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Irish Stone Walls - Pat McAfee

Irish Stone Walls

History, Building, Conservation

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
176 Seiten
2011 | 2nd edition
O'Brien Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84717-234-1 (ISBN)
CHF 42,70 inkl. MwSt
A 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.
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A 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

Pat McAfee is a stone mason and lectures widely, both in Ireland and abroad, on all aspects of stonework. You can visit his own website here. Pat McAfee is a stone mason and lectures widely, both in Ireland and abroad, on all aspects of stonework. You can visit his own website here.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 7.3.2011
Illustrationen Pat McAfee
Zusatzinfo 48 Halftones, black and white; 200 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort Dublin
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 322 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Heimwerken / Do it yourself
Technik Bauwesen
Weitere Fachgebiete Handwerk
ISBN-10 1-84717-234-2 / 1847172342
ISBN-13 978-1-84717-234-1 / 9781847172341
Zustand Neuware
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