Conservation of Buildings & Building Materials

Route 66 is a beloved and much studied symbol of twentieth-century America. But until now, no book has focused on the bridges that spanned the rive...

A journey through Europes old towns, exploring why we treasure thembut also what they hide about a continents fraught history  [A] fascinating chro...

Edition of original letters and other documents sheds light on a major ecclesiastical controversy. In 1881, after decades of mouldering into ruin,...

The peak of architectural ironwork in the 19th Century saw the spread of ornate decorative ironwork across the world. In recent years there has bee...

This book is devoted to the seafront, the space between the seaward ends of seaside piers and the first line of buildings. The seafront is a place ...

This open access book delves into the topic of monitoring the effectiveness of building renovation policies within the European Union (EU) using in...

Nestled within the rolling hills and tree-filled landscape of Weardale, Bishop Auckland is an attractive market town with a rich collection of buil...

Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World is an accessible guidebook to understanding historic materials how ...

The sixteen birds detailed in this charming field guide will be well known to birders in Connecticut, but the attention to detail and personality q...

The sixteen birds detailed in this charming field guide will be well known to birders in Connecticut, but the attention to detail and personality q...

Glass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and walling. It consid...

A stonemason's story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient craft. In his thirty-ye...

Harold Donaldson Eberlein's The Manors and Historic Homes of the Hudson Valley has been considered an essential and elegant resource ever since its...