Chicago in Stone and Clay : A Guide to the Windy City's Architectural Geology /

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"A guide to the geology of Chicago's natural setting and built landscape, with descriptions of geologically derived building materials of 201 Windy City architectural sites. The book provides in-depth discussions of the origins and significance of many rock types, brick and terra cotta var...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wiggers, Ray (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Stone buildings.
Geology.
Buildings.
Building stones.
Building materials.
Architecture.
Pierre à bâtir > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Constructions en pierre > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Construction > Materiaux > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Geologie > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Architecture > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Geology > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Architecture > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Building stones > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Stone buildings > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Building materials > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Illinois > Chicago.
Chicago (Ill.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"A guide to the geology of Chicago's natural setting and built landscape, with descriptions of geologically derived building materials of 201 Windy City architectural sites. The book provides in-depth discussions of the origins and significance of many rock types, brick and terra cotta varieties, and ornamental metal and glass products"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9781501765070

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