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For many centuries, throughout central Asia, the yurt has been home to millions of people. Robust and versitile, the yurt has evolved into the ultimate portable dwelling. These virtueshave been recognised in the west and nowwe find yurts used for many purposes - offices,summer houses, mediotation spaces, spare rooms, or just satisfying spaces to be in.
This book is divided into two parts
PART ONE deals with the history of the yurt, how it works and principals behind the construction. We also take a look at life todayin a mongolian ger and the culture and etiquette of ger living
PART TWO gives full and detailed instruction on how to make several types of yurt, includingstep by step instructions onhow to build your 'weekend yurt'
Author Paul King has been a professional yurt builder for more than 10 years and has travelled extentively in Mongolia to reserach his subject