Quarries and Quarrying - Couverture souple

Stanier, Peter

 
9780852637289: Quarries and Quarrying
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0852637284 ISBN 13 : 9780852637289
Editeur : Shire Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Whether they are still operational or long-abandoned, Quarries are often dismissed as eyesores. Despite this, they can be fascinating to visit, and provide an interesting link to a once-powerful and necessary industry. Although the Romans worked quarries, it was not until the Middle Ages that the industry became established on a large scale. It then achieved its height during the nineteenth century in response to industrialisation and the associated demand for stone. The book deals with the extraction methods of various types of stone and the rise and slow decline of quarrying across the UK. While telling the history of quarrying, it also covers some of the most famous and notable quarrying sites.

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À propos de l?auteur

Peter Stanier was born and educated in Cornwall, where he developed an interest in the history of metal mining and stone quarrying, evidence of which is hard to escape in the county. Since graduating at Southampton and Bath universities he has become an authority on the granite industry of south-west England. He is a writer and lecturer in archaeology and industrial archaeology and lives in Shaftesbury in Dorset.

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Éditeur
Shire Publications
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0852637284
ISBN 13 
9780852637289
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
32
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Personne responsable
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