Beyond Preservation: Using Public History to Revitalize Inner Cities (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy)

Beyond Preservation: Using Public History to Revitalize Inner Cities (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy)
Andrew Hurley (Author)

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Historic Preservation

Across the United States, historic preservation has become a catalyst for urban regeneration. Entrepreneurs, urban pioneers, and veteran city dwellers have refurbished thousands of dilapidated properties and put them to productive use as shops, restaurants, nightclubs, museums, and private residences. As a result, inner-cities, once disparaged as zones of poverty, crime, and decay have been re-branded as historic districts. Although these preservation initiatives, often supported by government tax incentives and rigid architectural controls, deserve credit for bringing people back to the city, raising property values, and generating tourist revenue, they have been less successful in creating stable and harmonious communities. Beyond Preservation proposes a framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighborhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes. Its central argument is that inner-city communities can best turn preserved landscapes into assets by subjecting them to public interpretation at the grass-roots. Based on an examination of successful projects in St. Louis, Missouri and other U.S. cities, Andrew Hurley demonstrates how rigorous historical analysis can help communities articulate a local identity and plan intelligently on the basis of existing cultural and social assets.

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• Published on: 2010-05-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.78" h x 5.83" w x .79" l, .75 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

Stealing Magnolias: Tales from a New Orleans Courtyard

Stealing Magnolias: Tales from a New Orleans Courtyard
by Debra Shriver, George Rodrigue, Mary Randolph Carter
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Historic Preservation

Debra Shriver tells the story of finding and restoring a house in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the wake of Katrina. Part love letter, part scrapbook; readers are given a rare tour of this enigmatic city. The book is a cultural guidebook and historical reference of America's most European city, featuring the work of more than 20 photographers and artists. Chapters highlight food and entertaining, decorating, gardens, landscapes, local traditions, interiors, and architecture.

• Rank: #708369 in Books
• Published on: 2010-10-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.98" h x .98" w x 8.98" l, 3.00 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Historic Preservation: Curatorial Management of the Built World

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Historic Preservation: Curatorial Management of the Built World
James Marston Fitch (Author)
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This book outlines a complete programme for the restoration and preservation of historic structures and historic sites throughout the world. It is a basic text for both the novice entering the field and the specialist. Dr Fitch covers the many disciplines, concepts and technologies needed by the preservationist. He also includes discussions of the economic, legal and legislative forces acting upon historic district planning. He provides useful information on how old buildings can be moved (either intact or disassembled) to new sites via truck, rail or barge; how to heat, cool and light old buildings and still maintain the aesthetic integrity of their interiors; and how a country can develop a comprehensive policy for the care of its artistic and historic heritage.

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• Published on: 1990-04-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.37" h x 6.42" w x .0" l, 1.80 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 443 pages

Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture

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Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture
Alan Hess (Author)
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A thoroughly revised and significantly expanded edition of the popular 1980s original, Googie Redux is the authoritative history of the mid-us.htmlth century icon that ignited an architectural revolution: the coffee shop. Emblematic of Southern California car culture, stylized eateries and other roadside buildings built from the 1930s to the 1950s were dismissed as lowbrow stylistic folly in their heyday. Yet, as Alan Hess points out, in many ways they were the realization of modern architecture's grand promises. They were populist, employed new materials, and captured their purpose, place, and culture as vividly as any great architectural style. The influential original edition helped to spark a robust preservation movement and kick-started the reappreciation of mid-century architecture and design. This latest edition features extensive up-to-date research and dozens of rarely seen and newly found photographs. Googie Redux is the definitive document of a style born in California that has spread to all corners of the world.

• Rank: #35152 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 11.02" h x .87" w x 8.46" l, 2.51 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Historic Preservation Technology: A Primer

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Historic Preservation Technology: A Primer
by Robert A. Young
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Historic Preservation

This introduction to historic preservation goes well beyond the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and shows how wood, stone, masonry, and metal were used in the past and how adaptive re-use can be employed to bring modern amenities to historic structures. The book covers all aspects of the exterior and interior building fabric, including windows, roofing, doors, porches, and electrical and mechanical systems for both residential and small-scale commercial buildings. Richly illustrated with photographs showing typical elements of historic buildings, decay mechanisms, and remediation techniques, the book also contains a variety of useful case studies and features a companion Website that offers dozens of additional images and resources.

