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Architecture/Building
Art
Book Details:
Price:
€17.99
Binding: pb
Pages: 176
Size: 234x156mm
ISBN-10 1-84717-234-1
ISBN-13 978-1-84717-234-1
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Rights held:
World, all languages.
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Number One Bestseller
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
Links
Pat's personal website
Watch Pat's recent appearance on RTE One's 'Nationwide'
Praise for Irish Stone Walls
'In his book, Irish Stone Walls, Patrick McAfee, an expert stonemason, covers the history of dry-stone walling from as early as 7,000BC.' Irish Farmers' Monthly
'Dry stone walls are an icon of Ireland and, as McAfee shows, have been used here since ancient times ... Very well illustrated with photos, drawings and diagrams, this is of real value as much to the professional as to the amateur stonemason.' Books Ireland
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