Pargeting
Published on 1. May 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-7478-0414-7 (ISBN)
Description
Pargeting is the decoration of plastered and rendered finishes on the outside of a building. Today it is associated mainly with East Anglia, but there is a revival of interest in the technique. This study describes how craftsmen are being commissioned to renew their acquaintance with pargeting.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
82 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7478-0414-7 (9780747804147)
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Person
Tim Buxbaum is a chartered architect whose practice believes in good new building design and the sensitive conservation of historic buildings. He has written for the Shire list 'Icehouses', 'Scottish Doocots' and the county guide 'Suffolk' (OP).
Content
The origins of decorative pargeting; Pargeted designs; Later developments; The purpose and techniques of the craft; Contemplating repairs, further reading and places to visit.