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THE HISTORY OF GAUGED BRICKWORK
The History of Gauged Brickwork
Conservation, Repair and Modern Application
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By
Gerard Lynch, Brickwork consultant, master bricklayer and author

Description
This book takes a look at the history and use of cut, rubbed and gauged brickwork; the use of tools and equipment and the differences between historic and contemporary bricks with a view to inform conservation and restoration decisions. The book uses case studies from England, Ireland and the US to illustrate the use of different materials and techniques on buildings ranging in age. Written by Dr. Gerard Lynch, the leading authority in this subject area, this book will be of particular interest to architectural historians, architects working on historic buildings and building conservators.

Audience
Building conservators, architects working on historic buildings, architectural historians, archaeologists/building investigators specialising in reporting and advising on above-ground structures, conservation and heritage officers, heritage organisations such as English Heritage, National Trust, Royal Palaces, Institute of Historic Building Conservation, building conservation/historic environment students

Contents
Medieval and Tudor brickwork; Jacobean and Pre-restoration Period; Post-restoration to the Georgian Period; The Georgian Period; The Victorian and Edwardian Periods; 1918 to the present; References; Bibliography

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 464 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8272-5
ISBN-10: 0-7506-8272-8
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN

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