Timber orientation in the traditional architecture of Indonesia
One of the fascinating aspects of the traditional architecture of Indonesia is the hidden order resulting from orienting certain elements – posts, beams, skirting planks, and the like – by following certain rules that take account of the direction in which the wood has grown in the living tree. Alth...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BRILL
2008-12-01
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Series: | Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde |
Online Access: | http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/btlv/article/view/3553 |