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9780750612777

Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone

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  • ISBN13:

    9780750612777

  • ISBN10:

    0750612770

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1990-06-01
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Summary

One of the problems which beset the practical conservation of stone buildings is the fragmentation of the disciplines involved. This book, with both volumes now available as one invaluable paperback, brings these disciplines together by the involvement of contributors with different experiences and approaches to the same material. part one is an introduction to the complexities and background history of stone conservation followed by the most comprehensive description yet produced of the building and decorative stones used in the British Isles. In part two, practitioners involved in stone conservation describe ways in which major structural masonry problems, secondary building problems and different stone surface conditions may be treated. A variety of building types and environments has been used to ensure that the broad scope of common problems is covered. This second part of the book will be of practical value to art historians, archaeologists, architects, surveyors and engineers, masonry contractors and sculpture conservators in solving problems and in learning to use each other's skills and experience.

Table of Contents

An introduction to the restoration, conservation and repair of stone
The nature of building and decorative stones
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Determination of a sample
Weathering and decay of masonry
Index
Methods of repairing and consolidating stone buildings
Structural failure and repair
The selection of stone for repairs
Mortar for stone buildings
Traditional handwork of stone
Earthquake damage to historic masonry structures
Cleaning masonry buildings
Surface treatments
The conservation of stone monuments in churches
The conservation of stone sculpture in museums
The museum display of architectural features
The cleaning of painted stone
Appendices
Index
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