Practical Building Conservation: Building Environment
Building Environment looks at the interaction between building materials and systems and their surroundings, and how this may lead to deterioration. It presents ways of assessing remedial treatments, and includes discussions on occupant health, an...
Practical Building Conservation: Mortars, Renders and Plasters
Mortars, Renders and Plasters provides a broad perspective of contemporary conservation theory and practice not otherwise found in one publication, describing the history, physical properties, and deterioration of these important materials. Method...
Practical Building Conservation: Roofing
Roofing looks at traditional roof coverings used on historic buildings. Many materials and systems have been used to provide roof coverings, and the book provides information about their technological evolution, the processes causing deterioration...
Practical Building Conservation: Timber
Timber deals with wide-ranging use of the material in historic buildings, from vast structural timber-frames through to high-class joinery and simple fixings. Particular attention is paid to how and why timber decays or faults occur, and the metho...
Pocket Constitution
Pocket Constitution
1912 Facts about the Titanic, E-bok
Fascinating, lesser-known facts about the Titanic and details on the ship, the passengers, and the sinking. The book also explores aspects of the wreck today and salvage operations. Although the main events of the Titanic disaster are well known, significant facts and tidbits remain obscure. Who were the thousands of men who built the giant ship? How were the bodies of the victims collected and buried? What were the conclusions of the investigative hearings into her sinking? Answers to these and hundreds of other questions are presented in this useful, easy-to-read volume. Lee W. Merideth is the author of several Civil War reference books and a longtime Titanic buff. He lives in northern California.
Archaeometallurgy
This guidance document provides an introduction to the ways that the archaeological evidence for metalworking is studied. Archaeometallurgical evidence can include whole landscapes, buildings, features, artefacts and waste materials (eg slag and c...
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Molly Bawn. by the Author of 'Phyllis' [Mrs. Margaret Ayles, Afterwards Hungerford].
Molly Bawn. by the Author of 'Phyllis' [Mrs. Margaret Ayles, Afterwards Hungerford].
English Castles
The perfect stocking filler for lovers of English Castles. A handy guide to England’s most dramatic castles and strongholds, many of which are open to visitors. Includes an eight-page map section showing the locations of castles covered in the book. Features historical background and architectural details for each of the castles, accompanied by beautiful colour photographs. The book covers the major sites of Windsor, Warwick and Leeds Castle, as well as lesser known fortresses scattered across the country. Includes details on the property’s custodianship, whether cared for by the National Trust, English Heritage or another body, a description of the gardens where relevant, location, website and phone number. * A concise guide to English castles in an accessible format. * Of interest to English, local and architectural historians, as well as international visitors to England.
New York City In 3D In The Gilded Age
An exciting new way to explore life in New York during the Gilded Age.
Audubon's Aviary
A national treasure is celebrated in this landmark publication. The Birds of America is a monumental classic, but it has never been explored like this before. This important new volume presents all the dazzling watercolors that Audubon painted for...
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Mahomet the Impostor. a Tragedy. [In Verse. Adapted from the French of Voltaire, Acts I.-IV. by James Miller, ACT V. by J. Hoadly. with a Dedicatory
Mahomet the Impostor. a Tragedy. [In Verse. Adapted from the French of Voltaire, Acts I.-IV. by James Miller, ACT V. by J. Hoadly. with a Dedicatory
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Three in Norway; By Two of Them [I. A. Lees and W. Clutterbuck]. with Map and Illustrations from Sketches by the Authors.
Title: Three in Norway; by Two of them I. A. Lees and W. Clutterbuck]. With map and ... illustrations ... from sketches by the authors.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF EUROPE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection includes works chronicling the development of Western civilisation to the modern age. Highlights include the development of language, political and educational systems, philosophy, science, and the arts. The selection documents periods of civil war, migration,
Tea Fit for a Queen
Filled with recipes that have stood the test of time as well as fascinating anecdotes and tales, Tea Fit for a Queen reveals how the tradition of afternoon tea started in royal Britain. Over 40 charming recipes include everything from delicate fin...
Call of the Atlantic
Jack London (1876-1916) is one of the most popular American authors in the world today. Two novels, The Call of the Wild and White Fang, are regarded as literary classics and have never been out of print. His forty-four published books, and hundre...
Map of Tudor London
A full colour map showing London in about 1520 - its many churches, monasteries, legal inns, guild halls, and a large number of substantial private houses, in the context of the streets and alleyways that survived the Great Fire and can still be discovered.
