A fascinating exploration of the use of wood in human history: half a million years of tools, devices, construction, art and architecture, from wedges, planes, screws and pulleys to stave churches and marquetry.
The Museum of the Wood Age
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£27.99
Edition:Hardback978178854350701/09/2022
Categories: 02. Books for Christmas 2022: History, Books for Christmas 2022, Decorative Arts, History
Tag: World
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