Paul King: The complete Yurt handbook Eco-Logic Books

Paul King: The complete Yurt handbook, 120 Seiten, 17 x 20cm, zahlreiche Bilder, englischsprachige Ausgabe, 2012

In two parts. The first deals with the history of the yurt and the principles behind its construction and form. The second gives detailed instuctions on how to make several types of yurt, including instructions on how to build your own ‘weekend’ yurt. Excellent book, fascinating topic and where better to live.

1.  The yurt – when, where and why
2. Structure
3. Life in the Mongolian ger
4. The Mongolian ger –  a description
5.  Other yurt  types
6.  Build your own yurt
7. Frame construction
8.  Building a Mongolian ger
9.  The cover
10. Worked examples
11. The bentwood yurt
12. The weekend yurt