Interior Finishes and Fittings for Historic Building Conservation (PDF)

Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building
Conservation complements Materials & Skills for Historic
Building Conservation, combining the history and application of
each material with current knowledge of maintenance and
conservation techniques. Of direct practical application in the
field, it takes the reader through the process of conserving
historic interior finishes, covering everything from decorative
plasterwork, joinery and paint colour; to chimneypieces, lighting
and fire safety management.

The series is particularly aimed at construction professionals
- architects, decorative arts historians and specifiers,
surveyors, engineers - as well as postgraduate building
conservation students and undergraduate architects and surveyors as
specialist or optional course reading. The series is also of value
to other professional groups such as commissioning client bodies,
managers and advisors, and interested individuals involved in house
refurbishment or setting up a building preservation trust. While
there is a focus on UK practice, most of the content is of
relevance overseas (just as UK conservation courses attract many
overseas students, for example from India, China, Australia and the
USA).

The chapters are written by leading conservators, historians,
architects, and related professionals, who together reflect the
interdisciplinary nature of conservation work.

This volume on the historic interior is the fourth of a series
on Historic Building Conservation that combine conservation
philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional
materials and structural and constructional conservation techniques
and technology:

* Understanding Historic Building Conservation

* Structures & Construction in Historic Building
Conservation

* Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation

* Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building
Conservation

While substantial publications exist on each of the subject
areas - some by the authors of the Historic Building Conservation
series - few individuals and practices have ready access to all of
these or the time to read them in detail. The aim of the series is
to introduce each aspect of conservation and to provide concise,
basic and up-to-date knowledge within four volumes, sufficient for
the professional to appreciate the subject better and to know where
to seek further help.