Irish Stone Walls : History, Building, Conservation Paperback / softback
by Pat McAfee
Illustrated by Pat McAfee
Paperback / softback
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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 IrelandHow to build dry stone and mortar wallsBasic and more advanced techniquesDos and don'ts of repair workAppropriate conservation methods
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 48 Halftones, black and white; 200 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:O'Brien Press Ltd
- Publication Date:07/03/2011
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- ISBN:9781847172341
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 48 Halftones, black and white; 200 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:O'Brien Press Ltd
- Publication Date:07/03/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781847172341