{"product_id":"interior-finishes-and-fittings-for-historic-building-conservation-hardback-9781405190220","title":"Interior Finishes and Fittings for Historic Building Conservation (Hardback) 9781405190220","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInterior Finishes and Fittings for Historic Building Conservation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Forsyth (Author), Lisa White (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405190220, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 19.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.748 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Michael Forsyth \u0026amp; Lisa White's Interior Finishes \u0026amp; Fittings for Historic Building Conservation, is an expert introduction to every aspect of the historic interior from wallpapers, paints and textiles to lighting and fire safety.\" (The Times, 24 December 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"This volume enriches the excellence established by its predecessors ... This book references tons of good stuff, which all who operate in the conservation field should read over Christmas.\" (BD Building Design, 16 December 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterior Finishes \u0026amp; Fittings for Historic Building Conservation\u003c\/i\u003e complements Materials \u0026amp; Skills for Historic Building Conservation, combining the history and application of each material with current knowledge of maintenance and conservation techniques. Of direct practical application in the field, it takes the reader through the process of conserving historic interior finishes, covering everything from decorative plasterwork, joinery and paint colour; to chimneypieces, lighting and fire safety management.  \u003cp\u003eThe series is particularly aimed at construction professionals – architects, decorative arts historians and specifiers, surveyors, engineers – as well as postgraduate building conservation students and undergraduate architects and surveyors as specialist or optional course reading. The series is also of value to other professional groups such as commissioning client bodies, managers and advisors, and interested individuals involved in house refurbishment or setting up a building preservation trust. While there is a focus on UK practice, most of the content is of relevance overseas (just as UK conservation courses attract many overseas students, for example from India, China, Australia and the USA).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters are written by leading conservators, historians, architects, and related professionals, who together reflect the interdisciplinary nature of conservation work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume on the historic interior is the fourth of a series on Historic Building Conservation that combine conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional materials and structural and constructional conservation techniques and technology:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding Historic Building Conservation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructures \u0026amp; Construction in Historic Building Conservation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaterials \u0026amp; Skills for Historic Building Conservation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterior Finishes \u0026amp; Fittings for Historic Building Conservation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile substantial publications exist on each of the subject areas - some by the authors of the Historic Building Conservation series - few individuals and practices have ready access to all of these or the time to read them in detail. The aim of the series is to introduce each aspect of conservation and to provide concise, basic and up-to-date knowledge within four volumes, sufficient for the professional to appreciate the subject better and to know where to seek further help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Conservation of the historic interior 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Forsyth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe presentation of historic interiors 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging change 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding history and understanding significance 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Reading’ the classical interior 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fall and rise of craftsmanship 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoinery detailing: a case study 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding ‘forgotten spaces’ 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Stone floors 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloors 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Cantilever or hanging stone stairs 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Hume\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do they work? 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandings 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of problems 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigation 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepairs 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoad testing 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimber cantilever stairs 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Decorative plasterwork: materials and methods 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Bostwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCeiling construction 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinishes 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignificance 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Woodwork 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: timber 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloors 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaircases 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePanelling 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoors and doorcases 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitectural woodwork details 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Metalwork and gilding 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaircases and balustrades 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitectural metal furniture 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGilding 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Chimneypieces 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: early chimneypieces 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly chimney furniture 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeventeenth- and eighteenth-century developments 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiregrates and chimney furniture 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVictorian style 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Wallpaper 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTreve Rosoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA brief history of wallpaper 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking hand-blocked wallpaper 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHand block printing 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning wallpaper 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe selling of wallpaper 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere and how to hang wallpaper 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDating and identifying wallpaper 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Textiles 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnabel Westman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWall hangings 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWindow curtains 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloor coverings 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConservation 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Ceramic and glass 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly floor tiles 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTin-glazed earthenware or Delft tiles 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVictorian tiles 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlass 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMirror glass 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. The impact of historic lighting 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding artificial light 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging artificial light 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe impact of artificial light 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe impact of technological change 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Paint colour and paintwork 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Baty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConservation projects 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional paint 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare when specifying 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLead as an exterior paint 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistemper 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Recreating historic schemes of interior decoration 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Finlay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecreating and interpreting historic schemes 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHouse versus home 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Environment in the historic interior 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Drewe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsiderations with respect to people, collections and the building fabric 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeating 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe options 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintenance and statutory requirements 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. 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