{"product_id":"the-museum-of-the-wood-age-9781788543514","title":"The Museum of the Wood Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Max Adams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Apollo Publishing International\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Apollo Publishing International\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Woodwork - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA passionate and imaginative exploration of wood - the material that shaped human history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Museum of the Wood Age\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Apollo Publishing International","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45031833763991,"sku":"9781788543514","price":520.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781788543514.webp?v=1769207299","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-museum-of-the-wood-age-9781788543514","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}