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Modern Practical Masonry
Edmund George Warland
Hardback £45.00 $90.00
Publication date 2006
368 pages
ISBN 978 1 873394 76 2
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One of the classic works in the field of stone masonry, E G Warland's book, which was first published in 1929, remains an essential reference for stone masons and conservation practitioners working with historic buildings. It provides a clear and simple guide to the subject, based on meticulous and beautiful drawings. Organized in three section, 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. With a new introduction by Christopher Weeks.
Introduction to the
2006 edition
Click here to read the new introduction by Christopher Weeks
Section II: The geometry of masonry v Plane geometry and setting out v Solid and descriptive geometry and setting out.
Section III: Costing and Estimating v Masonry costing and estimating v Glossary v Index.
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 Lancashire and Cheshire Branch.
Some thirty years ago as a keen but painfully ignorant apprentice mason, I was advised to 'get hold of a Warland's.' A search of second-hand bookshops eventually yielded a copy and since then I have possessed, or been acquainted with, a number of copies, almost exclusively of the 'dog-eared' or distressed variety. This crisp, pristine, reprint by Donhead therefore looks and feels unfamiliar - no stone dust between the pages or teacup rings on the cover. The content is, however, familiar and Warland's Modern Practical Masonry remains the mason's bible. Journal of Architectural Conservation
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 content, and the latter's status as the bible of the trade remains unchallenged. It is good to have it available once more in hardback form. Cornerstone, SPAB
The role of Modern Practical Masonry is not to celebrate the cornice, but rather to train architects, builders, mason, stonecutters and contractors in how to incorporate traditional forms , such as the cornice, and to incorporate traditional logic with modern construction methods. Traditional Building (US)