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Modern Practical Masonry
Edmund George Warland
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Description for Modern Practical Masonry
Hardcover. Provides a guide to modern practical masonry, based on drawings. Organized in three sections, this work includes chapters on construction details; methods of working particular structural shapes; both basic and advanced geometry and setting-out. Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 black & white halftones, 600 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 182 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1078.
This work provides a clear and simple guide to the subject, based on meticulous and beautiful drawings. Organized in three sections, it includes chapters on construction details; methods of working particular structural shapes; both basic and advanced geometry and setting-out. It also includes forms and tables omitted from later editions to be used as templates for costing and estimating work. These are as relevant today as they were in the 1920s. It includes a new introduction by Christopher Weeks.
This work provides a clear and simple guide to the subject, based on meticulous and beautiful drawings. Organized in three sections, it includes chapters on construction details; methods of working particular structural shapes; both basic and advanced geometry and setting-out. It also includes forms and tables omitted from later editions to be used as templates for costing and estimating work. These are as relevant today as they were in the 1920s. It includes a new introduction by Christopher Weeks.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
858g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781873394762
SKU
V9781873394762
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Edmund George Warland
Edmund George Warland was Chief Lecturer on Masonry and Geometry for Masons at the London County Council School of Building in Brixton (founded in 1904 and now part of London South Bank University). From 1928 onward, he was an active member of the Institution of Structural Engineers, particularly during the 1930s, and was for a time chair of the Institution's ... Read more
Reviews for Modern Practical Masonry
In the specialised and relatively small-scale field of stonemasonry, EG Warland's Modern Practical Masonry has always been regarded as the pre-eminent textbook. For someone just entering the stone trade, or for an interested observer, Hill and David [Practical Stone Masonry] is probably the best starting point. However, it makes no attempt to compete with Warland for breadth of geometrical ... Read more