Interior finishes & fittings for historic building conservation / / edited by Michael Forsyth and Lisa White
| Interior finishes & fittings for historic building conservation / / edited by Michael Forsyth and Lisa White |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Disciplina | 747 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ForsythMichael <1951->
WhiteLisa <1950-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Building fittings
Finishes and finishing Interior decoration Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration |
| ISBN |
1-283-33324-4
9786613333247 1-4443-4483-8 1-4443-4480-3 |
| Classificazione | ARC005000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Interior finishes & fittings for historic building conservation; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1: Conservation of the historic interior; Introduction; The presentation of historic interiors; Managing change; Building history and understanding significance; 'Reading' the classical interior; The fall and rise of craftsmanship; Joinery detailing: a case study; Finding 'forgotten spaces'; Conclusion; 2: Stone floors; Introduction; Materials; Floors; 3: Cantilever or hanging stone stairs; How do they work?; Landings; Sources of problems; Investigation; Repairs; Load testing
Timber cantilever stairsConclusion; 4: Decorative plasterwork: materials and methods; Introduction; Introduction; Materials; Methods; Ceiling construction; Design; Finishes; Significance; 5: Woodwork; Floors; Staircases; Panelling; Doors and doorcases; Architectural woodwork details; 6: Metalwork and gilding; Introduction; Staircases and balustrades; Architectural metal furniture; Gilding; 7: Chimneypieces; Introduction: early chimneypieces; Early chimney furniture; Seventeenth-and eighteenth-century developments; Firegrates and chimney furniture; Victorian style; 8: Wallpaper; Introduction A brief history of wallpaperMaking hand-blocked wallpaper; Hand block printing; Designing wallpaper; The selling of wallpaper; Where and how to hang wallpaper; 9: Textiles; Introduction; Wall hangings; Window curtains; Floor coverings; Conservation; Glossary; 10: Ceramic and glass; Early floor tiles; Tin-glazed earthenware or Delft tiles; Victorian tiles; Glass; Mirror glass; 11: The impact of historic lighting; Introduction; Providing artificial light; Managing artificial light; The impact of artificial light; The impact of technological change; Conclusion; 12: Paint colour and paintwork Conservation projectsTraditional paint; Care when specifying; Lead as an exterior paint; Distemper; 13: Recreating historic schemes of interior decoration; Research; Recreating and interpreting historic schemes; House versus home; Conclusion; 14: Environment in the historic interior; Introduction; Considerations with respect to people, collections and the building fabric; Heating; The options; Maintenance and statutory requirements; Conclusion; 15: Fire safety in Georgian houses; Introduction: legislation and guidance; Fire protection; Fire-resisting doors Code-compliant solutions to fire safety and means of escapeFlat conversions; Fire engineering; Mixed-use buildings containing living accommodation; BS9999: 2008 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, construction and use of buildings; Conclusion; Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Interior finishes and fittings for historic building conservation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139563603321 |
| Hoboken, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Solomon's temple : myth, conflict, and faith / / Alan Balfour
| Solomon's temple : myth, conflict, and faith / / Alan Balfour |
| Autore | Balfour Alan (Alan H.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
| Disciplina | 296.4/91 |
| ISBN |
9786613858436
9781283545983 1283545985 9781118275139 1118275136 9781118275108 1118275101 9781118275122 1118275128 |
| Classificazione | ARC005000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Solomon's Temple; Contents; List of Figures; Prologue; Chapter 1 Solomon's Temple; The Ark of the Covenant; King David; The Temple of Solomon; Nebuchadnezzar II; Chapter 2 Herod; The Maccabeans; Pompey; Herod; Herod Demolishes the Second Temple; The Third Temple; The Royal Portico; Chapter 3 ""Not... one stone upon another""; Moneychangers; Paul; The Temple Destroyed; Chapter 4 The Holy Sepulcher; Hadrian and Aelia Capitolina; Constantine; The Plague; The Fall of Rome; Hagia Sophia; Madaba; The Persian War; Chapter 5 Dome of the Rock; Muhammad and the Fall of Jerusalem; Umar in Jerusalem
The Dome of the RockThe Rock; Chapter 6 Templum Domini; The Jews Return; The First Crusade; Crusader Jerusalem; Templum Domini; The Templars in the Palace of Solomon; Saladin; Chapter 7 Recreating the Temple; In the Imagination of Priests; The Temple in the Popular Imagination; Return to Mount Moriah; Chapter 8 Jerusalem; Views; Maps; British Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem; The Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF); Jerusalem and World War I; Chapter 9 Al-Haram Al-Sharif; The Path to Conflict; Jerusalem Under Transjordan; An Naksah, The Six Day War; Liberation of Temple Mount Archeology and the Western WallThe Burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque; Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount; The Rabbi's Tunnel; Continual Provocation; Rabbi's Tunnel Revisited; Camp David Summit; The Second Intifada; Epilogue; Acknowledgments, Sources, and Methods; Sources and methods; Index; Supplementary Images |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139094103321 |
Balfour Alan (Alan H.)
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The walls of Jerusalem : preserving the past controlling the future / / Alan Balfour
| The walls of Jerusalem : preserving the past controlling the future / / Alan Balfour |
| Autore | Balfour Alan (Alan H.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (373 pages) |
| Disciplina | 956.9442 |
| Soggetto topico |
Zionism
Judaism - Relations Islam - Relations ARCHITECTURE / History / General |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-18231-X
1-119-18230-1 1-119-18232-8 1-119-18234-4 |
| Classificazione | ARC005000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910555076003321 |
Balfour Alan (Alan H.)
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The walls of Jerusalem : preserving the past controlling the future / / Alan Balfour
| The walls of Jerusalem : preserving the past controlling the future / / Alan Balfour |
| Autore | Balfour Alan (Alan H.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (373 pages) |
| Disciplina | 956.9442 |
| Soggetto topico |
Zionism
Judaism - Relations Islam - Relations ARCHITECTURE / History / General |
| ISBN |
1-119-18231-X
1-119-18230-1 1-119-18232-8 1-119-18234-4 |
| Classificazione | ARC005000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830913803321 |
Balfour Alan (Alan H.)
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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