Measurement and Recording of Historic Buildings

Informationen zum Autor Peter Swallow, Ross Dallas, Sophie Jackson, David Watt Klappentext A guide to measured building surveys with special emphasis on recording the fabric of historic buildings. It includes chapters that deal with modern survey practice using instruments and photographic techniques! and that examine recording methods as used on a specific project case study undertaken by the Museum of London Archaeology Service. Zusammenfassung A guide to measured building surveys with special emphasis on recording the fabric of historic buildings. It includes chapters that deal with modern survey practice using instruments and photographic techniques, and that examine recording methods as used on a specific project case study undertaken by the Museum of London Archaeology Service. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Basic measured survey practice; Surveying equipment; Elementary land survey; Levelling; Preliminaries to the measured survey; Building measured survey I: Preparing sketches; Building measured survey II: measuring; Building measured survey III: Plotting and presentation; Surveying with instruments; Photographic based recording methods; Historic building recording; Appendix A: Hand signals; Appendix B: Ordnance Survey maps; Appendix C: Common Abbreviations; Appendix D: Setting out for common arch shapes; Appendix E: Common mouldings; Appendix F: Practical examples: using rod and tape; Appendix G: Practical examples: Plotting on the spot; Appendix H: Practical examples: recording a vernacular building; Appendix I: Procuring measured surveys; References; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ross Dallas, Dallas Ross, Sophie Jackson, Peter Swallow, Peter Dallas Swallow, David Watt, Watt David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.01.2004
• EAN: 9781873394625
• ISBN: 978-1-873394-62-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Architecture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Surveying, Conservation of buildings & building materials, Surveying, Conservation of buildings and building materials, Surveying, quantity surveying