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Author(s): John Ashurst (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: November 14, 2006
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 388 pages
- ISBN-10: 0750664290
- ISBN-13: 9780750664295
Book Description
Despite growing international awareness of the presence and significance of ruined buildings and archaeological sites, and the increasingly sophisticated technology available for the collection of data about them, these sites continue to be at risk across the globe. Conservation of Ruins defines and describes these risks, which range from neglect, to destructive archaeology, and even well-meaning intervention in the name of tourism. The book provides detailed, practical instruction on the conservation and stabilisation of ruins by structural and non-structural means, as well as describing the procedures and conditions that need to be in place to ensure the protection of our important historic sites. In considering aspects of architectural conservation, archaeology and ecology together for the first time, this book provides an integrated, holistic view of this international topic that will be essential reading for those working in this field
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This is a delightfully illustrated book on a subject that is of as much interest to the layman with an interest in preserving our built heritage as it is to the professional and would-be professional conservator. The book is a delight.” Ecclesiastical & Heritage World
About the Author
John Ashurst
