2nd Edition

Architectural Tiles Conservation and Restoration

By Lesley Durbin Copyright 2005
276 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

This new edition of Architectural Tiles: Conservation and Restoration continues to inform and educate on appropriate means towards the preservation of this valuable heritage. It not only contains new and up to date information on materials, practical methods, and historical research but also reflects changes in the attitudes, outlook and perceptions within the wider conservation,... Read more

1. Looking at tile schemes   2. Tile making – past and present   3. Mortar and construction methods used in historic tile schemes   4. Principals of conversation for architectural schemes   5. Methods of conservation   6. Troubleshooting, tools, products, and health and safety   7. Case studies

Biography



Lesley Durbin is Senior Conservator at the Jackfield Conservation Studio, UK. She has over thirty years’ experience of the conservation of architectural ceramics.

Praise for the previous edition:

 "...broad and far reaching, beyond what the title implies... thorough in approach." The Tile Heritage of America E-news

"clearly an important resource for any tile conservator." Glazed Expressions

"The author has well over 30 years of direct experience in the field and the new book is an excellent way of distilling and disseminating that experience. There have been advances in techniques over the past decade which can now be assessed and brought to a wider public." Tony Herbert, TACA News & Views