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Author : Patrick McAfee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Stone walls
ISBN : 0862784786
Stone walls are a remarkable & historic feature of the Irish landscape. This book describes their history, showing the uses of stone in Ireland through the ages in walls & buildings. Includes a how-to section.
Author : Pat McAfee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1847172342
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
Author : Patrick McAfee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : PSU:000045054747
Discusses how to build, conserve or renovate stone buildings in the authentic way, using age-old techniques including lime mortars, lime washes and other finishes.
Author : M. Mianowski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780230360297
Looking at representations of the Irish landscape in contemporary literature and the arts, this volume discusses the economic, political and environmental issues associated with it, questioning the myths behind Ireland's landscape, from the first Greek descriptions to present day post Celtic-Tiger architecture.
Author : Michael Bintley,Kate Franklin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000918854
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the landscapes of the Middle Ages within and beyond Europe, paying close attention to the relationship between ‘real’ and imagined landscapes and the ways that medieval people made and inhabited their world. Rather than studying 'nature' in the Middle Ages, the book instead examines the spaces that people constructed through soil, stone, and song; water and wasteland; plants and animals; and timber, textiles, and texts, which in turn made up the medieval world. Likewise, the text emphasises a definition of environment that focuses on ‘living with’, inviting readers to think about the more-than-human worlds that medieval people depended on, cared for, constructed, and damaged. Bringing together a wide range of primary source material, including evidence from texts, material culture, and visual arts, the book reflects the diversity of landscapes and human responses to them throughout the course of this period and considers the role that these medieval worlds have played in shaping the modern, both physically and culturally. Landscapes and Environments of the Middle Ages is an excellent resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students in medieval studies and history, offering interdisciplinary, transhistorical, and transnational insights into this period of immense change and innovation.
Author : Charles E. Orser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107130487
Explores the tremendous discoveries historical archaeologists have made about English life in the Americas during the seventeenth century.
Author : Colin Rynne,Neil Buttimer,Helen Guerin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110530776
Over sixty contributors examine Ireland's heritage from a management perspective: natural, man-made, and cultural heritage (archaeology, architecture, language, wildlife, etc.); conservation and interpretation (museology, archives, libraries, etc.);
Author : Angus J.L. Winchester
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781445651491
Prof. Angus Winchester provides an illustrated history of the history and heritage of dry stone walling in Britain.
Author : John Wright
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781847659354
It is difficult to think of a more quintessential symbol of the British countryside than the British Hedgerow, bursting with blackberries, hazelnuts and sloes, and home to oak and ash, field mice and butterflies. But as much as we might dream about foraging for mushrooms or collecting wayside nettles for soup, most of us are unaware of quite how profoundly hedgerows have shaped the history of our landscape and our fellow species. One of Britain's best known naturalists, John Wright introduces us to the natural and cultural history of hedges (as well as ditches, dykes and dry stone walls) - from the arrival of the first settlers in the British Isles to the modern day, when we have finally begun to recognise the importance of these unique ecosystems. His intimate knowledge of the countryside and its inhabitants brings this guide to life, whether discussing the skills and craft of hedge maintenance or the rich variety of animals, plants, algae and fungi who call them home. Informative, practical, entertaining and richly illustrated in colour throughout, A Natural History of the Hedgerow is a book to stuff into your pocket for country walks in every season, or to savour in winter before a roaring fire.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Authors, Irish
ISBN : MINN:31951P00763356C
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Dry stone walls
ISBN : 0956845827
Author : Sue Eisenfeld
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780803265394
For fifteen years Sue Eisenfeld hiked in Shenandoah National Park in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, unaware of the tragic history behind the creation of the park. In this travel narrative, she tells the story of her on-the-ground discovery of the relics and memories a few thousand mountain residents left behind when the government used eminent domain to kick the people off their land to create the park. With historic maps and notes from hikers who explored before her, Eisenfeld and her husband hike, backpack, and bushwhack the hills and the hollows of this beloved but misbegotten place, searching for stories. Descendants recount memories of their ancestors “grieving themselves to death,” and they continue to speak of their people’s displacement from the land as an untold national tragedy. Shenandoah: A Story of Conservation and Betrayal is Eisenfeld’s personal journey into the park’s hidden past based on her off-trail explorations. She describes the turmoil of residents’ removal as well as the human face of the government officials behind the formation of the park. In this conflict between conservation for the benefit of a nation and private land ownership, she explores her own complicated personal relationship with the park—a relationship she would not have without the heartbreak of the thousands of people removed from their homes. Purchase the audio edition.
Author : Patrick J. Duffy
Publisher : Four Courts Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015070732337
"This book highlights the principal themes and elements in the making of the landscape, and the sources which can assist historians and historical geographers in studying and understanding Irish landscape history. Major and local sources relating to the natural environment, cultural landscapes and the built environment are explored. The book also looks at representations of landscapes in literature, painting and other artistic sources which can provide insights into the nature of real and imagined worlds of the past. The ultimate source which features prominently throughout this study is the landscape itself on which generations before us have inscribed the marks of their presence in fields, farms, houses, villages, towns, roads, lanes and the infrastructure of settlement."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : John Vivian
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781612123721
Rustic and charming or stately and proud, a well-built stone wall can add personality and beauty to your property. John Vivian’s lively approach and step-by-step instructions encourage you to transform a pile of rocks into an enduring landscape feature with gates, retaining walls, or stiles to suit your needs. Whatever unique challenges come with your site — poor drainage, sloping ground, or low-quality rubble material — Vivian offers innovative designs and reproducible methods to help you build a beautiful, long-lasting wall.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Ireland
ISBN : UOM:39015061935782