Conserving Buildings: Guide to Techniques and Materials

Book

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2010.015.1

Secondary Title

Conserving Buildings: A Manual of Techniques and Materials

Description

Guide for contractors and home owners involved in maintaining, restoring and rehabilitating historic buildings, as well as a technical reference for architects, engineers, specifiers, and building managers. Outlines procedures for conserving historic buildings and building materials, and includes step-by-step guidelines for conducting a structural building survey. Covers wood, stone, ceramic, masonry and metalwork, slate roofing, architectural glass, paints and coasting, and foundations and footings. Includes extensive illustrations and case studies. xiv, 270 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2010.015.

Source or Donor

O'Brien, Bridget

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Bridget O'Brien

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Building materials

Search Terms

Architecture--Conservation and restoration--Technique

Book Details

Author

Matero, F. G. (Frank G.), Weaver, Martin E.

Edition

Rev. ed.

Publisher

Preservation Press

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

circa 1997

Call No.

NA105 .W43 1997

ISBN

0471509442

LCCN

98167356

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Martin E. Weaver ; with F.G. Matero. Revised edition.

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Create Date

November 10, 2010

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023