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The granite kiss : traditions and techniques of building New England stone walls

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Woodstock, Vt. : Countryman Press, 2003, c2001.Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: xxiv, 198 : ill. ; 21 x 23 cmISBN:
  • 0881505463
  • 9780881505467
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 693/.1 21
LOC classification:
  • TH2249 .G38 2003
Contents:
Myth and paradox : historical contexts and misconceptions that influence stone wall builders today -- Getting started : preparing the site, acquiring material, and laying out the wall -- Placement : fitting stones together -- Faces : stones that show, and the creation of surfaces -- Special structures : variations on a theme -- Rhythm and temperament : ways of managing the work -- Notes on design : thinking about walls in the landscape -- Repair and restoration : techniques of imitation and the idea of renewal -- Why stone walls are beautiful -- Our glossary : common and uncommon terms.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 693.1 GAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000571640

Reprint. Originally published: c2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192) and index.

Myth and paradox : historical contexts and misconceptions that influence stone wall builders today -- Getting started : preparing the site, acquiring material, and laying out the wall -- Placement : fitting stones together -- Faces : stones that show, and the creation of surfaces -- Special structures : variations on a theme -- Rhythm and temperament : ways of managing the work -- Notes on design : thinking about walls in the landscape -- Repair and restoration : techniques of imitation and the idea of renewal -- Why stone walls are beautiful -- Our glossary : common and uncommon terms.

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