Van Beek, Gus W. 1922-

Glorious mud! : ancient and contemporary earthen design and construction in North Africa, Western Europe, the Near East, and Southwest Asia / Gus W. Van Beek ; with Ora Van Beek. - Washington, D.C. : Lanham, Md. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press ; Published in cooperation with Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008. - xx, 542 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.

"A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-525) and index.

9780978846008 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0978846001 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Earth construction.
Earth construction--History.
Vernacular architecture--History.
Archaeology--Methodology.

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