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Conservation of ruins / edited by John Ashurst.

Contributor(s): Series: Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museologyPublication details: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007.Description: xli, 344 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780750664295
  • 0750664290
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Contents:
Introduction - continuity and truth: John Ashurst; Short story The demise, discovery, destruction and salvation of a ruin; 1. Conservation concepts: Jukka Jokilehto; 2. Stability and survival: Chris How; 3. Condition surveys of masonry ruins: Graham Abrey; 4. Philosophy, technology and craft: John Ashurst and Colin Burns; 5. Preventive conservation of ruins. reconstruction, reburial and enclosure: Catherine Woolfitt; 6. The ecology of ruin sites: Sara Ferraby7. Submerged ruins: Jason Bolton; 8. Implementing conservation works on ruins: Sara Ferraby and David Odgers; 9. Interpretation and display of ruins and sites: Amanda White; 10. Case studies; Case Study 1: Guildford Castle, UK: Catherine Woolfitt, John Ashurst and Graham Abrey; Case Study 2: Masada, Israel: John Ashurst, Asi Shalom and Catherine Woolfitt; Case Study 3: Gosport Railway Terminal, UK: Margo Teasdale; Epilogue: John Ashurst; Appendix 1: Materials and techniques; 1.1 Traditional lime production; 1.2 Lime mortar and plaster in ruin sites: John Ashurst and Colin Burns1.3 Tools for joint and core treatment: John Ashurst and Colin Burns; Appendix 2: Structural interventions; 2.1 Temporary supports: John Ashurst and Colin Burns; 2.2 Permanent supports (core buttress): John Ashurst and Colin Burns; 2.3 Cantilever support: John Ashurst and Colin Burns; 2.4 Re-alignment of leaning wall Cymer Abbey, Dolgellau, Wales: Jon Avent; Appendix 3: Implementation of work - personnel selection: Tadg Buckley; Appendix 4: Visitor perceptions (The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas): John Ashurst with Bruce Winders and Rachel Sabino-GunaratnaAppendix 5: Monitoring and maintaining abandoned ruins and sites: Asi Shalom
Summary: Despite growing international awareness of the presence and significance of ruined buildings and archaeological sites, and the increasingly sophisticated technology available for the collection of data about them, these sites continue to be at risk across the globe. Conservation of Ruins defines and describes these risks, which range from neglect, to destructive archaeology, and even well-meaning intervention in the name of tourism.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction - continuity and truth: John Ashurst; Short story The demise, discovery, destruction and salvation of a ruin; 1. Conservation concepts: Jukka Jokilehto; 2. Stability and survival: Chris How; 3. Condition surveys of masonry ruins: Graham Abrey; 4. Philosophy, technology and craft: John Ashurst and Colin Burns; 5. Preventive conservation of ruins. reconstruction, reburial and enclosure: Catherine Woolfitt; 6. The ecology of ruin sites: Sara Ferraby7. Submerged ruins: Jason Bolton; 8. Implementing conservation works on ruins: Sara Ferraby and David Odgers; 9. Interpretation and display of ruins and sites: Amanda White; 10. Case studies; Case Study 1: Guildford Castle, UK: Catherine Woolfitt, John Ashurst and Graham Abrey; Case Study 2: Masada, Israel: John Ashurst, Asi Shalom and Catherine Woolfitt; Case Study 3: Gosport Railway Terminal, UK: Margo Teasdale; Epilogue: John Ashurst; Appendix 1: Materials and techniques; 1.1 Traditional lime production; 1.2 Lime mortar and plaster in ruin sites: John Ashurst and Colin Burns1.3 Tools for joint and core treatment: John Ashurst and Colin Burns; Appendix 2: Structural interventions; 2.1 Temporary supports: John Ashurst and Colin Burns; 2.2 Permanent supports (core buttress): John Ashurst and Colin Burns; 2.3 Cantilever support: John Ashurst and Colin Burns; 2.4 Re-alignment of leaning wall Cymer Abbey, Dolgellau, Wales: Jon Avent; Appendix 3: Implementation of work - personnel selection: Tadg Buckley; Appendix 4: Visitor perceptions (The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas): John Ashurst with Bruce Winders and Rachel Sabino-GunaratnaAppendix 5: Monitoring and maintaining abandoned ruins and sites: Asi Shalom

Despite growing international awareness of the presence and significance of ruined buildings and archaeological sites, and the increasingly sophisticated technology available for the collection of data about them, these sites continue to be at risk across the globe. Conservation of Ruins defines and describes these risks, which range from neglect, to destructive archaeology, and even well-meaning intervention in the name of tourism.