Irish Stone Walls: History, Building, Conservation

McAfee, Pat

ISBN 10: 1847172342 / ISBN 13: 9781847172341

Editore: The O'Brien Press, 2011

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR005128397

Riassunto:

Number One BestsellerA unique history and 'how to' book on one of Ireland's most distinctive landscape features - the stone wall.The Irish countryside is a patchwork of over 250,000 miles of stone wall. Built from local stone according to the style of each region - dry stone in the West and the Mourne mountains or mortar elsewhere - these walls are an intrinsic part of the landscape. This unique guide by expert stone mason Pat McAfee covers the history of this ancient tradition, giving illustrated examples and step-by-step instructions on constructing, conserving and repairing stone walls of all types - whether dry stone or mortar. It includes: History of stone in Ireland How to build dry stone and mortar walls Basic and more advanced techniques Dos and don'ts of repair work Appropriate conservation methods

Recensione: 'truly outstanding. One should not be distracted by the word Irish in a title. I'm not an art historian, but expect the principles and techniques described apply to any traditional masonry construction with English or Irish (and to some extent any Europea -- Lawrence L. Lindsey (Princeton, NJ), on Amazon.com 'Pat McAfee communicates with a clarity that is based on knowledge. This book should be on the desk of every local authority architect, engineer and planner.' -- Prof Loughlin Kealy, School of Architecture, UCD 'A very satisfactory and pleasant book that provides everything most people could want to know ... most useful. First-class illustration.' -- Books Ireland 'A new bible for stone workers and stone wall fanatics everywhere. inspirational. Pat McAfee is a one-man geological Faith of Our Fathers.' -- Sunday Independent 'It's splendid. The wealth and variety of the Irish stone tradition is displayed as never before. A source of joy ... written with feeling, even with passion.' -- Maurice Craig 'Great photos and line drawings and really good step-by-step stuff. For all of you who wish to preserve a time-honoured tradition, this book's for you!' --Floral and Nursery Times, California

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Irish Stone Walls: History, Building, ...
Casa editrice: The O'Brien Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: Paperback
Illustratore: McAfee, Pat
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: seconda edizione