This collection of papers derives from a joint symposium of English Heritage and the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation, 22-25 September 1994. Papers include information and research on historical background, new and current developments and practice in the conservation of architectural terracotta, Coade stone, faience and wall and floor tiles. Three case studies are also given: The conservation of the Spanish Tile Floor in the Lord Mayor's Chapel, Bristol; The conservation of Three Victorian Mosaics; Terracotta facades in Lincoln. An important book for conservators, architects and architectural conservators.

Architectural Ceramics. Their History, Manufacture and Conservation (Heritage List)

Arts & Photography

Teutonico, Jeanne Marie

Architecture

Maney - Heritage

The conference proceedings report on the first three years of strategic technical research in English Heritage’s cathedral grants scheme. The scientific and technical investigations were commissioned to find answers to the common building decay problems faced by cathedrals. They have a wider usefulness in the conservation field being equally applicable to the majority of historic buildings in the United Kingdom and overseas which are suffering the ravages of material decay and deterioration.

A Future for the Past

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Six papers covering research on cast iron, underside lead corrosion and lightning protection, along with case studies on cathodic protection, lead conservation and cleaning wrought iron. As the first volume in a new series of Research Transactions, this should appeal to conservators and those involved in the general maintenance and protection of buildings.

Metals (English Heritage Research Transactions Volume 1)

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

The published reports of the European Commission DGXII funded international collaborative research on woodcare. This collection of papers includes studies of the inter-relationships of Deathwatch beetle, Oak Rot, ageing oak and their environment in cathedrals and possible treatments. Sample contributions: Introduction · A history of deathwatch beetle research and treatment · Deathwatch beetle · Finding a mate: tapping behaviour and beetle communication · Acoustic detection of deathwatch beetle larvae · Decay Oak · The roles of locations, age and fungal decay in changing the chemical composition of oak · Non-destructive location and assessment of structural timber · Timber Repair strategies · Maximum retention of timber: a conservative engineering approach.

Timber. The EC Woodcare Project: Studies of the behaviour, interrelationships and management of deathwatch beetles in historic buildings (English Heritage Research Transactions)

Ridout, Brian

Twenty-four papers taken from an international conference on conservation issues concerning public sculpture and monuments held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1998. The papers are divided by subject into those that deal with approaches to art-historical, conservation and inventory issues, others which discuss technical approaches, case studies and discussions of the future and commissioning of new public sculpture. The authors derive from a range of different backgrounds including English Heritage, Imperial War Museum, art galleries, conservation architects, Historic Scotland, university departments.

Monuments and the Millennium

Fidler, John