Doors

History, Repair and Conservation

Michael Tutton, James Campbell

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Routledge
17 March 2020

Architectural structure & design; History of architecture; The environment; Carpentry; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

In Doors: History, Repair and Conservation, readers are guided through the function, history, development, care, repair and conservation of doors by chapter authors who are experts in their field. This book offers depth and range of detail from dating and archaeology right through to the surveying, recording, engineering and curation of the door, its furniture and the part of the building into which it is set.

Doors vary from basic designs to exceptional and intricate masterpieces of craftmanship. Whether wood, stone, metal or glass, throughout history doors have been vital barriers against weather and intruders, providing those inside with protection, privacy and comfort. Split into three sections, this book covers history, development, identification and dating of doors, maintenance and engineering of doors and door openings, and materials of doors, their furniture openings and surrounds. Throughout the book the authors provide detailed photographs, drawings, techniques and methodologies and the latest research available.

Doors is the first major reference work devoted to the understanding of doors and doorways and the issues surrounding their repair and conservation. This comprehensive, highly-illustrated, full-colour study will provide professionals, students and academics with a complete overview of door conservation that will inform both research and practice for years to come.

Edited by: Michael Tutton, James Campbell
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm,
Weight: 1.158kg
ISBN: 9781138121157
ISBN 10: 1138121150
Pages: 412
Publication Date: 17 March 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contributors Acknowledgements Preface Introduction James W. P. Campbell and Michael Tutton PART ONE: HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND DATING 1 A Introduction to the Development of the Door and its Decoratin from its Beginning to the End of the Middles Ages Michael Tutton 2 The Historical Development of the Door from the Middle Ages to the Present Day James W. P Campbell 3 Dating Doors by their Details (1550-1850) Linda Hall 4 Hinges as an aid to authentication and dating Adam Menuge 5 The Survey and Scientific Dating of Doors Caroline Hardie PART TWO: DESIGN AND ENGINEERING 6 The Design, Geometry, Accessibility and Safety of Door James W P Campbell 7 Engineering and the Design of Doors David Yeomans PART THREE: CONSERVTAION AND REPAIR 8 Conservation and Repair of Historic Timber doors Ian McCraig 9 The Conservation and Reapir of Bronze Doors Lucy Branch 10 Repair and Conservation of Stone Door Surrounds Tom Flemons 11 The Conservation and Reapir of Locks Richard Taylor 12 Maintenance and Cleaning of Historic Doors Adam Menuge Glossary Bibliography Index

James W.P. Campbell MA, PhD, FSA, IHBC RIBA, is currently the Head of the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge and the Seear Fellow in Architecture and History of Art at Queens’ College, Cambridge. He is chairman of the Construction History Society and on the editorial panel of the Journal of Architectural Conservation. His previous books include Brick: A World History (2003), Building St Paul’s (2007), The Library: A World History (2013) and in the current series he co-edited with Michael Tutton Staircases: History, Repair and Conservation (2014). Michael Tutton, FSA, IHBC, has some 30 years' experience, largely in the construction industry, working principally on historic buildings as a site manager, clerk of works and consultant. He is past chairman of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and is a Trustee of the Construction History Society. He currently divides his time as assistant architectural adviser to Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust and as an independent scholar writing and editing. He is co-editor of the two previous books in this series, Windows: History, Repair and Conservation, with Elizabeth Hirst and Staircases: History, Repair and Conservation, with James W. P. Campbell.

Reviews for Doors: History, Repair and Conservation

Tutton, Campbell and colleagues have a produced a text on doors unlike any that now exists. It gives a comprehensive history of the door, deals with the fundamentals of construction, design and detailing, and deals with every aspect of conservation. - Professor Miles Lewis, Architectural Historian, Melbourne Doors is the first comprehensive study of a subject that will interest all those, from conservation architects to historians, who work professionally with these indispensable everyday objects. An impressive array of leading experts, including conservators, craftsmen, scholars and archaeologists, and several who are all of these, present here in lucid and readable chapters an account of the history of known doors, their details and ironmongery, construction, engineering and restoration, with many fascinating case studies drawn from the authors' own experience. - Timothy Brittain-Catlin, Reader in Architecture, University of Kent