Natural Stone and World Heritage: UNESCO Sites in Germany

Bys: Ehling, Angela, H?fner, Friedrich, Siedel, Heiner

This work presents the most important stones used in several UNESCO sites in Germany, their occurrences, aspects of quarrying in historical times and of course their petrographical, mineralogical and technical features. It is shown how these features influence the weathering of the stones and how restoration of stones is carried out.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367422603
• ISBN13: 9780367422608
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"