• Rank: #54425 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.12" h x 1.42" w x 8.09" l, 2.61 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 448 pages

The Ten Books On Architecture (Illustrated)

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The Ten Books On Architecture (Illustrated)
Vitruvius (Author), Morris Hicky Morgan (Translator)
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The oldest and most influential book ever written on architecture, this volume served as a guide to Bramante, Michelangelo, Palladio, Vignola, and countless others. It describes the classic principles of symmetry, harmony, and proportion as well as the ancients' methods, materials, and aesthetics. Authoritative translation by a distinguished Harvard professor.

• Rank: #52352 in eBooks
• Published on: 2008-02-06
• Released on: 2008-02-06
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Restoring a House in the City: A Guide to Renovating Townhouses, Brownstones, and Row Houses wth Great Style

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Restoring a House in the City: A Guide to Renovating Townhouses, Brownstones, and Row Houses wth Great Style
by Ingrid Abramovitch
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How to turn an old home into a jewel on the block.

What do a fashion mogul, a Williams-Sonoma executive, a museum curator, and a design-savvy actress have in common? Good taste, of course, but more than that: a shared passion to "bring back," to carefully restore and artfully embellish, their houses.

They are among the twenty-one real-life renovations featured in this essential resource—from stately town houses to brownstone fixer-uppers—to give the true experience of creating an urban oasis on any street. Whether hunting for rare chandeliers, salvaging floorboards for new tabletops, or removing walls to let more light in, all the nuts and bolts of restoration are here. In Boston, a young family's renovation takes three years and includes every modern amenity (a media room, home gym, elevator), but saves most of the original interiors (window shutters and seats, marble fireplaces). A Baltimore couple—both stars of the graphic design world—must reconcile their cutting-edge tastes with their traditional surrounds.

From furniture and color to rooftops and terraces, Restoring a House in the City offers a treasury of inspiration and ideas, as well as a lavish illustrated tour of some of the best done renovations in the business.

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• Published on: 2009-10-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 11.81" h x 1.00" w x 9.88" l, 3.83 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme

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The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme
by Philip Jodidio
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Historic Preservation

The extraordinary accomplishments of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme are celebrated in this generously illustrated volume that includes hundreds of photographs, maps, and drawings along with informative text, offering fascinating insight into the built environment of Muslim societies around the world.
The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme promotes the conservation and re-use of buildings and public spaces in historic cities in the Muslim World as a catalyst to improving the quality of life of their inhabitants. This book presents more than 30 case studies that illustrate the Programme's efforts to spur social, economic, and cultural development in sustainable ways. In countries such as Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Mali, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan and Tanzania the Historic Cities Programme has gone beyond restoration to address the questions of the social and environmental context, adaptive re-use, institutional sustainability and training. Recent photographs filled with brilliant detail; precise maps, drawings and technical data; and expert essays on urban planning, collaborative networks, parks and gardens, and sustainability are included in this exciting book on the work of one of the Muslim world's most successful proponents of cultural conservation.

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• Published on: 2011-09-22
• Released on: 2011-09-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 11.02" h x 1.50" w x 8.66" l, 3.95 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 340 pages

Farmhouse Revival

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Farmhouse Revival
by Susan Daley, Steve Gross

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Historic Preservation

The American farmhouse represents integrity, ingenuity, self-reliance, and agricultural heritage. Today, the farmhouse is a rare survivor from another era that can be found sensitively reinterpreted by artists, carefully preserved by original owners, or functionally maintained by farm-to-table artisanal food producers. In more than 200 stunning images, Steve Gross and Sue Daley have painstakingly photographed 20 of the most beautifully preserved farmhouses in the northeast. Some are working farmhouses that have been passed down in families for generations; some have been made productive again by a whole new generation of organic farmers. Still others have been rescued from neglect and restored to their former splendor. Each house is accompanied by an overview of the farmhouse owner and how he or she maintains the property. Fans of the farm-to-table movement as well as historic architecture and preservation will find this an intriguing and beautiful read.

