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Author:Frescura, Franco & Myeza, Joyce
Year:2017
Edition:First
Title:Illustrated glossary of southern African architectural terms; English-isiZulu
Place:Pietermaritzburg
Publisher:UKZN Press

UKZN Bilingual Glossary Series. An illustrated survey of historical terms appertaining to the indigenous, folk and colonial architectures of southern Africa.

Covers the terminologies used by southern Africa's rural builders as well as subsequent colonial white settlers including buildings of the Cape-Dutch, English Georgian, Victorian and Indian traditions. Each term is listed in its original language, its translation where appropriate into Zulu, and its definition in English and Zulu. Franco Frescura was Professor of Architecture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Joyce Myeza is currently Director of Libraries and Special Collections at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. (Source: CLARKE'S BOOKSHOP)
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Beehive structure. pp 71, 72 ill, 73 ill, 201 ill, 202 ill, 203 ill, 204
Brakdak Houses. pp 23
Brandsolder. pp 27
Cape Dutch. pp 33
Cape Dutch Revival. pp 33
Corbel Houses. pp 42 ill, 43+47
Hartbees house. pp 69, 70 ill
Kapsteilhuis. pp 97+99, 100 ill
Matjieshuis. pp 102 ill, 114 ill, 115, 119
Sotho architecture. pp 163, 164 ill
Thatch. pp 161a
Tswana architecture. pp 178 + 179 ills, 180-181
Wattle-and-daub. pp 196
Zulu architecture. pp 202-204, 206 ills, 207