Historic floors : their history and conservation

Author

Fawcett, Jane (Editor, Contributor); Rodwell, Warwick (Contributor); Tatton-Brown, Tim (Contributor); Blockley, Kevin (Contributor); Barr, Bernard (Contributor); Brown, Charles (Contributor); Dallas, Ross W. A. (Contributor); Skingle, Robert (Contributor); Brooke, Christopher J. (Contributor); Dorrington, Mark (Contributor); Hale, Diana; Bird, Peter; Fowler, Daryl; Rowell, Christopher; McLaren, Iain; Jardine, A. T.; Insall, Donald; Hanson-Smith, Christopher

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Collection

Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology.

Source

Historic floors : their history and conservation. 1998, xix, 250 p., [32] p. of pl., ill. (74 col.), bibliogr., index

ISBN

0-7506-2765-4

Publisher

Butterworth-Heinemann in association with ICOMOS UK, Oxford (gbr)

Publication country

United Kingdom

Abstract (en)

Introduces an important and largely neglected subject and considers conservation methods in a European context. Traces the history of some of the great floors of Europe from the 4th c. B.C. and outlines the development of mosaic, tiles, marble and parquetry floors in secular buildings. The early Christian pavements in basilicas, temples and cathedrals, the creation of medieval tiles, ledger stones and monumental brasses, their destruction by iconoclasts and recreation during the Gothic revival, are also discussed. Leading authorities, archaeologists, architects and archivists consider the latest methods of recording and repairing historic floors, including those of cathedrals, country houses, and the monumental tiled pavements of the Palace of Westminster and S. George's Hall, Liverpool. Management policies to protect outstanding floors in over-visited sites are considered, and historic features particularly at risk are identified. Urgent action is recommended to contain the damage caused by the dramatic increase in tourism throughout Europe.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- Architecture
• Floors (non-wood)
• Pavements
• Floors (wood)
• Conservation
• Europe
• Methodology
• Archaeology
• Protection
• Historic monuments
• Architecture
• 1900-2000
• Architectural materials

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- Architecture
• Sol
• Pavement
• Plancher
• Conservation
• Europe
• Méthodologie
• Archéologie
• Protection
• Monuments historiques
• Architecture
• 1900-2000
• Matériaux de construction

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19991001-00213583

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