Rock Fences of the Bluegrass /

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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 we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murray-Wooley, Carolyn
Other Authors: Raitz, Karl B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 1992.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Stone walls.
Limestone.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.
Calcaire > Kentucky.
Murs en pierre > Kentucky.
Limestone > Kentucky.
Stone walls > Kentucky.
Kentucky.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Sponsor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Landforms, Rock, and Quarrying; 2. Rock Fence Construction; 3. Bluegrass Fencing Traditions; 4. Origins of Fence Masons; 5. Brutus Clay's Auvergne; 6. Change and Legacy; Plate Section; Appendix 1: Historic and Contemporary Fence Masons of Central Kentucky; Appendix 2: Preservation Groups in the United Kingdom; Glossary; Notes; Reference List; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y.

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