The Museum of the Wood Age

A passionate and imaginative exploration of wood - the material that shaped human history.

Wood - 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.

The 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.

About the author

Max Adams

Summary

From tools and devices to construction and artistic expression, Max Adams explores wood – the material that shaped human history.

Foreword

From tools and devices to construction and artistic expression, Max Adams explores wood - the material that shaped human history.

Additional text

'The Museum of the Wood Age really does achieve something different...Both Max Adam's wealth of experience - as archeologist and craftsman - and his passion are irresistible.'

Product details

• Authors: Max Adams, Adams Max
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.01.2024
• EAN: 9781788543514
• ISBN: 978-1-78854-351-4
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 373 g
• Illustrations: 60 integrated b&w
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; History, GARDENING / Trees, Anthropology, Decorative wood & metalwork, NATURE / Plants / Trees, Social and cultural anthropology, Non Fiction, DIY: carpentry & woodworking, DIY: carpentry and woodworking, Decorative woodwork