Historic Floors: Their History and Conservation (Conservation and Museology) by Jane Fawcett
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Overview: The first book in the UK to be devoted to historic floors * Contributions from leading practitioners in their field * In association with ICOMOS UK (International Council on Monuments and Sites) * Identifies and addresses worldwide problems in urgent need of solution This is the first book in the UK to be devoted to historic floors. It introduces an important and largely neglected subject and considers conservation methods in a European context. It traces the history of some of the great floors of Europe from the fourth century 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 re-creation during the Gothic Revival, are also discussed.
Genre: Non Fiction >> Architecture >> History
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