Historic floors : their history and conservation

by: Fawcett, J.

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Historic floors : their care and conservation

Authors:Jane Fawcett, International Council of Monuments and Sites

Summary:This work traces the history of some of the great floors of Europe from the fourth century BC and outlines the developments of mosaic, tiles, marble and parquetry floors in secular buildings. Early Christian pavements and the creation of medieval tiles are also covered.

Series:
Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology

xix, 250 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Contents:
The archaeology of church and cathedral floors, their recording and conservation; the retrieval of damaged inscriptions; preserving the excavated floor; the repair of tiled amd mosaic pavements; problems of country house parquetry and marble floors; floor studies of British Cathedrals; the management of visitors.

Subjects:
England
Floors
Floors Conservation and restoration
Floors Conservation and restoration England
Floors England History
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration England
History
Monuments historiques Conservation et restauration Angleterre
Planchers Angleterre Histoire
Planchers Conservation et restauration Angleterre

Historic floors : their history and conservation

by: Fawcett, J.

• ISBN-13: 9780750627658 / 978-0-7506-2765-8
• ISBN-03: 0750627654 / 0-7506-2765-4
• Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston-Oxford, 1998

Price: 113,57 EURO

1 copy in stock