Staircases : the architecture of ascent /
The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian, to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of...
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Bibliographic Details
| Uniform Title: | Escalier. |
| Other Authors: |
Tusquets, Oscar, 1941- |
| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from French. |
| Published: |
New York :
Vendome Press,
2013.
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