The Materiality of Stone: Explorations in Landscape Phenomenology: 1

by Christopher Tilley

With Wayne BennettFrom the silky wax qualities of the surfaces of some quartz menhirs to the wood-grain textures of others, to the golden honeycombed limestones of Malta, to the icy frozen waves of the Cambrian sandstone of south-east Sweden, this book investigates the sensuous material qualities of stone. Tactile sensations, sonorous qualities, colour, and visual impressions are all shown to play a vital part in our understanding of the power and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859738974
• ISBN13: 9781859738979
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"