Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Lime Kilns : History and Heritage - Dr David Johnson

Lime Kilns

History and Heritage

By: Dr David Johnson

Paperback | 15 November 2018

At a Glance

Paperback


$42.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.69 with

 or 

Ships in 10 to 15 business days

For centuries lime was an essential ingredient in many aspects of life and work-such as farming, building, and manufacturing-and the kilns in which lime was produced were a familiar sight across the country, not just in areas where limestone naturally occurred. The importance given to the industry is illustrated by the number of painters, notably Turner and Girtin, who chose to paint lime kilns either as the main focus or an as incidental element, and by the number of literary figures who brought lime burning into their novels. Lime Kilns: History and Heritage starts by discussing the uses and importance of lime, and how it has been portrayed artistically, then describes how lime kilns changed over time, from simple clamp kilns through small farmers' and estate field kilns to large commercially operated kilns. It is illustrated with contemporary and modern photographs, paintings and plans drawing on examples from across Britain. David Johnson has published and lectured widely on lime burning and is regarded as an authority on the subject.

More in Industrialisation & Industrial History

More and More and More : An All-Consuming History of Energy - Jean-Baptiste Fressoz
The Land Trap : A New History of the World's Oldest Asset - Mike Bird
Still the Iron Age : Iron and Steel in the Modern World - Vaclav Smil
Urban Anthropology : The Basics - Julian Brash
Urban Anthropology : The Basics - Julian Brash
Being Victorian : How it felt then, Why it matters now - Jamie Camplin
Somerset Industrial Heritage - Henry Buckton