Natural stone resources for historical monuments /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by R. Přikryl and Á. Török
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Geological Society,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
vi, 237 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color), maps ;
Dimensions
26 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Geological Society special publication ;
Volume Designation
no. 333
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"Most of the papers were presented during the "Natural stone resources for historical monuments" special session held under the framework of the "Energy, Resources, Environment" programme session on the General Assemblies of the European Geosciences Union held in Vienna (Austria) annually during 2006-2008"--Pref
Text of Note
"Some of the issues related to built stone conservation and restoration covered by this volume are: the establishment of inventories of possible replacement stone; understanding the decay mechanism and use of preventive conservation methods for slowing down decay processes; evaluation of the properties of natural stone; and assessing the risks of using replacement stones of different qualities."--P. [4] of cover
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Building stones, Congresses
Historic buildings-- Conservation and restoration, Congresses
Monuments-- Maintenance and repair, Congresses
Stone buildings-- Conservation and restoration, Congresses