Dell'Economica Construzione Delle Case di Terra ...1791...
1797. Good condition. First and only contemporary edition, a pioneering work in the modern revival of the ancient practice of "rammed earth" or "Pise" construction, using compressed unbaked clay or earth as a cheap and sustainable building material... ...
Del Rosso (1760- 1831) was born in Rome but settled with his family in Florence in 1765. He studied Architecture with his father, published historical research, and help official positions in Tuscany before, during, and after the Napoleonic era, leaving an important legacy as an architect and preservationist... ...
OCLC lists copies at Cornell, Getty, NYPL, Princeton and Columbia. Item #3827
Price: $500.00
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