Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings

ISBN-13: 9781138094222 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 364 str.

John A. Hudson; John W. Cosgrove

Opis

This book covers the wide spectrum of subjects relating to obtaining and using building stones. The life of a building stone is explained from its origin in the quarry, through its exposure to the elements when used for a building, to its eventual deterioration.

Spis treści

1 Introduction. 2 The geological origin of building stones 3 Recognising the different types of building stone. 4 The life of a building stone: quarrying and emplacement through to deterioration. 5 Stone buildings—pillars, lighthouses, walls, arches, bridges, buttresses, roof vaults, castles, cathedrals and lettering. 6 The architecture of stone buildings. 7 Two exemplary stone structures: the Albert Memorial and Durham Cathedral. 8 Deterioration of building stones and stone buildings. 9 Concluding comments.