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Building in Cob, Pise and Stabilized Earth
Clough Williams-Ellis
This fascinating study, first published in 1919 then revised in 1947, was based on experiments undertaken by more ...

Building Construction Drawing
Richard B. Eaton
First published in six parts in the period 1914 to 1921 this volume has now been reprinted to provide a more ...

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Cleaning Historic Buildings
Volumes I and II
Nicola Ashurst
Offers practical guidance on appropriate cleaning techniques more...

Cleaning Techniques in Conservation Practice 
Eds Kyle C Normandin and D. Slaton
This issue presents the latest research and developments in the cleaning of buildings, sculpture and more...

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Conservation of Clay and Chalk Buildings
Gordon T Pearson
This standard work provides practical guidance on appropriate methods of conservation and repair more...

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Conservation of Historic Buildings and their Contents
Eds D. Watt and B. Colston
This collection of papers offers contributions from the field of building conservation and museums. more...

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Conservation of Timber Buildings
F. W. B. Charles
This book looks at the various types of structure associated with the timber-frame tradition. more...

English Leadwork: Its Art and History
Lawrence Weaver
Lawrence Weaver’s design reference work appeared in 1909. It describes  many examples more ...

House Decoration
Paul Hasluck
First published in 1897, this book provides a valuable background to the types of paints employed more ...

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Layers of Understanding
Edited by Helen Hughes
This book describes and explains architectural paint research and its role in understanding and managing historic buildings.  more...

McKay's Building Construction
W.B. McKay
First published between 1938 and 1944, this book describes the craft of building as practised before the more ...

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Measurement and Recording
of Historic Buildings
Swallow, Dallas, Jackson and Watt
This book provides a practical guide to measured building surveys more...

Modern Matters
Edited by Susan Macdonald
The contributions to this book consider recent developments in the protection and care of twentieth-century more...

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Old House Care and Repair
Janet Collings
This book will help owners, builders and all construction professionals make right  decisions more...

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Preserving Post-war Heritage
Edited by Susan Macdonald
This book examines the specific management and practical issues posed by our post-war heritage. The topics covered more...

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Processes of Urban Stone Decay  
Edited by B J Smith and P A Warke
Offers a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of decay processes. It  shows the range more...

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Rivington's Building Construction
Major Percy G. L. Smith
When this series first appeared in 1875 it was considered the best textbook on the subject, providing comprehensive more...

Roof Slating and Tiling
F. Bennett and A. Pinion
This reprint of the 1948 edition provides a valuable source of information on the various types of roof coverings more...

Structural Appraisal of Traditional Buildings
Patrick Robson
A comprehensive guide to the common causes of structural  damage. It examines more...

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Structural Repair of Traditional Buildings
Patrick Robson
This book highlights the differences in approach between new design and repair, and  emphasizes more...

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Survey and Repair of Traditional Buildings
Richard Oxley
This book will help practitioners identify the particular issues relating to older buildings and the problems more...

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Surveying Historic Buildings
David Watt
This book offers a well structured guide to inspecting and reporting on the condition of older buildings, more...

Windows
History, Repair and Conservation

Edited by Michael Tutton and
Elizabeth Hirst

The window has a long and fascinating history. It has evolved in response to the availability of resources,  more...

   
 

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