Materials & skills for historic building conservation
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
/ edited by Michael Forsyth
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Oxford, UK ;Malden, MA
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Blackwell Publishing
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 220 p. , ill. (chiefly col.), col. map , 26 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
(Historic building conservation.)
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Print
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The philosophy of repair / Michael Forsyth -- Stone. Types of wall construction / Ian Williams. Oolitic limestone / David McLaughlin. Sandstone / Ian Williams. Granite / Robert Cotta -- Brickwork / Mike Stock -- Lime-based plasters, renders and washes / Rory Young -- Concrete and reinforced concrete / Michael Bussell -- Stone slate, clay tile and metamorphic slate / Christopher Harris -- Cast iron, wrought iron and steel / Geoff Wallis and Michael Bussell -- Understanding decay in building timbers / Brian Ridout -- Timber / Charley Brentnall -- Wattle and daub / Tony Graham -- Sash windows / Gus Astley -- Window glass / Michael Forsyth -- Exterior colour on the smaller town house / Patrick Baty.
OTHER VARIANT TITLES
Variant Title
Materials and skills for historic building conservation
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Building materials
Historic buildings- Conservation and restoration- Materials