Conservation of historic buildings

• Main Author: Feilden, Bernard M (Bernard Melchior)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Butterworth Architecture 1994
• Edition: Rev. softcover ed
• Subjects: Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration
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• Physical Description: x, 345 pages illustration 29 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 075061739X; 9780750617390

Since its publication in 1982 Sir Bernard Feilden's Conservation of Historic Buildings has become the standard text for architects and others involved in the conservation of historic structures. Leading practitioners around the world have praised the book as being the most significant single volume on the subject to be published. Now the book is re-issued with revisions in softcover so that a greater audience can enjoy this classic book.The result of the lifetime's experience of one of the world's leading architectural conservators, the book comprehensively surveys the fundamental principles of conservation in their application to historic buildings, and provides the basic information needed by architects, engineers and surveyors for the solution of problems of architectural conservation in almost every climatic region of the world. This softcover edition is organised into three complementary parts: in the first the structure of buildings is dealt with in detail; the second focuses attention on the causes of decay and the materials they affect; and the third considers the practical role of the architect involved in conservation and rehabilitation. As well as being essential reading for architects and others concerned with conservation, many lay people with various kinds of responsibility for historic buildings will find this clearly written, jargon-free work a fruitful source of guidance and information.