Traité De Couverture Traditionnelle (Traditional Roof Construction) by Pierre Lebouteux (In French)

This book presents the art of traditional roofs construction. The roof participates, with the facades, in the beauty of a city or a landscape. In this treatise on traditional roofing, Pierre Lebouteux, honorary chief architect of historical monuments, is interested in the manufacture of roofs according to the materials used and their regional specificities.

For each material discussed, it specifies its history and its evolution, recalls the architectural context and the forms of roofs associated with it, explains the specific laying techniques and describes the maintenance. He particularly insists on the characteristics of each region of France, whether it is royal roofs or a humble mound of thatch.

The elements necessary for drawing up a descriptive estimate are also covered, as well as the points to be checked before and during the work.
Extremely complete and very richly illustrated, this beautiful book will allow the architect or the owner to choose his cover in full knowledge of the facts, but also to specify his project and to follow the construction site.

The French texts are written by Pierre Lebouteux.