# Building Construction Before Mechanization

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- Authors: [John Fitchen](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-fitchen)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 1989-04-03

## Description

How were huge stones moved from quarries to the sites of Egyptian pyramids? How did the cathedral builders of the Middle Ages lift blocks to great heights by muscle power alone? In this intriguing book...

## Editions

### Building Construction Before Mechanization

- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6256-047-4
- Pages: 344
- Published: 1989-04-03
- Language: en_US