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Practical building conservation. Earth, brick & terracotta / volume editors: Alison Henry ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Publication details: Farnham : Ashgate, c2015.Description: 2 volumes : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780754645535
  • 0754645533
Other title:
  • Earth, brick & terracotta
Subject(s):
Contents:
Part A : Part 1 ; General Introduction -- Earth Brick & Terracotta : A Historical Perspective -- Deterioration & Damage -- Assessment -- Treatment & Repair -- Care & Maintenance -- Part 2 : Earth -- Materials and History of Use -- Earth Building in England -- Earthen Construction Materials -- Earthen Construction -- Part 3 : Deterioration and Damage -- Introduction -- Factors in Deterioration -- Part 4 : Assessment – Introduction -- Assessing Condition -- Symptoms & Diagnosis of Causes of Deterioration -- Assessing Moisture Problems -- Material Analysis -- Part 5 : Treatment and Repair -- Planning & Preliminary Works -- Repair -- Case Studies -- Part 6 : Care and Maintenance -- Wall Paintings on Earthen Supports.
Part B : Part 7 ; Brick -- Materials and History of Use -- Traditional Brickmaking in England -- Building with Brick -- History of Building with Brick -- Part 8 : Deterioration and Damage -- Introduction -- Causes of Deterioration -- Assessment -- Understanding Brick Buildings -- Symptoms & Diagnosis of Causes of Deterioration -- Part 9 : Treatment and Repair -- Introduction -- Structural Repairs -- Non-Structural Repairs -- Cleaning -- Part 10 : Care and maintenance -- Terracotta -- Materials and History of Use -- Terracotta Building in England -- Making Terracotta -- Constructing with Terracotta -- History of Architectural Terracotta -- Part 11 : Deterioration and Damage -- Introduction -- Causes of Deterioration -- Assessment -- Understanding Terracotta Buildings -- Symptoms & Diagnosis of Causes of Deterioration -- Part 12 : Treatment and Repair -- General Principles -- Structural Repairs -- Non-structural Repairs -- Replacement -- Cleaning -- Case Studies -- Part 13 : Care and Maintenance -- Special Topic : Tiles -- Architectural Tiles in England -- Deterioration & Damage -- Assessment -- Treatment & Repair -- Care & Maintenance -- Case Studies.
Summary: Earth, Brick and Terracotta deals with fired and unfired clay products. It considers their technological evolution, the processes causing deterioration and how these should be assessed and the methods used for their repair and maintenance.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Purple 720.288 ENG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Part A Available 07914
Book Book CGLAS Library Purple 720.288 ENG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Part B Available 07915

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part A : Part 1 ; General Introduction -- Earth Brick & Terracotta : A Historical Perspective -- Deterioration & Damage -- Assessment -- Treatment & Repair -- Care & Maintenance -- Part 2 : Earth -- Materials and History of Use -- Earth Building in England -- Earthen Construction Materials -- Earthen Construction -- Part 3 : Deterioration and Damage -- Introduction -- Factors in Deterioration -- Part 4 : Assessment – Introduction -- Assessing Condition -- Symptoms & Diagnosis of Causes of Deterioration -- Assessing Moisture Problems -- Material Analysis -- Part 5 : Treatment and Repair -- Planning & Preliminary Works -- Repair -- Case Studies -- Part 6 : Care and Maintenance -- Wall Paintings on Earthen Supports.

Part B : Part 7 ; Brick -- Materials and History of Use -- Traditional Brickmaking in England -- Building with Brick -- History of Building with Brick -- Part 8 : Deterioration and Damage -- Introduction -- Causes of Deterioration -- Assessment -- Understanding Brick Buildings -- Symptoms & Diagnosis of Causes of Deterioration -- Part 9 : Treatment and Repair -- Introduction -- Structural Repairs -- Non-Structural Repairs -- Cleaning -- Part 10 : Care and maintenance -- Terracotta -- Materials and History of Use -- Terracotta Building in England -- Making Terracotta -- Constructing with Terracotta -- History of Architectural Terracotta -- Part 11 : Deterioration and Damage -- Introduction -- Causes of Deterioration -- Assessment -- Understanding Terracotta Buildings -- Symptoms & Diagnosis of Causes of Deterioration -- Part 12 : Treatment and Repair -- General Principles -- Structural Repairs -- Non-structural Repairs -- Replacement -- Cleaning -- Case Studies -- Part 13 : Care and Maintenance -- Special Topic : Tiles -- Architectural Tiles in England -- Deterioration & Damage -- Assessment -- Treatment & Repair -- Care & Maintenance -- Case Studies.

Earth, Brick and Terracotta deals with fired and unfired clay products. It considers their technological evolution, the processes causing deterioration and how these should be assessed and the methods used for their repair and maintenance.