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The scratch for thatch: Roofers look abroad.
- Source :
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National Geographic . Mar95, Vol. 187 Issue 3, preceding p1. 1/3p. 1 Color Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- Focuses on roof thatching in England. Existence of the handiwork since the Middle Ages; Traditional use of wheat straw; Waning of the popularity of wheat straw thatching during the 1960s; Weakening of reeds growing in Fens due to the presence of nitrogen fertilizers prompting thatchers to import water reed from Austria and Turkey.
- Subjects :
- *THATCHED roofs
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00279358
- Volume :
- 187
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- National Geographic
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 9503063801