Irish Stone Walls: History, Building, Conservation - Couverture souple

McAfee, Pat

 
9781847172341: Irish Stone Walls: History, Building, Conservation

Synopsis

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

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À propos de l'auteur

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.

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