Publisher's Synopsis
This book, written by A.R. Powys, a former Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, was first published in 1929. It describes methods for the repair of historic buildings. These follow principles of the Society as laid down in 1877 by its founders, who included William Morris, Philip Webb and John Ruskin. æPowysÆ, as the volume is affectionately known, has continued to be a valuable source of reference for architects, builders and others concerned with building repair. Repair of Ancient Buildings was reprinted in 1981, 1995 and now again in this edition of 2015. The original text remains unaltered but notes have been added where necessary to take account of advances in knowledge and technology, to fill certain gaps, and to provide extra information. For the 2015 edition, supplementary notes have been compiled by architect Shawn Kholucy, with assistance from the SPAB Technical Panel.
