Conservation of buildings and building materials Books

Tangible and Intangible Heritage in the Age of Globalisation is a rich collection that illuminates the complex interrelationships between tangible and intangible heritage.Offering a close and critical examination of heritage preservation in countries...

Four generations of Descendents of Jonas Oldfield (1828-1882) and Clementine Watson (1949-1932) including their three children: Annette Oldfield (1866-1947), Herman Oldfield (1870-1906) and Adelia Oldfield (1881-1905)

Like a sentinel, The Sacred Heart Church-"La iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús"-sits at the crossroads, atop a hill, overlooking the bucolic green" valle" of Nambé, New Mexico. From the panoramic and hallowed church property, one has clear vistas of...

Henry Adams' book on building construction is considered one of the finest text books of the Edwardian era. First published in 1906, this reprint of the 1912 edition is an ideal reference offering invaluable information on traditional construction...

This book is an exploration of architectural and urban heritage through interdisciplinary and intercultural approaches assessing the impact of historical, social, economic and political constraints on the development of heritage and its sustainability...

Winner of the 2016 Antoinette Forrester Downing Award presented by the Society of Architectural Historians.In many cities across the world, particularly in Europe, old buildings form a prominent part of the built environment, and we often take it for...

Bringing together theory with current conservation technology, this book explores possibilities in architectural expression alongside the technical requirements of structures. International case studies are used throughout to provide the...

The Jesuit Saint Aloysius Church was built in 1859 on North Capitol Street in Washington, D.C.  The lily represents the structure itself that rose up in a swampy area of the Federal City near the Capitol. This book has been referred to as a boutique...

CARPENTRY MADE EASY; OR, THE SCIENCE AND ART OF FRAMING by William Bell 1858 - Produced from the original in the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher, Toolemera Press. Since 2006, preserving the printed history of early crafts, trades and...

Die Ehernen Streitkeile Zumal In Deutschland: Eine Historisch-Archaologische Monographie (1842) von Heinrich Schreiber ist ein Buch, das sich mit der Geschichte und Arch�����ologie der eisernen Streitkeile in Deutschland befasst. Das Buch bietet eine...

Norway and Russia have been closely related through the ages, both geographically and historically, and have experienced similar problems relating to climate, building maintenance and national wooden architecture. As a result, the parallel study of...

Japan over the last two and a half centuries has changed almost beyond recognition. Almost, that is, 'for every now and then one catches one's breath, stunned by how well-preserved a place or building is, creating the impression that past and present...

If you love historical homes, powerful political figures, steamships, trains, brilliant business people, renovations, interior design, gardens in pink and secrets, then welcome to Glencairn Hall. Built in 1832, perched on the edge of the Niagara River...

Positioned at the heart of Nassau County, Garden City sits like a crown jewel among the communities on Long Island. And it has a history to match. The brainchild of textile mogul Alexander Turney Stewart, who bought the last of the treeless Hempstead...

Butte, Montana, began in 1864 as a small placer gold mining camp. By 1870, the placer deposits were depleted, and most miners left. A few remaining miners found significant silver ore in the nearby quartz lodes, but by the late 1870s, copper was the...

Kate Muller Chapman arrived in New Mexico at the time Santa Fe Style architecture was just developing. In the 1920s and 1930s Kate designed adobe houses, and directed local workmen during construction. Well versed in the tenets of the evolving Santa Fe...

Human-Centered Built Environment Heritage Preservation addresses the question of how a human-centred conservation approach can and should change practice. For the most part, there are few answers to this question because professionals in the heritage...

The claim that heritage practice in Asia is Eurocentric may be well-founded, but the view that local people in Asia need to be educated by heritage practitioners and governments to properly conserve their heritage distracts from the responsibility of...

Originally published in 1881, but here reissuing the 1906 edition with a new introduction by Stephen J. Scaysbrook, the Mitchell's Building and Construction Stage 2, 3 and Honours book offer an unparalleled insight into historic construction techniques...

The book ""The Graecostasis Of The Roman Forum And Its Vicinity"" by Charles James O'Connor, published in 1904, is a historical account of the Graecostasis, a platform located in the Roman Forum, and its surrounding area. The author delves into the...

""The Disintegration of Building Stones in Egypt"" is a book written by Alfred Lucas in 1902. The book provides a comprehensive study of the various building stones used in ancient Egyptian architecture, and the factors that contributed to their...

The Discovery of the Ancient City of Norumbega is a historical book written by Eben Norton Horsford and published in 1890. The book is a communication to the President and Council of the American Geographical Society, detailing Horsford's discovery of an...

Remarks On The Principles Of Gothic Architecture: As Applied To Ordinary Parish Churches is a book written by John Louis Petit in 1846. The book provides a detailed analysis of the principles of Gothic architecture and how they can be applied to ordinary...

History Of, And Guide To, Bury St. Edmunds is a book written by Horace Ross Barker in 1885. The book provides a detailed history of the town of Bury St. Edmunds, located in Suffolk, England. It covers the town's origins, its growth and development over...

""A History of the Town and Castle of Cardiff"" is a book written by William Lemuel Jenkins in 1854. The book provides a detailed account of the history of Cardiff, a city located in South Wales, UK, and its iconic castle. The author covers the origins...

Historical and Descriptive Notices of Droylsden: Past and Present is a book written by John Higson in 1859. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history and current state of Droylsden, a town in Greater Manchester, England. Higson covers a...

Through photographs, 'Architecture of the Lower Rio Grande Valley: An Introduction,' celebrates the architecture of the Texas-Mexico border region, its craftsmen, its cultures and its climate. The architectural images by Pino Shah provide a...

Guide to the Ruins of Elgin Cathedral (1877) is a comprehensive guidebook written by John Smith, which provides a detailed description of the ruins of Elgin Cathedral located in the town of Elgin, Scotland. The book is a historical account of the...

Ch�����teau-Gaillard est un livre �����crit par Claude Vignon en 1874. Ce livre d�����crit l'histoire du ch�����teau de Ch�����teau-Gaillard, situ����� en Normandie, en France. Le ch�����teau a �����t����� construit par le roi Richard Ier d'Angleterre au...

Antiquities And Scenery Of The North Of Scotland: In A Series Of Letters To Thomas Pennant (1780) is a book written by Charles Cordiner. The book is a collection of letters written by Cordiner to Thomas Pennant, describing the antiquities and scenery of...

Histoire De La Ville De Beaune Et De Ses Antiquites (1772) is a book written by L. Gandelot that provides a comprehensive history of the city of Beaune and its antiquities. The book covers the city's origins, its development over time, and its...

Tourists in Historic Towns examines the relationship of culture, heritage, conservation and tourism development in historic towns and urban centres, debating the impacts of tourism on historic towns and the role tourism plays in conservation and urban...

Descriptive Notices Of Some Of The Ancient Parochial And Collegiate Churches Of Scotland is a book written by Thomas S. Muir and published in 1848. The book provides a comprehensive description of some of the most notable ancient churches in Scotland...

Description Of The Plain Of Troy (1791) is a book written by Jean-Baptiste Lechevalier that explores the ancient city of Troy and its surroundings. Lechevalier was a French architect and archaeologist who visited the site of Troy in the late 18th...

Early Chinese Writing is a book written by Frank Herring Chalfant in 1906. The book focuses on the early forms of Chinese writing, which date back to the Shang dynasty (16th-11th century BCE). Chalfant provides a detailed analysis of the inscriptions...

Museums, like all other social institutions, reflect the tensions and contradictions of their times. The Museum and Exhibition Studies (MUSE) Graduate Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago proposes that these museum problems are deeply seeded...

The main aim of this book is to develop and explore the value of new innovative digital content to help satisfy the UNESCO's World Heritage nomination file requirements.

"Architectural Ragtime" exposes the work and accomplishments of the prominent and prolific architectural firm of, Geo. F. Barber & Co. Virtually every major town has a residence designed by the Knoxville-based architect, who created and...

Galveston Architecture: A Visual Journey’ is a photographic journey of the architecture and history of select 100 buildings in Galveston, Texas with photographs by World Heritage Photographer, Pino Shah and narratives by Galveston Historical...

Quinta Mazatlan: A Visual Journey, is a celebration of the architectural and cultural wonders of McAllen's most distinctive mansion and landscape.  Photographer Deval Pino Shah and writer Eileen Mattei collaborated on the 30-page book in...

Recent tensions accompanying the removal of the "Bronze Soldier" monument have revealed the political and social impact of places of memory in the Baltic Sea region, which are addressed here in broader historical and theoretical perspectives.This...

Das Buch ""Historische Beschreibung Von Der Kayserlichen Residentz-Stadt Wienn: Ou Description Historique De La Ville Et Residence Imperiale De Vienne"" wurde im Jahr 1719 von Antonio Bormastino ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine historische...

""Vincigliata"" (1879) di Marcotti, Giuseppe ����� un libro che racconta la storia del Castello di Vincigliata, situato sulle colline di Fiesole, vicino a Firenze. Il libro descrive la storia del castello, dalle origini medievali fino al XIX secolo,...

The Care of Ancient Monuments, published in 1905, is a comprehensive guide to the preservation and maintenance of historical and archaeological sites. Written by Gerard Baldwin Brown, a renowned British art historian and archaeologist, the book provides...

The book titled ""The Monumental Inscriptions In The Parish Of Saint Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk (1884)"" is written by Francis Haslewood. It is a comprehensive guide to the monumental inscriptions found in the Parish of Saint Matthew in Ipswich, Suffolk...

Based on extended fieldwork conducted between 2007 and 2019, this book aims to answer a simple question: What is the meaning of home for people living in vernacular settlements in rural China? This question is particularly potent since rural China has...

Museums of the Commons examines L'Internationale, an ongoing confederation between six museums and contemporary art institutions in Europe.Drawing on extensive interviews with the directors, curators, public programs officers in all the museums, as well...