancient and modern across the world. Arrogance and a penchant for excess drove mankind to build ever greater and more ambitious edifices. The author analyses these works from a scientific and historically-sensitive perspective, highlighting the hydro-geological background to repeated infamous disasters, from the faults inherent in the Sphinx to the leaning Tower of Pisa."--Jacket.
588 |aOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
650 7|aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology|2bisacsh
650 7|aTECHNOLOGY / Engineering / Civil|2bisacsh
650 0|aStone buildings.
650 0|aBuilding, Stone|xHistory.
856 40|3Taylor & Francis|uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203745106
856 42|3OCLC metadata license agreement|uhttp://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
901 |aTaylor & Francis