Structures & construction in historic building conservation /
Structures and construction in historic building conservation
edited by Michael Forsyth.
- Oxford : Blackwell, 2007.
- x, 238 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
- Historic building conservation .
- Historic building conservation. .
Companion volume to Understanding historic building conservation and Materials & skills for historic building conservation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explains how structural principles have influenced the evolution of building forms and styles, and how structural failure can occur in historic buildings.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781405111713 (hbk.) : £42.50
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