Stone Mad

Klappentext This account of time spent as an apprentice stonecarver is an acclaimed Irish classic. The young Seamus Murphy took the unusual step of apprenticing himself to a master stonecarver to learn the ancient craft of the mason. This is the story of his seven years of growing knowledge, of the challenges and joys of stone and of the men who worked it. Zusammenfassung This account of time spent as an apprentice stonecarver is an acclaimed Irish classic. The young Seamus Murphy took the unusual step of apprenticing himself to a master stonecarver to learn the ancient craft of the mason. This is the story of his seven years of growing knowledge, of the challenges and joys of stone and of the men who worked it.

Product details

• Authors: Seamus Murphy
• Assisted by: William Harrington (Illustration)
• Publisher: Collins Press Ireland
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2005
• EAN: 9781903464816
• ISBN: 978-1-903464-81-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies