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The Damp House
Crowood 2012; US$ 18.94Dampness can become an enemy when it invades our interior space, when it persists, when it spreads and damages our domestic fittings, finishes and furnishings, when it encourages the growth of moulds that threaten our health, and when it stimulates the spread of fungus and decay in the structure of our houses. A major industry has developed with specialist... more...
Stone House Construction
CSIRO Publishing 2012; US$ 77.00A comprehensive study of Australian stone building techniques in a residential context. more...
Structural design in building conservation
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 61.00No building is properly conserved if it is not structurally sound. Consequently architects, engineers and conservation officers need an adequate grounding in the technology, the materials and the historic origins of the building in order to complete a conservation project successfully. Structural Design in Building Conservation deals with design... more...
Upholstery Conservation: Principles and Practice
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 130.00This well referenced book provides an amply illustrated publication on upholstery conservation which discusses and reviews the issues related to the care, interpretation and treatment of upholstered furniture. Through many well illustrated case studies the inter-disciplinary collaboration fundamental to upholstery conservation, and the complex decision-making... more...
Conservation Skills
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 46.95Conservation Skills provides an overview of the issues facing conservators of historic and artistic works. It not only describes the nature of conservation but also provides an ethical framework to which the conservation of objects can be related. Drawing on case studies of well-known objects such as the body of Lindow Man and the Statue of Liberty... more...
Black Creek Pioneer Village
Dundurn 2000; US$ 18.95Black Creek Pioneer Village is a recreation of a typical crossroads community found in southern Ontario during the 1800s. more...
Behind Bars
Dundurn 2006; US$ 11.99Travel across Ontario and visit Ontarios heritage jails, ranging in size from single cell lockups to massive monuments such as the Kingston Pen and the Don Jail. more...
Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities
Wiley 2008; US$ 105.00Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities examines how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other in the context of historic cities, and how they can be brought together in a common philosophy and practice that is mutually supportive. It sets out the theoretical and practical background to architectural... more...
A House in Fez
Pocket Books 2009; US$ 18.99The Medina -- the Old City -- of Fez is the best-preserved, medieval walled city in the world. Inside this vibrant Moroccan community, internet cafes and mobile phones coexist with a maze of donkey-trod alleyways, thousand-year-old sewer systems, and Arab-style houses, gorgeous with intricate, if often shabby, mosaic work. While vacationing in... more...
Heritage and Tourism in The Global Village""
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 53.95A nation's heritage is one of the most potent forces for generating tourism: the Tower of London is the greatest 'visitor attraction' in Britain. But it is pushed into insignificance by comparison with the visitors travelling to Disneyland, Epcot and the other entertainment complexes in the USA; and it will be dwarfed by Euro-Disneyland east of Paris.... more...









