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Theory & Practice: Buildings

The archaeology of ancient buildings whether ruined or not - their walls, bricks, tiles, timber frames, doors, windows, floors, fireplaces, staircases and plaster - with guidance on conducting a building survey.  Large format paperback.   48 pages.  In very good clean condition.

Region: Middle East

The development of Islamic cities in relation to culture, their growth over the centuries, the effects of modern urbanisation, and strategies for conservation.  Illustrated.  Paperback.  110 pages.  In near new condition.  Cat No 4981

Theory & Practice: Landscape

Provides specific information on the legislative protections afforded cemeteries and their various elements.  Lists, by region,  those cemeteries deemed to be of special historic interest.   Offers guidance on their maintenance, conservation and repair.

Region: Eastern Europe

The Handanija mosque built in 1617 in Prusac, Bosnia Herzegovina had become semi derelict and was subject to extensive restoration between 2003 and 2005 supported by the Swedish NGO ‘Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB)’ during which its original roofing timbers were reconstructed and preserv

Theory & Practice: Buildings

Five of the final six annual reports of the National Buildings Record before it was absorbed into the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (later English Heritage).  These reports provide a depressing roll call of historic buildings, both large and small, left derelict or demolished.

Region: Africa

The Proceedings of an International Conference on the History and Culture of Zanzibar with the focus of this publication on the history of Stone Town whose unique mix of architectural styles and narrow allyways is now a major visitor attraction.

Region: Britain

A report extolling the virtues of saving, conserving, and, where necessary, converting, redundant historic buildings of architectural merit in preference to their demolition, with several case studies included to prove the point.  Illustrated.  Large paperback.  In new condition.

Theory & Practice: Buildings

An eight-page A4 booklet documenting the C19th popularity of a variety of tiles in Victorian houses and pubs, on floors, walls, fireplaces and washstands - encaustic, glazed, transfer-printed and tube-lined - with advice on their restoration and maintenance.

Theory & Practice: Art History

An offprint from the journal 'Textile History' sponsored by the church in which the remarkable C16th  cope vestment was identified by a visiting priest in the mid-C19th and where it now resides subsequent to its restoration.

Region: Eastern Europe

Describes the initiation and expansion of an international academic cooperative that surveys and records the archaeology of the Dalmatian islands with specific fieldwork case studies on the following islands: Palagruža (Roman & Medieval); Vis (Greek); Have (Iron Age); Brač ( Mycenean); and Šo