Treasures on Earth: A Good Housekeeping Guide to Churches and Their Contents - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1873394101 ISBN 13: 9781873394106

Verlag: Donhead Publishing, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Churches are valuable not only for their significance within Christian religion, but also because of the historic value of the buildings themselves, and the artistic objects, furnishings and decorative features contained within them. This book explains the techniques and artistry involved in caring for the fabric and contents of churches. It considers the problems of cleaning and repair, and the damage that can be done by over-zealous non-specialists. The contributions to this book are wide-ranging and each chapter is written by a highly regarded specialist in his/her field. In addition to offering guidance on the conservation of stained glass, sculpture, textiles, metalwork, floors, furniture, decorative plaster work, paintings and so on, the book also covers the technical aspects of creating the right environment with the heating, ventilation and lighting of the building. The advice this volume contains should be essential reading for everyone concerned with the care and upkeep of churches.

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Peter Burman MBE, Dphil, SSA Peter Burman is an architectural historian who studied at the Department of Architecture and Fine Art, University of Cambridge, and at the International Centre for Conservation and Restoration, Rome. He has been Secretary of the Church of England's Council for the Care of Churches and Cathedral Fabric Commission for England; and Director of the Centre for Conservation Studies, University of York. Currently he is Director of Conservation and Property Services for the National Trust for Scotland.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Donhead Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1873394101
• ISBN 13: 9781873394106
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
• Herausgeber: Burman Peter, Habgood John
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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