Minaret Building and Apprenticeship in Yemen [Hardcover]

Through a combination of rich architectural and ethnographic description, this study of apprenticeship and human spatial cognition provides a fascinating insight into the daily lives and activities of a professional class of craftsmen, and investigates the unique teaching-learning processes that distinguish their trade and mould both their professional and social characters.Through a combination of rich architectural and ethnographic description, this study of apprenticeship and human spatial cognition provides a fascinating insight into the daily lives and activities of a professional class of craftsmen.'a major contribution to the literature on vernacular architecture.' - Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteIntroduction; Chapter 1 The ?? Addil Minaret; Chapter 2 Foundations; Chapter 3 Making it Above Grade; Chapter 4 Completing the Dome; conclusion Conclusion;US? 2001 Trevor Hugh James Marchand