Conservation of building and decorative stone

Author(s)

• Ashurst, John
• Dimes, Francis G.

Bibliographic Information

Conservation of building and decorative stone

editors, John Ashurst, Francis G. Dimes

（Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology）

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004, c1998

• : pbk

Note

"First published 1990 in two volumes. Paperback edition 1998. Reprinted 1999, 2001, 2004"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographies

Indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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

• Volume One: 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
• 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.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB20249046
• ISBN:
  • 0750638982
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: 193, 254 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Building stones -- Deterioration
  • LCSH : Stone buildings -- Conservation and restoration
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA18144933