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Conservation of brick / John Warren ; with a contribution by Pat Ryan and David Andrews.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection TA432 .W37 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Warren, John, 1931 April 25-
- Series:
- Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bricks.
- Bricks--Conservation.
- Building, Brick.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Case studies.
- Historic buildings.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth Heinemann, 1999.
- Summary:
- "John Warren's invaluable book describes historic brick and terracotta, setting out the causes of failure and decay, analysing available materials and evaluating processes of repair and applicable conservation philosophies. It provides the conservator, owner and student of building conservation with a comprehensive resource"--provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- An outline of the evolution of bricks and brickwork
- Brickmakers, bricks and brickwork
- Historic brick
- Refined brick earths, terracottas and tiles
- Behaviour of fired clay materials
- Response to failure
- Physical repair
- Destructive processes in brickwork
- Biodeterioration
- Natural and man-made pollution
- Protection, consolidation and repair
- Mortars, renderings and plasters
- Case studies
- Good practice.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Ex libris Andrew Craig Morrison.
- ISBN:
- 0750630914
- OCLC:
- 41092259
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