Breve ragionamento sul vantagioso impiego delle ardesie di Lavagna

by Luigi Maria Valadier

$950 · Offered by Martayan Lan

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An exceedingly rare booklet (no recorded copies in OCLC) on roofing materials, illustrated with a large folding chromolithographic plate. Noting the various disadvantages of lead, zinc, copper, and brick tiles, the author advocates for the use of slate in roofing (fig. D on the plate): “The proposed roof, made from..... More

• Binding: Wrappers

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