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The second batch of books is now sold out, thank you all who have ordered it! I am expecting more books around the beginning of May. Please feel free to order and your book will be shipped as soon as I have stock. Also I have some stockists in the UK and other parts of the world – see below.

Brick Bonds is a book documenting over 50 bond patterns used in brick-laying, including the basic wall bond patterns as well as paving patterns and more elaborate diaper patterns and other decorative techniques.

We are surrounded by bricks, but seldom dwell on the patterns used to build them into walls and structures. The diverse range of bonds exist for different reasons – the traditional bonds, such as English Bond and Flemish Bond are used for their structural strength. Some bonds exist for their economy, speed of laying or ability to form a cavity wall, such as Stretcher Bond. Others, like Gothic Bond and Chevron Monk Bond were developed to create a more decorative and complex appearance. The most elaborate are the diaper patterns where different coloured bricks can be used to express beautiful diamond, heart or zigzag motifs.

The bond names have an unexpected poetry, in contrast with their practical and down to earth use. Many of the names derive from the names given to the various parts of the brick’s anatomy – the long side of the brick is known as the stretcher, the short edge as the header. Terms such as staggered, raked and stacked refer to different ways of overlapping the courses to provide strength.

The book is 96 pages long, printed on Munken Lynx Rough paper and the cover is Cairn Eco, foil-blocked in gloss red. It is swiss-bound, allowing flat opening fo easy reference, with the section-sewn binding exposed when the book is opened. The book is the size of a standard brick.

For a look at more spreads from the book, please visit https://www.melissaprice.co.uk/Brick-Bonds-book

You can also support a small independent bookshop by buying from one of the stockists below:

The Architectural Association Bookshop, London:
www.bookshop.aaschool.ac.uk

La Biblioteka, Sheffield:
www.labiblioteka.co
Colours May Vary, Leeds:
www.coloursmayvary.com
Corpus Bookshop, Brussels:
www.corpusbookshop.com
Hochparterre, Zurich:
www.hochparterre-buecher.ch
Konst-ig Books, Stockholm:
www.konstigbooks.com
The Modernist, Manchester:
www.the-modernist.org
Present & Correct, London:
www.presentandcorrect.com