Architectural tiles : conservation and restoration

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Architectural tiles : conservation and restoration / Lesley Durbin. - 1 online resource (445 p.)

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Durbin Lesley author.

Temat

Tiles Decoration and ornament, Architectural konserwacja architektury ornament

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Electronic books

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Egzemplarze są dostępne wyłącznie na miejscu w bibliotece: sygn. 2265 (1 egz.)

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Uwaga ogólna

"Transferred to digital print 2010"--T.p. verso.

Uwaga dotycząca bibliografii

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Uwaga dotycząca zawartości

Zawiera: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements and thanks; Acknowledgements for photographs; List of illustrations; List of colour plates; Introduction; 1. Looking at tile schemes; Introduction; Medieval pavements; Delftware interiors; Nineteenth and early twentieth century interior schemes; 2. Tile making - past and present; Introduction; Medieval tiles; Early tile making; Degradation associated with manufacturing techniques; Contemporary tile making techniques in the medieval style; Delftware tiles; Early tile making in the Netherlands

Degradation associated with manufacturing techniquesCurrent tile making techniques; Factory restoration techniques; Nineteenth century tiles; Industrial mass production of nineteenth century floor tiles; Degradation of floor tiles associated with production techniques; Industrial mass production of nineteenth century glazed wall tiles; Degradation of glazed wall tiles associated with production techniques; Current tile manufacturing techniques for restoration projects; Conclusion; 3. Mortar and construction methods used in historic tile schemes; Introduction

Construction methods in the medieval periodEarly lime mortar; Mortar mixes for resetting; Construction methods in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; Fixing methods and materials in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; Mortar and resetting for seventeenth and eighteenth century tiles; Short case study; Construction methods in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; Problems connected with the early use of Portland cement; Mortars and adhesives for resetting nineteenth and early twentieth century tiles; Conclusion; 4. Principals of conservation for architectural tile schemes

IntroductionPre-industrial age; Post-industrial age; Conservation in the USA; 5. Methods of conservation; Introduction; Surveys; Historical context; Description; Identifying deterioration; Identifying wear and tear due to natural aging; Treatment recommendations within a survey; Role of the conservator as consultant; Cleaning; Hard and soft bodies; Medieval tile pavements; Seventeenth and eighteenth century glazed wall tiles; Nineteenth and twentieth century tiles; Paint removal from glazed tiles; Salts; Continuing care of historic and restored glazed tile schemes; Advice to others

Consolidation of mortarDegradation and consolidation of medieval mortar; Causes of degradation in seventeenth and eighteenth century mortars; Consolidating seventeenth and eighteenth century mortars; Causes of degradation in nineteenth and twentieth century mortars; Consolidation of nineteenth and twentieth century mortars; The importance of grout; Consolidation of ceramic tiles in-situ; Causes of damage to in-situ tiles; Consolidating medieval tiles; Consolidating seventeenth and eighteenth century tiles; Consolidating nineteenth and twentieth century tiles; Painting or retouching

Safe removal of damaged historic tiles

Adnotacja wyjaśniająca lub analiza wskazująca

Streszczenie: Providing hands on advice for the conservator, Architectural Tiles: Conservation and Restoration is a unique and valuable guide. Topics covered offer practical guidance on conservation and restoration techniques including the problems of manufacture, cleaning, replacement or repair and mortars. Techniques are illustrated by comprehensive case studies, against a background of the role of past architects and designers in historic schemes.

Uwaga dotycząca języka

English