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Loading... Purbeck Shop: A Stoneworker's Story of Stoneby Eric Benfield
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First published in 1940, this book is the record of a man who was born into an ancient family of stoneworkers and followed the traditional quarrying and stone-cutting in the last flourishing days of an industry since in decline. It is a first-hand account of a craft whose skill depended upon courage, traditional knowledge, strength of sinew, and a sense of the material worked in. It gives a picture of a society self-contained and of a medieval craft organisation. It is told with pride and without regret, and it shows as much knowledge of rugged humanity as of solid stone. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)620.1320941Technology Engineering and allied operations Engineering Engineering Mechanics and Materials Science Stone Cement Concrete StoneLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |