Building Limes in Conservation
Edited by Ian Brocklebank
Hardback approx £38.00 $76.00
Publication date July 2012
320 pages
ISBN 978 1 873394 95 3
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Conservation practitioners have long recognized the importance of using limes in repairing historic buildings. But research into the use of limes over the past twenty years has revealed that many of our assumptions about how limes were used historically may well be over-simplistic or even wrong. This book presents a selection of the best material, revised and updated, for historians and practitioners who wish to ensure that they are familiar with current best practice in the field.
New understandings of historic materials v The Lime Spectrum Ian Brocklebank v Lime after Vicat Pierre Begoin, tr. Ugo Spano v Properties of lime-mortared masonry Peter Walker v Portland cement strengths through the ages Paul Livesey v Developments in the use of lime in London c.1760-1840 Ian Brocklebank v Technical developments in Plastering and "Plaster" ornamentation in the 18th and 19th centuries Simon Swann v Roman Cement: History, Performance and Conservation David Hughes, Simon Swann, Alan Gardner & Vicenzo Starinieri v Materials analysis, testing and standards EN459:2010 - the new Standard for building lime Steve Foster v Laboratory investigation of lime mortars, plasters and renders Jeremy Ingham v Diagnosing defects in lime-based materials Jeremy Ingham v Sands for use in lime mortars Roz Artis-Young v To Wake a Gentle Giant - Grey Chalk Limes Test the Standards Stafford Holmes v Rediscovering methods and techniques; The myth in the mix - the 1:3 ratio of lime to sand Gerard Lynch v The use of pozzolans in lime mortars Geoff Boffey and Elizabeth Hirst v The use of lime mortars and renders in extreme weather conditions Paul Livesey v Hot-mixed lime mortars Alan Forster v Rediscovering historic mortars and skills at Läckö Castle Ewa Sandström Malinowski v A study of historic lime mortars at Ardfert Cathedral, and the re-creation and use of lime mortars for its conservation Grellan Rourke