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Clay and Lime Renders, Plasters and Paints: A How-To Guide to Using Natural Finishes OverviewThis book was previously published under the title Us...

Clay in Common - A project book for schools, museums, galleries, libraries and artists and clay activists everywhere By Julia Rowntree, By Duncan H...

English Historic Carpentry OverviewThe definitive work on English carpentry that helps reveal the rich history of woodworking in the country. Usin...

Author: Angela Weyer  Hardcover 448 Pages, 8.25 x 11.75 Published: October 2016 ISBN 9783731902607 English Definitions with Translations into Bu...

Greyfriars Graveyard OverviewWhen Greyfriars Graveyard opened in Edinburgh in the 16th, built on the site of a Franciscan monastery on the edge of ...

OVERVIEW Utilising a wealth of rare and unpublished images from official archives, Cameron and Withey tell the story behind the development of the ...

Author: Nigel Copsey 176 Pages, 7.44 x 9.69 Published: July 2019 ISBN 9781785005558 Traditional mortars are eminently workable, effectively porou...

Our world is made of rock. Although much of the Earth’s surface is covered by vegetation, concrete or water, if one digs down far enough solid rock...

Laboratory Testing of Soils, Rocks and Aggregates OverviewTesting rocks and aggregates are rarely covered in soil testing books and there are no se...

Author: David Johnson 96 Pages, 6.5 x 9.21 Published: 2018 ISBN 9781445680590   For centuries lime was an essential ingredient in many aspects of...

OVERVIEW Limestone has been one of the most indispensable building materials in Britain since the Roman period, when it was widely used for mortar....

OVERVIEW The house and garden offer many opportunities for the do-it-yourselfer to take on bricklaying, plastering and other masonry work which enh...

Author: Roger Hawkins 224 Pages, 8.5 x 10.25 Published: July 2020 ISBN 9781785006753 Pottery and Porcelain Restoration is a practical guide for a...

OVERVIEW A stone carver with extensive conservation experience introduces readers to the techniques and methodology of restoration stone carving, s...

Author: Philippa Stockley Photographs By: Charlie Hopkinson  Hardcover 224 Pages, 9.75 x 10.75 Published: October 2019 ISBN 9781910258415 Overvie...

A comprehensive guide to tracing your family history in Scotland Written by an authority on the subject and based on established genealogical pract...

Author: Louis Mendola 300 Pages, 50.7 x 8.03 Published: November 2014 ISBN 9780615796932 In Sicilian genealogy, a generation by generation lineag...

Author: Alastair Cameron 96 Pages, 6.5 x 9.21 Published: March 2016 ISBN 9781445651309 The remnants of slate mining and quarrying form as much a ...

Author: John Idris Jones 96 Pages, 6.5 x 9.21 Published: April 2016 ISBN 9781445653471 Porthmadog was once host to a wide variety of industries. ...

OVERVIEW Standing in the nave of a cathedral, it is hard not to wonder how ordinary human beings could have created sky-scraping, dizzyingly high b...

Author: Tom Perkins 192 Pages, 8.5 x 11 Published: April 2007 ISBN 9781861268792 Written by an eminent practitioner and teacher, this book guides...

The Granite CityAberdeen's Granite IndustryBy Michael Dey HISTORY96 PAGES, 6.5 X 9.25FORMATS: TRADE PAPERPUBLICATION DATE: NOVEMBER 2018ISBN 9781...

Author: Jim Fiddes 336 Pages, 7.44 x 9.65Published: April 2019ISBN 9780750990011 Granite is the most unyielding of building materials. The great ...

The Hempcrete Book: Designing and Building with Hemp-Lime OverviewThe Hempcrete Book is a detailed practical manual for architects, surveyors, pro...

The Stone Restoration Handbook A Practical Guide to the Conservation Repair of Stone and Masonry By Chris Daniels   ARCHITECTURE224 PAGES, 8.5 X ...