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• Published on: 2013-04-09
• Released on: 2013-04-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .0 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Old Louisville: Exuberant, Elegant, and Alive

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Old Louisville: Exuberant, Elegant, and Alive
by David Domine, Franklin Schmidt, Esther Schmidt

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Historic Preservation

A forty-five-square-block neighborhood in the heart of Kentucky’s largest city, Old Louisville is among the largest and most significant historic preservation districts in America. Comprising some 1,400 structures built primarily between 1885 and 1905, it is a veritable time capsule of late-Victorian and early twentieth-century architecture. The broad avenues and quiet courts of this beautifully embowered space are lined with notable examples of Gothic Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque, Queen Anne, Italianate, Châteauesque, Second Empire, and Beaux Arts dwellings typifying the style and elegance of the Gilded Age.

Located just south of Louisville’s business district, Old Louisville arose from the expansive grounds where the great Southern Exposition amazed and inspired visitors from 1883 to 1887. Coinciding with the economic growth of this expanding river city, the development of Old Louisville reflected the exuberance of its patrons and their architects as many of the designs combined various elements of diverse styles with sometimes whimsical and often strikingly delightful results.

Old Louisville: Exuberant, Elegant, and Alive takes an intimate tour of fifty residential designs, from grand mansions to cozy cottages, from familiar house museums and boutique hotel adaptations to private homes of charm and sophistication. Many of these residences have never been opened to the curious eyes of readers who are fascinated with old homes and interior design and intrigued by the skill and imagination necessary to rescue endangered buildings and convert them to the needs and comforts of modern living.

Old Louisville is alive today with the busy activities of commerce and creativity. It is abuzz with people heading off to work at an office downtown or to a studio downstairs, while next door or down the block new neighbors are hunkering down to restore an old gem from a bygone era. Street fairs and art festivals roll with the vitality of contemporary life in a historic setting, and the pleasant sounds of Derby party celebrants mingle with the echoes of those now past. Old Louisville celebrates the architectural context of this remarkable neighborhood and commemorates the passion and the dedication of those who have recognized the value of its past and have sacrificed to preserve the certainty of its future.

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• Published on: 2013-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 248 pages

Gravestones, Tombs & Memorials (BRITAIN'S LIVING HISTORY)

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Gravestones, Tombs & Memorials (BRITAIN'S LIVING HISTORY)
Trevor Yorke (Author)

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Historic Preservation

If you explore our churchyards and cemeteries, you will be astonished at how much you can discover, not only about the people who are buried there and their standing in the local community but also about the history of the area. In this book, Trevor Yorke explains burial practices down the ages and details the development of the churchyard and the cemetery. He looks at the period styles of gravestones and tombs, and the shapes and features that help to date them. Using a wide range of photographs and line illustrations, he examines the carvings and symbols that can be found and offers clues to their possible meanings.

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• Published on: 2012-11-05
• Released on: 2012-12-19
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

The Chesapeake House: Architectural Investigation by Colonial Williamsburg

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The Chesapeake House: Architectural Investigation by Colonial Williamsburg
by Cary Carson, Carl Lounsbury

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Historic Preservation

For more than thirty years, the architectural research department at Colonial Williamsburg has engaged in comprehensive study of early buildings, landscapes, and social history in the Chesapeake region. Its painstaking work has transformed our understanding of building practices in the colonial and early national periods and thereby greatly enriched the experience of visiting historic sites. In this beautifully illustrated volume, a team of historians, curators, and conservators draw on their far-reaching knowledge of historic structures in Virginia and Maryland to illuminate the formation, development, and spread of one of the hallmark building traditions in America architecture.
The essays describe how building design, hardware, wall coverings, furniture, and even paint colors telegraphed social signals about the status of builders and owners and choreographed social interactions among everyone who lived or worked in gentry houses, modest farmsteads, and slave quarters. The analyses of materials, finishes, and carpentry work will fascinate old-house buffs, preservationists, and historians alike. The lavish color photography is a delight to behold, and the detailed catalogues of architectural elements provide a reliable guide to the form, style, and chronology of the region's distinctive historic architecture.

