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The stone restoration handbook : a practical guide to the conservation repair of stone and masonry
\"Whether you are an artisan, an architect, or a homeowner, The Stone Restoration Handbook demonstrates the best approach and techniques to use when preserving and repairing historic buildings. It introduces the materials and the processes, and explains the proven methods to conserve, repair, and restore stone, masonry, statuary, and monuments. Packed with illustrations, examples, and advice, it guides you through assessing the job on the first site visit through to discussing the options and difficulties you can face.\"--Publisher description.
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Stone Transport and Stonemasonry
This paper is the publication of the British Museum figurative ostracon EA 23341. The sides of the ostracon present the sketches of scenes closely intertwined: the transport of a raw stone block by means of a sledge, and stonemasons at work. Egyptian tomb painting offers some evidence of dragging of statues, portable objects, and funerary equipment on sledges pulled by men. Representations of the transport of stone blocks are very rare in comparison. One example, though severely damaged, is represented on the walls of the tomb of Rekhmi ra in Thebes, which also features stonemasons at work. Interestingly, the sketches on EA 23341 mirror Rekhmira’s scenes. The drawing of the transport of the stone block is exceptionally valuable here as it may enable the reconstruction of the scene in Rekhmira’s tomb.
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Stone men : the Palestinians who built Israel
\"They demolish our houses while we build theirs.\" This is how a Palestinian stonemason, in line at a checkpoint outside a Jerusalem suburb, described his life to Andrew Ross. Palestinian \"stone men\", utilizing some of the best quality dolomitic limestone deposits in the world and drawing on generations of artisanal knowledge, have built almost every state in the Middle East except their own. Today the business of quarrying, cutting, fabrication, and dressing is Palestine's largest employer and generator of revenue, supplying the construction industry in Israel, along with other Middle East countries and even more overseas. Drawing on hundreds of interviews in Palestine and Israel, Ross's engrossing, surprising, and gracefully written story of this fascinating, ancient trade shows how the stones of Palestine, and Palestinian labor, have been used to build out the state of Israel-in the process, constructing \"facts on the ground\"-even while the industry is central to Palestinians' own efforts to erect bulwarks against the Occupation. For decades, the hands that built Israel's houses, schools, offices, bridges, and even its separation barriers have been Palestinian. Looking at the Palestine-Israel conflict in a new light, this book asks how this record of achievement and labor can be recognized.
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Geocultural Heritage as a Basis for Themed GeoTown—The “Józefów StoneTown” Model in the Roztocze Region (SE Poland)
In many areas, the use of stone in architecture and art represents one of the most significant links between geological and cultural heritage. These links are used for the creation of themed places that fit into the marketing strategy of such places/towns, supporting their management and promoting geotourism as a form of sustainable tourism. In this field, the inhabitants and municipal authorities of the Józefów area have not yet used their full potential. This article presents the features of geological heritage and connected cultural heritage (stonemasonry) in the area of Józefów with a view to building a geotown in the context of the “Kamienny Las na Roztoczu” (“Stone Forest in Roztocze”) planned geopark. These features were analysed from three points of view: research (field inventory of sites and secondary data queries), perception of heritage by two groups of tourists (queries of secondary data obtained from the Tourist Information Centre and diagnostic survey), and perception of heritage by inhabitants (diagnostic survey). The results of the research show that the multicomponent and interdisciplinary space of Józefów contains closely interrelated geological and cultural features. These can be the basis for creating a themed town, which can drive its sustainable economic development and give the town a broader supralocal dimension.
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Od cmentarza żydowskiego po Wawel. Działalność Hochstimów – rodziny żydowskich kamieniarzy z Krakowa
The article is devoted to the activities of the Hochstim family: Jewish stonemasons active in the second half of the nineteenth century, mainly in Kraków, but also in other Galician towns and in Warsaw (Kingdom of Poland). Four generations of this family were active in the field of stonemasonry. The highest position was achieved by Fabian Hochstim (1825–1906) who completed prestigious commissions such as the renovation of royal tombstones on Wawel Hill. His enterprise, which for many years was located in Kraków’s main square, specialized in the production of tombstones for both Jewish and Christian cemeteries. Fabian’s son, Adolf, pursued his father’s business and also sold building materials. The Hochstim family employed modern business strategies to establish the corporate identity of their enterprise, such as participation in public exhibitions and marketing campaigns in the press. With success and despite obstacles they achieved a strong market position in an environment that was dominated by traditional guilds. Until the end of the nineteenth century, the family remained faithful to the Jewish tradition.
