Handbook for the measurement of relative humidity in museums. After a brief survey of the sources of humidity in air, the instruments for spot measurements and the recording instruments are described in detail.
Sixteen contributions on various aspects of adobe conservation: adobe technology and manufacture, the analysis of deterioration, suitable preservation treatments, the survey of structural failures and adobe seismic behaviour. Presentation and discussion of case studies.
The following text is the result of the work of an international group of specialists, begun during a conference at Carthage and finished at Perigueux.
A method which observes three important points to understanding monuments: the social and political context of the construction, the people who were responsible for its existence, and the events in the life of the building.
Presents a method which observes three important points for understanding monuments: the social and political context of the construction, the people responsible for its existence, and the events in the life of a building.