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    Conservation of building and decorative stone / editors, John Ashurst, Francis G Dimes.

    Contributor(s): Ashurst, John [editor of compilation,, author.] | Dimes, Francis G [editor of compilation,, author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York: Routledge 2011Description: 193, 254 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138142749; 1138142743; 9780750638982; 0750638982Subject(s): Building stones -- Deterioration | Stone buildings -- Conservation and restoration | Building stones -- Deterioration | Stone buildings -- Conservation and restorationLOC classification: TA426 | .C64 2011
    Contents:
    An introduction to the restoration, conservation and repair of stone / Ian Bristow ; The nature of building and decorative stones / Francis G. Dimes ; Igneous rocks / Francis G. Dimes ; Sedimentary rocks / Francis G. Dimes ; Metamorphic rocks / Francis G. Dimes ; Determination of a sample / Francis G. Dimes ; Weathering and decay of masonry / David B . Honeyborne ; Illustrations of weathering and decay phenomena -- Methods of repairing and consolidating stone building / John Ashurst ; Structural failure and repair / Ralph Mills ; The selection of stone for repairs / David B. Honeyborne ; Mortars for stone buildings / John Ashurst ; Traditional handworking of stone: methods and recognition / Peter Hill ; Earthquake damage to historic masonry structures / Alejandro Alva Balderrama ; The repair and remedial treatment of the East Block Parliament buildings, Ottawa, Canada / Keith Blades and John Stewart Cleaning masonry buildings / John Ashurst ; Surface treatments / David B. Honeyborne, John Ashurst, Clifford Price and Keith Ross ; The conservation of stone monuments in churches / John Larson ; The conservation of stone sculpture in museums / John Larson ; The museum display of architectural features / Deborah Carthy ; The cleaning of painted stone / Clare Finn ; The cleaning and consolidation of the stonework to the Annuciation Door, Chapter House, Westminster Abbey / Keith Taylor, Christopher Gradwell and Teresa McGarth ; Limewashing / John Ashurst ; Effects of large numbers of visitors on historic buildings / David Honeyborne ; The use of air-abrasive cleaning techniques for stone building surfaces / Peter Moss ; The analytical approach to stone, its cleaning, repair and treatment / Nicola Ashurst and John Kelly.
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    First published by Butterworth-Heinemann. First edition 1990 in two volumes; paperback edition 1998.

    Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

    pt. 1. An introduction to the restoration, conservation and repair of stone / Ian Bristow ; The nature of building and decorative stones / Francis G. Dimes ; Igneous rocks / Francis G. Dimes ; Sedimentary rocks / Francis G. Dimes ; Metamorphic rocks / Francis G. Dimes ; Determination of a sample / Francis G. Dimes ; Weathering and decay of masonry / David B . Honeyborne ; Illustrations of weathering and decay phenomena -- pt. 2. Methods of repairing and consolidating stone building / John Ashurst ; Structural failure and repair / Ralph Mills ; The selection of stone for repairs / David B. Honeyborne ; Mortars for stone buildings / John Ashurst ; Traditional handworking of stone: methods and recognition / Peter Hill ; Earthquake damage to historic masonry structures / Alejandro Alva Balderrama ; The repair and remedial treatment of the East Block Parliament buildings, Ottawa, Canada / Keith Blades and John Stewart Cleaning masonry buildings / John Ashurst ; Surface treatments / David B. Honeyborne, John Ashurst, Clifford Price and Keith Ross ; The conservation of stone monuments in churches / John Larson ; The conservation of stone sculpture in museums / John Larson ; The museum display of architectural features / Deborah Carthy ; The cleaning of painted stone / Clare Finn ; The cleaning and consolidation of the stonework to the Annuciation Door, Chapter House, Westminster Abbey / Keith Taylor, Christopher Gradwell and Teresa McGarth ; Appendix 1. Limewashing / John Ashurst ; Appendix 2. Effects of large numbers of visitors on historic buildings / David Honeyborne ; Appendix 3. The use of air-abrasive cleaning techniques for stone building surfaces / Peter Moss ; Appendix 4. The analytical approach to stone, its cleaning, repair and treatment / Nicola Ashurst and John Kelly.

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