Recording Historic Structures
2nd Edition
Published on 6. January 2004
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-471-27380-6 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition of the definitive guide to recording America's built environment provides a detailed reference to the re-cording methods and techniques that are fundamental tools for examining any existing structure. Edited by the Deputy Chief of the Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, this revised edition includes in-formation on recent technological advances such as laser scanning, new case studies, and expanded material on the docu-mentation of historic landscapes.
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Product info
GB
Edition
2., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Photos: 125 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 100 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 276 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1139 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-27380-6 (9780471273806)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
JOHN A. BURNS, FAIA, is a deputy chief and principal architect of HABS/HAER/HALS. He has lectured and written extensively on topics related to historic buildings, including the technologies of architectural and engineering documentation.
HABS/HAER/HALS are part of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The programs document important architecture, engineering structures, industrial sites, and landscapes throughout the U.S. and its territories. The HABS/HAER/HALS collections are archived at the Library of Congress and are also available at http://memory.loc.gov.
Content
Foreword.
Foreword to the 1989 Edition.
Preface.
Preface to the 1989 Edition.
Acknowldegments.
PART 1: RECORDING METHODS.
1. Overview (John A. Burns).
2. History (Alison K. Hoagland & Gray Fitzsimons).
3. Photography (William L. Lebovich).
4. Measured Drawings (John A. Burns).
PART 2: CASE STUDIES.
5. Recording Vernacular Building Forms (Catherine L. Lavoie).
6. Documenting Historic Bridges (Eric N. DeLony).
7. Recording Structural And Mechanical Systems (John A. Burns).
8. Recording Historic Ships (Richard K. Anderson).
9. Recording Monuments (Mark Schara).
10. Recording an Industrial Process (Richard K. Anderson).
11. Recording Historic Landscape.
List of Illustrations.
Bibliography.
Appendixes.
Index.