In the Company of Stone: The Art of the Stone Wall: The Art of the Stone Wall : Walls and Words - Brossura

Snow, Dan; Mauss, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1579651844 ISBN 13: 9781579651848

Casa editrice: Artisan, 2001

Riassunto

"Finding stone, choosing it, and letting go of it are the three things a waller does. I'd miss any one of them too much if I asked someone else to do them for me. I may work by myself, but I'm not alone. I'm in the company of stone."

Daniel Snow is a waller, an artisan who builds walls, terraces, caverns, and the occasional sphere or pool out of dry stone. It's an ancient skill--building with only what the earth provides. No mortar, no nails, nothing to hold his creations together except gravity, an invisible glue he can sense in the stones' "conversations" of squeaks and rumbles. A hollow sound means a void needs to be filled; a solid fit is secured with the sound of a bolt being thrown. Snow's evocative prose and Peter Mauss's richly textured photographs of Snow's work reveal the nuance and beauty of walling--and of one man's relationship with nature. The result is by turns poetic and practical.

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In the company of stone

"Finding stone, choosing it, and letting go of it are the three things a waller does. I'd miss any one of them too much if I asked someone else to do them for me. I may work by myself, but I'm not alone. I'm in the company of stones."

Dan Snow is a waller, an artisan who builds walls, terraces, caverns, and the occasional sphere or pool out of dry stone. It's an ancient skill - building with only what the earth provides. No mortar, no nails, nothing to hold his creations together except gravity, an invisible glue he can sense in the stones' "conversations" of squeaks and rumbles. A hollow sound means a void needs to be filled; a solid fit is secured with the sound of a bolt being thrown.

Snow's evocative prose and Peter Mauss's richly textured photographs of Snow's work reveal the nuance and beauty of walling - and of one man's relationship with nature. The result is by turns poetic and practical.

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Brossura Editoriale Con Bandelle Di 118 Pp., Copertina Policroma, Numerose E Belle Fotografie In Nero E A Colori Nel Testo, Anche A Piena E Doppia Pagina. Il Testo Illustra E Spiega Come Si Costruiscono Muretti, Recinzioni Usando Solo Pietre. Le Fotografie Sono Di Peter Mauss. Ottimo Stato, Come Nuovo. Spedizione In 24 Ore Dalla Conferma Dell'Ordine.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Artisan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1579651844
• ISBN 13: 9781579651848
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 118