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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.

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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