{"product_id":"9781788543514","title":"The Museum of the Wood Age","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Adams, Max\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistory\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 14 September 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Apollo) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 464 pages, 60 integrated b\u0026amp;w\u003cbr\u003e197 x 128 x 26 | 360g\u003cp\u003eA passionate and imaginative exploration of wood – the material that shaped human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWood – humankind's long-term partner in our evolution from woodland foragers to engineers of our own destiny – has no equal in strength, resilience, adaptability and availability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Museum of the Wood Age investigates the influence of basic devices – wedge, inclined plane, screw, lever, wheel, axle and pulley – to reveal the myriad ways in which wood has been worked throughout human history. From the simple bivouacs of hunter-gatherers to sophisticated wooden buildings such as stave churches; from the decorative arts to the humble woodworking of rustic furniture; Max Adams fashions a lattice of interconnected stories and objects that trace a path of human ingenuity across half a million years of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adams, Max","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50666270523576,"sku":"9781788543514","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781788543514.jpg?v=1734736947","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781788543514","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}