A History of Cast Iron in Architecture

by John Gloag and Derek Bridgwater

Book Overview

Originally published in 1948, A History of Cast Iron in Architecture is a comprehensive history of the part that has been played by cast iron in architecture and the allied arts in Britain. Any history of the rise and development of the iron-founding industry becomes virtually a history of the First Industrial Revolution. Examining the use of cast iron by builders and architects from late medieval times to the middle of the 20th Century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032367199
• ISBN13: 9781032367194
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 11.0"