The Stone Walls Of Ireland

Author : Pat McAfee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1847172342

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Irish Stone Walls by Pat McAfee Pdf

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 : Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Stone walls
ISBN : 0500274355

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The Stone Walls of Ireland by Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff Pdf

Author : Patrick McAfee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Ireland
ISBN : OCLC:1196844841

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Irish Stone Walls History Building Conservation by Patrick McAfee Pdf

Author : Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0711213720

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Ireland by Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff Pdf

This book captures the spirit of the Irish people, and the wildness of the land and history. Over 110 full colour spectacular photographs conjure up endless beauty from the Dingle peninsula up to County Donegal, from Connemara and the Aran Islands to Country Down and beyond.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Dry stone walls
ISBN : 0956845827

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Walls in the Landscape by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0733609813

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Ireland by Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff Pdf

Author : Colm Toibin
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780500545133

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Sean Scully by Colm Toibin Pdf

A new, compact edition of Sean Scully’s photographs, featuring horizontal and vertical shards of limestone that echo his painted work and reveal a creative process best expressed through abstract shapes. Sean Scully, one of today’s most esteemed painters and an accomplished photographer, spent time on the remote Aran Islands, off the west coast of Ireland, photographing the ancient drystone walls that crisscross the stark and barren landscape. Sean Scully brings together his sensitive images, revealing the unexpected yet monumental beauty of these centuries-old structures that meander across the windswept and rocky islands. In their form and spirit, the photographs shed light on Scully’s own sensibilities as an artist. They also capture the stillness and serenity of this rugged, timeless place on the edge of Europe. This new edition features an evocative text by the award-winning Irish writer Colm To´ibi´n, which conveys the mysterious beauty of the three Aran Islands. This volume is a must-have for Sean Scully fans, as well as anyone with an interest in Ireland or photography.

Author : Carolyn Murray-Wooley,Karl Raitz
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780813147796

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Rock Fences of the Bluegrass by Carolyn Murray-Wooley,Karl Raitz Pdf

Gray rock fences built of ancient limestone are hallmarks of Kentucky's Bluegrass landscape. Why did Kentucky farmers turn to rock as fence-building material when most had earlier used hardwood rails? Who were the masons responsible for Kentucky's lovely rock fences and what are the different rock forms used in this region? In this generously illustrated book, Carolyn Murray-Wooley and Karl Raitz address those questions and explore the background of Kentucky's rock fences, the talent and skill of the fence masons, and the Irish and Scottish models they followed in their work. They also correct inaccurate popular perceptions about the fences and use census data and archival documents to identify the fence masons and where they worked. As the book reveals, the earliest settlers in Kentucky built dry-laid fences around eighteenth-century farmsteads, cemeteries, and mills. Fence building increased dramatically during the nineteenth century so that by the 1880s rock fences lined most roads, bounded pastures and farmyards throughout the Bluegrass. Farmers also built or commissioned rock fences in New England, the Nashville Basin, and the Texas hill country, but the Bluegrass may have had the most extensive collection of quarried rock fences in North America. This is the first book-length study on any American fence type. Filled with detailed fence descriptions, an extensive list of masons' names, drawings, photographs, and a helpful glossary, it will appeal to folklorists, historians, geographers, architects, landscape architects, and masons, as well as general readers intrigued by Kentucky's rock fences.

Author : John Shaw-Rimmington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Dry stone walls
ISBN : 1770857095

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How to Build Dry-Stacked Stone Walls by John Shaw-Rimmington Pdf

This text shows how to build a wall using the traditional method of dry stone masonry in which carefully selected stones are properly stacked and held together without mortar. As well as being beautiful, a dry stone wall is stronger, more stable and more resistant to climate than a mortared wall. More than 100 full colour photographs of walls, bridges and decorative garden elements in various steps of construction are presented as well as illustrations that show the steps and cross sections that highlight the building methods.

Author : Mariana Ruth Cook,Wendell Berry
Publisher : Grafiche Damiani
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Photography
ISBN : 8862081693

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Stone Walls by Mariana Ruth Cook,Wendell Berry Pdf

"Far from being a travelogue, these beautiful black-and-white photographs portray the wall in landscape, the wall as abstract form, and the return of rocks to nature. Cook is fascinated with the juxtaposition of stones and geometric composition, as well as with the resonance betweens walls of different cultures. The walls photographed range from 1600 BC to the present time. With a tribute from Wendell Berry and essays providing a context for the walls of each region, this collection captures something fundamental about the relationship of human beings to the land."--P. [2] of dust jacket.

Author : Carolyn Murray-Wooley, Karl Raitz
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 081312686X

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Rock Fences of the Bluegrass by Carolyn Murray-Wooley, Karl Raitz Pdf

The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West render the genre popular yet lead it to offer a view of America's history that is sometimes inaccurate. For many, the western embodies America and its values. In recent years, scholars had declared the western genre dead, but a steady resurgence of western themes in literature, film, and television has reestablished the genre as one of the most important. In The Philosophy of the Western, editors Jennifer L. McMahon and B. Steve Csaki examine philosophical themes in the western genre. Investigating subjects of nature, ethics, identity, gender, environmentalism, and animal rights, the essays draw from a wide range of westerns including the recent popular and critical successes Unforgiven (1992), All the Pretty Horses (2000), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and No Country for Old Men (2007), as well as literature and television serials such as Deadwood. The Philosophy of the Western reveals the influence of the western on the American psyche, filling a void in the current scholarship of the genre.

Author : Lew French
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-08
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781423610960

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Stone by Design by Lew French Pdf

More than 125 gorgeous photographs showcase the beauty of award-winning stonemason Lew French's work in eight different homes, illustrating how rounded fieldstone, gray slate, rough granite, and even curvy driftwood can be incorporated into stunning pieces of functional art.

Author : Kristie Thorson,Robert Thorson
Publisher : Tilbury House Nature Book
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0884482294

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Stone Wall Secrets (Tilbury House Nature Book) by Kristie Thorson,Robert Thorson Pdf

As he and his grandson walk along the stone walls surrounding his New England farm, an old man shares stories about the geologic history of the stones as well as some of the memories they hold for him.

Author : Robert Thorson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802719201

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Stone by Stone by Robert Thorson Pdf

There once may have been 250,000 miles of stone walls in America's Northeast, stretching farther than the distance to the moon. They took three billion man-hours to build. And even though most are crumbling today, they contain a magnificent scientific and cultural story-about the geothermal forces that formed their stones, the tectonic movements that brought them to the surface, the glacial tide that broke them apart, the earth that held them for so long, and about the humans who built them. Stone walls layer time like Russian dolls, their smallest elements reflecting the longest spans, and Thorson urges us to study them, for each stone has its own story. Linking geological history to the early American experience, Stone by Stone presents a fascinating picture of the land the Pilgrims settled, allowing us to see and understand it with new eyes.

Author : Bruce Munday
Publisher : Wakefield Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Dry stone walls
ISBN : 1743051255

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Those Dry-Stone Walls by Bruce Munday Pdf

Join Bruce and Kristin Munday as they traverse South Australia in search of these walls, finding historic masterpieces and insights into rural life in the years following settlement. This book is rich with beautiful imagery of these walls, the stories behind them, and advice to inspire you to start building your own.