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Towards a digitised process-wheel for historic building repair and maintenance projects in Scotland
PurposeWith the increasing demand for high-quality economical and sustainable historic building repair and maintenance (R&M) allied with the perennial problem of skills shortages (project management (PM) and on-site practice) investment in new technologies becomes paramount for modernising training and practice. Yet, the historic R&M industry, in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises have yet to benefit from digital technologies (such as laser scanning, virtual reality and cloud computing) which have the potential to enhance performance and productivity. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative participatory action research approach was adopted. One demonstration project (Project A) exhibiting critical disrepair, showcasing the piloting of a five phased digitised “process-wheel” intended to provide a common framework for facilitating collaboration of project stakeholders thereby aiding successful project delivery is reported. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted with industry employers to facilitate the process-wheel concept development.FindingsImplementing only Phase 1 of the digitised “process-wheel” (e-Condition surveying incorporating laser scanning) resulted in an estimated 25-30 per cent cost and time savings, when compared to conventional methods. The accrued benefits are twofold: provide a structured standardised data capturing approach that is shared in a common project repository amongst relevant stakeholders; inform the application of digital technologies to attain efficiencies across various phases of the process-wheel.Originality/valueThis paper has provided original and valuable information on the benefits of modernising R&M practice, highlighting the importance of continued investment in innovative processes and new technologies for historic building R&M to enhance existing practice and in form current training provision. Future work will focus on further piloting and validation of the process-wheel in its entirety on selected demonstration projects with a view of supporting the industry to digitise its workflows and going fully digital to realise optimum process efficiencies.
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REPAIR OF THE ASHLAR MASONRY BATTLEMENTS OF KOST CASTLE WITHIN THE LAPIDARIUS PROJECT
The main objective of this paper is to develop a model procedure for a comprehensive survey and the subsequent appropriate repairs of ashlar facing walls made of sedimentary rocks. A detailed survey of its initial state was completed and the stone masonry was described from a geological, structural and historical perspective. Depending on the kind and degree of damage and weathering, the stone elements that could be restored and those that needed to be replaced were determined. To replace the blocks, it was necessary to find a matching local alternative rock or a comparable one from another site. Therefore, a geological survey was made to identify and document possible historic quarries from where the stone for construction and subsequent repairs of the castle walls was taken. During the repair, copies of historical stonemasonry tools were used as well as stone working technologies from the period -- both with an utmost respect towards authentic material.
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Sunday morning. Art : sculpture
This segment of Sunday Morning is about Stone Mason, Lew French.
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Stonemasonry skills development: two case studies of historic buildings in Scotland
Purpose
– Scotland’s built heritage (pre-1919 building stock) is exhibiting varying levels of disrepair, in particular for stonemasonry works, despite the government’s on-going efforts for promoting higher standards of repair and maintenance (R
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M) of historic buildings. The purpose of this paper is to examine the problems associated with the R
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M of historic buildings.
Design/methodology/approach
– Two case studies (Projects A and B) exhibiting critical disrepair are reported. Site surveying was carried-out on both projects, to identify site features and R
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M problems along with proposed solutions drawing on the lead author’s extensive industry experience as a stonemasonry consultant. Three semi-structured interviews were conducted with professionals involved in each project to elicit views on the challenges faced. Additionally, three industry experts were interviewed to provide a wider perspective of the R
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M challenges facing historic buildings.
Findings
– Neglect and poor practice resulted in both projects becoming more challenging and expensive than they needed to be, which was attributed to generic and advanced skills 6deficiencies of the workforce. There is an urgent need for a multi-disciplinary approach to the development of a method statement for R
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M, drawing on the expertise of professionals and contractors, particularly when specifying repairs to structural elements.
Originality/value
– This paper has provided original and valuable information on R
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M problems, highlighting the importance of continued investment in skills development for historic building R
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M to enhance existing current training provision and practice. There is a need for further similar project-based data to inform skills development strategies for the R
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M of historic buildings as well as enhancing existing qualification frameworks.
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