Painting Historic Buildings: Materials and Techniques. An Annotated Bibliography

摘要

The restoration and preservation of a historic building usually requires the preservationist to consider several interrelated issues involving historic paint. Only rarely does a historic paint scheme of the desired period of restoration remain intact; a more typical situation involves the need to discover and replicate an original finish which may be hidden under many later layers of paint. Moreover, the preservationist must ensure that paint endures sufficiently well to serve its protective function, an especially difficult challenge on exterior surfaces which are constantly exposed to weathering. The annotated entries in this technical reading list address many of these issues.