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Title: The Museum of the Wood Age Condition: New Author: Max Adams Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1788543513 EAN: 9781788543514 ISBN: 9781788543514 Publisher: Apollo Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Social Sciences, Sports & Hobbies, Home Garden & Pets, History Release Date: 14/09/2023 Description: 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. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Language: English Release Year: 2023
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