Publicomos

Notice (permalien)

Réf.

42207

Type

technical report

Titre

A note on the authenticity of historic timber buildings with particular reference to Japan

Langues

English

Auteurs

Larsen, Knut Einar

Auteurs institutionnels

ICOMOS

Lieu de publication

Paris

Pays de publication

France

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

12/1992

Pages

25 p.

Collection

Occasional Papers for the World Heritage Convention

Mots-clés

wooden architecture / authenticity / criteria / theory of conservation / theory of restoration / Venice Charter / World Heritage Convention / durability / patina / traditional techniques / conservation techniques / restoration techniques / dismantling / repairs / coatings / building materials / doctrine / prevention of deterioration / World Heritage

Pays mentionnés

Japan

Résumé en anglais

The wood conservation problem in historic buildings cannot be studied in isolation from the building as a whole, including its environment: If the joists in a brick building are decayed by fungal and insect attacks, the primary problem is not one of wood preservation but of building preservation. However, when the causes of the decay of the joists have been discovered, and water penetration into the structure has been prevented - then we have a wood conservation problem: Should the joists be replaced by new timber; should they be replaced in entirety, or partly by jointing new timber to the healthy part of the old timber - by using traditional wood work joints or perhaps steel plates? Or should the joists be conserved in situ by contemporary techniques and methods - for instance by consolidating the decayed beam by fiberglass rods in epoxy resin? Which is the best method for preserving the historic building as an authentic artifact? The criteria of authenticity will be discussed in relation to the design, materials and workmanship of the building.

Ressource intégrale

yes

Document joint

larsen-authenticity.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)