COTSWOLD STONE HOMES: HISTORY - CONSERVATION - CARE
Written by Michael Hill, Sally Birch
Published by Alan Sutton
in 1994
ISBN: 0750903228
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COTSWOLD STONE HOMES: HISTORY - CONSERVATION - CARE
Written by Michael Hill, Sally Birch.
Stock no. 1329722
1st.
1994.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The architecture of the Cotswolds in terms of its characteristic building material, Cotswold stone, and a practical and informative guide to its use and care. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 188 pages. ISBN: 0750903228. SIGNED by Birch to title-page (by means of dedication). Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and to front edge, small tear to base of spine.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword by John Julius Norwich
- Acknowledgements
- Editorial Note
- Preface
- 1. Living in a Stone Landscape
- The Natural LIfe of the Cotswolds
- Human Habitation in the Cotswolds
- 2. Cotswold Stone
- Varieties of Cotswold Stone
- Quarrying
- Building in Cotswold Stone
- Lime
- Conserving and Repairing Cotswold Stone
- 3. The Architecture of Stone Homes
- Cotswold Settlements
- The Evolution of Cotswold Dwellings
- The Elements of Cotswold Style
- Cotswold Architecture Revived
- 4. New Life for Old Buildings: Conservation and Adaptation
- What is Building Conservation?
- How to Conserve a Cotswold Stone Home
- Converting Farm Buildings
- Case Studies
- Appendix 1. Conservation and Building Legislation
- Appendix 2. Useful Addresses
- Bibliography
- Index