178 - Engineering - Sachs, Salomo. A Guide to the Art of Earthen Construction (Pisa-style construction); applicable to all types of urban and rural structures, along with a comprehensive treatise on the construction of barrel, dome, and cross vaults in pure clay, and on the construction of fireproof roofs without any wooden framework, as well as instructions for constructing foundations down to the building subsoil in bare clay. A handbook for master builders and farmers. With 4 folded copperplate engravings. Berlin, Amelang, 1825. 480 pp. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding with spine label and gilt lettering.

Engineering - Sachs, Salomo. A Guide to the Art of Earthen Construction (Pisa-style construction); applicable to all types of urban and rural structures, along with a comprehensive treatise on the construction of barrel, dome, and cross vaults in pure clay, and on the construction of fireproof roofs without any wooden framework, as well as instructions for constructing foundations down to the building subsoil in bare clay. A handbook for master builders and farmers. With 4 folded copperplate engravings. Berlin, Amelang, 1825. 480 pp. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding with spine label and gilt lettering. First edition. - Engelmann, Bibl. Mechan. 317 - Comprehensive work on clay construction and rammed earth construction. - Good copy. *