British and Foreign Building Stones

British and Foreign Building Stones
Title British and Foreign Building Stones PDF eBook
Author John Watson
Publisher
Pages 500
Release 1911
Genre Building stones
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This descriptive catalogue provides full details and building related information on the rock samples found in the Sedgwick Collection.

Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings

Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings
Title Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings PDF eBook
Author John Hudson
Publisher CRC Press
Pages 364
Release 2019-04-24
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 1351585347

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This book covers the wide spectrum of subjects relating to obtaining and using building stones, starting with their geological origin and then describing the nature of granites, volcanics, limestones, sandstones, flint, metamorphic stones, breccias and conglomerates, with emphasis being placed on how to recognise the different stones via the many illustrated examples from Great Britain and other countries. The life of a building stone is explained from its origin in the quarry, through its exposure to the elements when used for a building, to its eventual deterioration. The structure of stone buildings is then discussed, with explanations of the mechanics of pillars, lighthouses and walls, arches, bridges, buttresses and roof vaults, plus castles and cathedrals. The sequence of the historical architectural styles of stone buildings is explained—from the early days through to postmodern buildings. Special attention is paid to two famous architects: the Roman Vitruvius and the English Sir Christopher Wren who designed and supervised the construction of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. To demonstrate many of the concepts presented, two exemplary stone buildings are described in detail: the Albert Memorial in London and Durham Cathedral in northern England. The former building is interesting because it is comprised of a cornucopia of different building stones and the latter building because of its architecture and sandstone decay mechanisms. In the final Chapter, ruined stone buildings are discussed—the many reasons for their decay and the possibility of their ‘rebirth’ via digital recording of their geometry. The book has over 350 pages and is illustrated with more than 450 diagrams and colour photographs of both the various stones and the associated stone buildings. Readers’ knowledge of the subject will be greatly enhanced by these images and the related explanatory text. A wide-ranging references and bibliography section is also included.

Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone

Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone
Title Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone PDF eBook
Author John Ashurst
Publisher Routledge
Pages 461
Release 1998
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 0750638982

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One of the problems which beset the conservation of stone buildings is the fragmentation of the disciplines involved. This book brings these disciplines together by the involvement of contributors with different experiences & approaches.

Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone

Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone
Title Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone PDF eBook
Author F G Dimes
Publisher Routledge
Pages 468
Release 2007-11-02
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 1136415440

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One of the problems which beset the practical conservation of stone buildings is the fragmentation of the disciplines involved. This book, with both volumes now available as one invaluable paperback, brings these disciplines together by the involvement of contributors with different experiences and approaches to the same material. Part one is an introduction to the complexities and background history of stone conservation followed by the most comprehensive description yet produced of the building and decorative stones used in the British Isles. In part two, practitioners involved in stone conservation describe ways in which major structural masonry problems, secondary building problems and different stone surface conditions may be treated. A variety of building types and environments has been used to ensure that the broad scope of common problems is covered. This second part of the book will be of practical value to art historians, archaeologists, architects, surveyors and engineers, masonry contractors and sculpture conservators in solving problems and in learning to use each other's skills and experience.

Quarry and Surveyors' and Contractors' Journal

Quarry and Surveyors' and Contractors' Journal
Title Quarry and Surveyors' and Contractors' Journal PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 316
Release 1916
Genre Building stones
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The New International Encyclopædia

The New International Encyclopædia
Title The New International Encyclopædia PDF eBook
Author Frank Moore Colby
Publisher
Pages 924
Release 1917
Genre Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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New International Encyclopedia

New International Encyclopedia
Title New International Encyclopedia PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 938
Release 1914
Genre Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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