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WOOD SELECTION OF ANCIENT TEMPLES IN THE SIKKIM HIMALAYAS

WOOD SELECTION OF ANCIENT TEMPLES IN THE SIKKIM HIMALAYAS Microscopic wood identifications were performed on five Buddhist temple structures and on one secular building located in Sikkim, an Indian state in the Eastern Himalayas. In all, twenty wood species were identified, two of which – Michelia (Magnolia) doltsopa and Picea cf. spinulosa – were considered in more detail. Building type, specific physical and mechanical properties of the wood species, local availability, and religious considerations were apparently the leading criteria for timber selection. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png IAWA Journal Brill

WOOD SELECTION OF ANCIENT TEMPLES IN THE SIKKIM HIMALAYAS

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0928-1541
eISSN
2294-1932
DOI
10.1163/22941932-00000077
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Abstract

Microscopic wood identifications were performed on five Buddhist temple structures and on one secular building located in Sikkim, an Indian state in the Eastern Himalayas. In all, twenty wood species were identified, two of which – Michelia (Magnolia) doltsopa and Picea cf. spinulosa – were considered in more detail. Building type, specific physical and mechanical properties of the wood species, local availability, and religious considerations were apparently the leading criteria for timber selection.

Journal

IAWA JournalBrill

Published: Dec 6, 2014

Keywords: Wood identification; Michelia doltsopa; Picea spinulosa; Picea smithiana; Sikkim; Eastern Himalayas; Buddhist temples

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