| CODE | MAS5402 | ||||||
| TITLE | Conservation of Masonry Materials | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Built Heritage | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will tackle the problem of the treatment of various materials traditionally used in buildings. It will deal with inorganic building materials such as stone, mortars and plasters, ceramics and glass and metals. The conservation and restoration of wooden structures will also be tackled. This will include lectures on the methods of conservation of stone, including cleaning, consolidation and protection. The use of lime based mortars and plasters for restoration purposes will also be discussed. Other lectures will include the conservation of ceramics, glass and metals in buildings, including discussion on when a conservator should be called in, what conservators can do. Wooden Historic Structures in general will also be discussed, as well as Criteria and Techniques of Repair of degraded wooden load bearing structures. Preventive maintenance will also be discussed. Reading List: - Ashurst J. and Dimes F. G. 1990. Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone. Butterworth-Heinemann. - Ashurst J. and N. 1988. Practical Building Conservation. Volume 3: Plasters, Mortars and Renders. Gower Technical Press. - Ashurst J. and N. 1988. Practical Building Conservation. Volume 4: Metals. Gower Technical Press. - Ashurst J. and N. 1988. Practical Building Conservation. Volume 5: Wood, Glass and Resins. Gower Technical Press. - Buys S. and Oakley V. 2002. Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics. Butterworth- Heinemann. - Cook G.K. and Hinks A.J. 1992. Appraising Building Defects. Longman Scientific and Technical. - Davison S. 2003. Conservation and Restoration of Glass. Butterworth-Heinemann. - Feilden B.M. and Jokilehto J. 1993. Management Guidelines for World Heritage Sites. ICCROM. - Fidler J. 1995. Lime Treatments: Lime Watering and Shelter Coating of Friable Historic Masonry. In: APT Bulletin, Special Issue: Preservation of Historic Masonry. Vol. XXVI, No.4, pp. 50-57. - Imbrighi G. 1982. I materiali dell'Architettura. Edizioni Kappa. - Masssari G. 1977. Humidity in Monuments. University of Rome, Faculty of Architecture. - Metal 95, 98, 2001, 2004. Proceedings of the International Conferences on Metals Conservation. (Various). - Price C.A. 1996. Stone Conservation An Overview of Current Research. Getty Conservation Institute. - Scott D. A. 2002. Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation. Getty Conservation Institute, xvi, 515 p. - Searls C. L. and Wessel D.P. 1995. Guidelines for Consolidants. In: APT Bulletin, Specia lIssue: Preservation of Historic Masonry. Vol. XXVI, No.4, pp. 41-45. - Selwitz C. 1992. Epoxy Resins in Stone Conservation. Getty Conservation Institute. http://www.getty.edu/conservation/resources/epoxyresins.pdf - Shreir L.L. (ed.) 1994. Corrosion. Vol. 2. Corrosion control. Newnes-Butterworth, London, 1134p. - Tampone G. 1996. Il restauro delle strutture di legno. Hoepli. Milano. - Tampone G. (Ed.) 1990. Il restauro del legno. 2 Vols. Nardini, Fiesole (FI). Attti del 2° Congresso Nazionale Restauro del Legno, 1989. - Torraca G. 1988. Porous Building Materials. ICCROM, Rome. - Weaver M.A. 1993. Conserving Buildings. A Guide to Techniques and Materials. Chap. 4. Restoring and Repairing Old Wooden Structures, pp. 13-48. - Weaver M.A. 1993. Conserving Buildings. A Guide to Techniques and Materials. Chap. 6. Architectural Ceramics, pp. 99-132. - Weaver M.A. 1993. Conserving Buildings. A Guide to Techniques and Materials. Chap. 9. Architectural Metalwork, pp. 175-199. - Weaver M.A. 1993. Conserving Buildings. A Guide to Techniques and Materials. Chap. 11. Architectural Glass, pp. 232-237. - Weiss N. R. 1982. Preventive Maintenance in Historic Structures. National Academy Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | JoAnn Cassar Sandra Davison Ivana Farrugia |
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