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Wattle and Daub
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Wattle and Daub
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Paula Sunshine
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Series | Shire Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:40 | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 149 |
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Category/Genre | Building construction and materials Building skills and trades |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780747806523
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Classifications | Dewey:694 |
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Illustrations |
1 col
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Shire Publications
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Publication Date |
1 June 2006 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Sticks (wattle) and clay or earth (daub) has been used to fill gaps in wooden framework buildings. This book explains the technique and mysteries surrounding this building method.
Author Biography
Paul Sunshine works daily with timber-framed buildings, teaching homeowners and people in the building trade traditional methods of repair, such as wattle and daub and lime plastering. An alumna of the Princes Foundation Craft Scholarship Scheme, an organisation set up in 2002 to encourage the development of traditional building skills, she was presented in 2003 with the prestigious Hancocks Medal by HRH the Prince of Wales for her work with lime.
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