6000 Years of Housing : Volume 2 The Oriental Urban House
New York: Garland STMP Press, 1981.
First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Item #8534
ISBN: 0824071735
Library stamps/marks/labels/slip, light edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Stand-alone volume 2 ONLY, of 3 volume history. "The "oriental urban house" is defined in this study as an inward-looking urban dwelling with one or more private courtyards. It is an ancient dwelling form that was used by four urban civilizations of antiquity as well as by classical greek and Roman city dwellers." Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Mesopotamia; 2. The Indus and India; 3. Egypt; 4. China; 5. The Greeks and The Romans; Conclusion; Glossary; Index. ; Ex-Library; xxvi, 271 pages.
Price: $39.95