• Rank: #195943 in Books
• Published on: 2013-03-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 544 pages

Practical Building Conservation! Conservation Basics

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Practical Building Conservation! Conservation Basics
by English Heritage

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Historic Preservation

This volume, Conservation Basics, examines the evolving theories and principles that underpin building conservation in England in the 21st century, and looks at their application in practice. The process of conservation planning for the maintenance and repair of historic buildings and places is described in detail, and is illustrated through case studies. Topics include understanding and assessment, surveys and recording, ecological considerations, planning and managing maintenance and repair programmes, risk management, specifying works, and contract procurement.

• Rank: #926096 in Books
• Published on: 2013-04-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 150 pages

A Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century

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A Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century
by Robert E. Stipe
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In this "best practices" volume for students, professionals, and policy makers, 15 essays by leading scholars and professionals explore the history of the preservation movement in the US, the current range of philosophies and strategies employed by professionals in the field, and recommendations for appropriate preservation strategies, both public and private.

• Rank: #88492 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.18" w x 6.14" l, 1.85 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 608 pages

How to Photograph Historic Structures and Sites

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How to Photograph Historic Structures and Sites
by Bill Lebovich

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Historic Preservation

Over 200 black and white photographs of a wide array of historic properties and settings carefully illustrate how to effectively convey important historic qualities and details.

Capturing the historic character of buildings and landscapes through photography is a critical component of all documentation and preservation efforts. Indeed, it plays a central role in the Historic Structure Report—a comprehensive document that is required whenever a restoration is undertaken. But while photography is at the heart of preservation work, it can be difficult for non-professionals to fully grasp the technical and aesthetic considerations unique to historic structures.

This hands-on user’s guide will explain it all, from the pros and cons of digital versus film photography and how to capture large-scale buildings, historic districts, and cultural landscapes, to the photographic requirements of reviewing agencies like the National Park Service, and much, much more. 200 photographs

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• Published on: 2013-09-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.25" h x 7.24" w x .0" l, .0 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Texas State Parks and the CCC: The Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps

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Texas State Parks and the CCC: The Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps
by Dr. Cynthia A. Brandimarte Ph.D., Angela S. Reed, Carter Smith

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Historic Preservation

From Palo Duro Canyon in the Panhandle to Lake Corpus Christi on the coast, from Balmorhea in far West Texas to Caddo Lake near the Louisiana border, the state parks of Texas are home not only to breathtaking natural beauty, but also to historic buildings and other structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s.

In Texas State Parks and the CCC: The Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Cynthia Brandimarte has mined the organization’s archives, as well as those of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation, to compile a rich visual record of how this New Deal program left an indelible stamp on many of the parks we still enjoy today.

Some fifty thousand men were enrolled in the CCC in Texas. Between 1933 and 1942, they constructed trails, cabins, concession buildings, bathhouses, dance pavilions, a hotel, and a motor court. Before they arrived, the state’s parklands consisted of fourteen parks on about 800 acres, but by the end of World War II, CCC workers had helped create a system of forty-eight parks on almost 60,000 acres throughout Texas.
Accompanied by many never-published images that reveal all aspects of the CCC in Texas, from architectural plans to camp life, Texas State Parks and the CCC covers the formation and development of the CCC and its design philosophy; the building of the parks and the daily experiences of the workers; the completion and management of the parks in the first decades after the war; and the ongoing process of maintaining and preserving the iconic structures that define the rustic, handcrafted look of the CCC.

With a call for greater appreciation of these historical resources, especially in light of the recent Bastrop fire, which threatened one of the state’s most popular CCC-era destinations, Brandimarte profiles twenty-nine parks, providing a descriptive history of each and information on its CCC company, the dates of CCC activity, and the CCC-built structures still existing within the park.

