Historische Beschichtungstechniken

Historical coating techniques
Preserve, assess and apply

(Please note: This publication is only available in German.)

Historical coating techniques are used partly for aesthetic considerations and partly due to legal obligations in the context of monument protection. A wide range of historical coating techniques is available. With this publication (in German only), DIN Media offers a guide that brings together in one volume the most important procedures and makes them easy to use in professional practice.

“Historical coating techniques” contains a complete compilation and detailed descriptions of the processes - including formulations. In this new 4th edition, a chapter on colour and colour mixing theory has also been added. The book is intended as a tool and further training aid for conservationists, restorers and related professions, bundling techniques, normative references and know-how.

In this book, you will find:

• Materials
• Formulations
• Design aspects
• Substrates for historical coating processes
• Techniques: Plaster, lime, casein paints, oil paints, silicate paints, distemper and much more
• Gold and silver plating
• Colours and colour mixing theory
• Calculation and invoicing of historical coating work
   

Historical coatings with a new look

There are around 660,000 protected architectural monuments in Germany - and these are just the buildings; there are other monuments for which the use of historical coating techniques is mandatory. In addition, many of these techniques are becoming increasingly interesting from an ecological point of view. This book is now in its 4th edition, and is a popular reference book covering the entire subject area. The wide range of knowledge and the broad spectrum of information it contains make it a real treasure for anyone who works with historical coating techniques, either professionally or privately.

“Historical coating techniques” offers you:

• Basic knowledge
  Ranging from terminology and technical terms to regional particularities and the general approach to planning and preparation, the book provides an introduction to all the basics of the field - concise, clear and easy to follow.
   
• Information on materials
  Which materials are there? Which mortars, fillers or fibres were used, which pigments and binders were particularly popular and when? These and other questions are answered.
   
• Design
  In the past, coatings took on important design functions and continue to do so. This publication also explains these functions and how to make use of them.
   
• Techniques
  An great variety of techniques are used with historical coatings. This book explains the history and current significance, properties, substrates and more for each technique.

A glossary of technical terms as well as references to relevant standards, a comprehensive list of illustrations and a practical index of terms round off this useful reference book.
 

Included in this book:

• Introduction
• Materials for historical coating techniques
• Design aspects of historical coating techniques
• Substrates for coatings
• Plastering techniques
• Casein paint technique
• Silicate paint technique
• Distemper technique
• Emulsion and tempering technique
• Oil paint and varnish techniques
• Glazing techniques and other surface treatment techniques
• Waxing
• Gold and silver plating, real and fake
• Terms and definitions
• Standards and other literature

This book is for:
Conservators, monument conservators, painters and plasterers, gilders, specialist dealers, specialist trainers, building planners