Jorgensen, Ice Houses of Iran (2012)
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Hemming Jorgensen, Ice Houses of Iran: Where, How, Why, series Archaeology, Art and Architecture, (Mazda Publishers, Inc., Costa Mesa, California 2012)
This is the first comprehensive study of the ‘yakhchal’ or ‘yakhadan’, the ice houses of the Iranian deserts. Dr. Jorgensen has made a remarkable effort in cataloguing still remaining ice houses and in the process has found other ice houses that are shaped differently. He has developed a typology, described and analyzed the layouts, shapes, dimensions, construction methods, materials, reinforcements, and decorations. He has also studied the operations and origins, and analyzed the preservation aspects.
Contents: Preface. Introduction. Chapter 2. Ice House: Background. Chapter 3. The Investigation. Chapter 4. Ice House, Typology and Distribution. Chapter 5. Domed Ice Houses: Description and Analyses. Chapter 6. Walled and Underground Ice Houses: Description and Analyses. Chapter 7. Domed Ice Houses: Technical Aspects. Chapter 8. Status Today: Preservation. Conclusions. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Accompanied by maps, (C) figures and plates. Total pages, 288.
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