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035 _a(Sirsi) u127154
100 _aFoyle, J.
245 2 _aA rock in a hard place
260 _c2004
490 _aArchitects' Journal
_v220(6) 12 August 2004, 34-37(4)
520 _aThe second in a series of articles looking at materials in their historical settings, explores varieties of stone and its use in a restoration case study. Emphasises the strong regional nature of its use and refers to the ways in which historic craftsmen worked with different types of stone. Points out how old stone buildings were often cannibalised for their materials, whereas the trend now is to conserve an existing structure. This has lead to increases in stone quarrying. (See also Abs67998).
590 _aABS
590 _aABS
650 _aBUILDING MATERIALS
650 _aSTONE MASONRY
650 _aSTONE QUARRY
650 _aHISTORICAL BUILDINGS
690 _aBUILDING CONSERVATION
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999 _c117892
_d117892