• Rank: #359387 in Books
• Published on: 2013-01-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 188 pages

Born on the Island: The Galveston We Remember (Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities)

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Born on the Island: The Galveston We Remember (Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities)
by Stephen Fox, Eugene Aubry, Lyda Ann Quinn Thomas
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In sixty-seven exquisite watercolors and drawings, nationally famous architect Eugene Aubry captures on paper the sensibilities, the memories, and the grace that evokes Galveston, especially for those who are BOI (“born on the island”). Commissioned by the Galveston Historical Foundation, these works of art are intended to enhance the visual record of the buildings and the unique local architectural style that so many have appreciated over the years.?

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Galvestonians became more aware than ever of the treasure of the island’s historical architecture and the vulnerability of this heritage to forces beyond human control. Aubry’s art captures the almost palpable sense of past glories these buildings bring to mind. Aubry—himself BOI—has fashioned these pieces in a way that resonates with those who love the island’s ethos.

With a fine eye to the artist’s intent and a mastery of detail, architectural historian Stephen Fox expertly and eloquently introduces the work as a whole and, in discursive captions that accompany each image, informs the reader’s appreciation of Aubry’s art.

So much more than a tribute, Born on the Island: The Galveston We Remember stands as a loving homage to Galveston—one that will call its readers home to the island, even if they have never ventured there before.

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• Published on: 2012-09-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 12.01" h x 10.43" w x .79" l, 2.85 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Case Study Houses (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)

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Case Study Houses (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)
by Elizabeth Smith, Peter Gossel
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Special bestseller price. The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The program's chief motivating force was Arts & Architecture editor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture's greatest talents, such as Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed to re-define the modern home, and thus had a pronounced influence on architecture. With comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence, contemporary photos, floor plans and sketches.

• Rank: #37563 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-01
• Original language: German, English, French
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 13.07" h x 1.69" w x 10.12" l, 7.93 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 440 pages

Art of The Stonemason

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Art of The Stonemason
by Ian Cramb
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Historic Preservation

Drawing on five generations of family tradition as stonemasons in his native Scotland, Ian Cramb created this masterful work to pass on his knowledge and experience to craftsmen who wish to learn the ancient, but still necessary, principles of the stonemason's art. Since original publication by Betterway Books in 1992, this book has established itself as an essential learning tool for masons doing new construction and also those engaged in restoration of historic stone structures.
Beginning with a detailed discussion of building with "random rubble", which is the name for the early Celtic art of building with irregular stones bedded on mortar, the author proceeds to more complex projects such as fireplaces, stairs, arches, bridges and more. There is extensive treatment of various restoration techniques involved with historic structures both in the US and Britain, some as old as 1000 years. In additon the author covers various types of stone, stone-cutting, etc. as well as using tradional mortar mixes, which have demonstrated their utility in stone walls and buildings which have lasted for many centuries.
The Art of the Stonemason is profusely illustrated with the author's meticulous line drawings and photographs.
Ian Cramb began his apprenticeship at the age of 14 in Dunblane, Scotland. Surrounded by large estates, farm buildings, a ruined 13th century bishop's palace, two large fifteenth century castles, a Gothic cathedral, and numerous other stone buildings, Dunblane was an apprentice stonemason's paradise. In 1957 Mr. Cramb took over as master stonemason on the restoration of the monastic buildings around the abbey on Iona. He rebuilt the cloisters, restored St. Michael's Chapel, and also restored St. Oran's Chapel in the Cemetary of Kings, built in 1075. In 1959 Mr. Cramb moved to the US where he set stone and marble on the Capitol building, and then he acted as stone and marble mason for the Raeburn Building and World Bank Building in Washington, DC. He now lives in Bangor, Pennsylvania.

• Rank: #63762 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-15
• Released on: 2006-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .51" h x 8.76" w x 10.94" l, .91 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 174 pages

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Practical Building Conservation! Concrete
by English Heritage

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Historic Preservation

A great deal of research and literature has been produced on repairing concrete structures but very little aimed at conserving the character or appearance of historic examples. This volume, Concrete, offers guidance as to how that should be done. It includes a brief history of the use of the material and explains the criteria for listing before assessing decay mechanisms and determining appropriate repair strategies. A bibliography and case studies are also included.

• Rank: #477612 in Books
• Published on: 2013-04-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 150 pages