[Cob] books on Africa

[claysandstraw]

I know a beautiful one called "Butabu: Adobe Architecture of West Africa".
Its a photography exhibit bound in book form.  I believe the publisher is
Priceton Press but Amazon carries it now.   Kindra


> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:07:28 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Christina Love <moonspirit55 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Cob] looking for books (or websites) w/ cob images in
> 	Africa...Barbados, Belize
>
> I took a 3 week owner-builder course at Cob Cottage in
> Coquille, Oregon in 2003.  I remember perusing a book
> or two in the common/gathering building that contained
> beautiful pictures of earthen buildings and their
> interiors in Africa.  The book had a hard cover and
> the images were in color.  I can't remember the title
> for the life of me...I tried African Tapestries but
> had no hits.  Is anyone familiar with a book of this
> sort or even specific websites.  I'm considering going
> to South Africa, but anywhere in Africa would be good
> to look into.
>
> And since I'm asking, is there anyone with specific
> knowledge about cob building in Barbados or Belize?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Christina
> Buffalo, NY
>

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