The majority of books in English on historic building conservation and heritage preservation training are often restricted to Western architecture and its origi

This book is the first in a series of volumes that combine conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional materials, and structu

“The absence heretofore of a comparably thoroughgoing but accessible resource on a topic of such urgent public concern was a glaring lapse that makes this dee

"The book ... surveys the fundamental principles of conservation in their application to historic buildings, and provides the basic information needed by archit