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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. First published in 1916 by Cambridge University Press, this reprinted edition published by Donhead Publishing in 1999. Condition: Fine, no inscriptions. 294pp.Several b/w diagrams and illustrations. Includes chapters on primitive forms of building, curved tree principals, timber building details, wooden walls, wattlework, earth floors, slated roofs, thatching, windows and chimneys.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The dust jacket is a little edge worn and scuffed. Faint smudge on the edge of the text block. Winner of the RIBA Book Award, this important and timely publication brings together contributions from leading stone conservation practitioners. It discusses the philosophical principles on which stone conservation is founded and the need to understand the full history and development of a building before starting work. Other topics covered in this book include consolidation, cleaning, and the replacement of stone; conservation of different stone types, including limestone, sandstone, and marble; problems of dealing with polychrome stone; and finally, issues relating to church monuments and graveyards, taking account of the need for good maintenance and health and safety requirements. The book is illustrated with the authors' own examples of stone conservation in practice. Architects, surveyors and craftsmen involved in the conservation of stone structures will find this both a practical and useful reference work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.