The Medieval Machine: the Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages.
by GIMPEL, Jean (1918-1996)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Montreux, Switzerland
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About This Item
New York:: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976., 1976. First American Edition. 8vo. xi, 274 pp. Illus., index. Quarter gilt stamped black cloth over black papered boards, dust jacket; jacket small nick to upper corner, else fine. Jean Gimpel was a French historian and medievalist. He believed that the basis of sustainable development in the developing world should be low-tech mediaeval machines that could be built, maintained, repaired, and replaced using local craftsmen and resources.
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- Bookseller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BL3667
- Title
- The Medieval Machine: the Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages.
- Author
- GIMPEL, Jean (1918-1996)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976.
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Technology
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