Studies of patinas and decay mechanisms leading to the restoration of Santa Maria De Montblanc (Catalonia, Spain)

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Vendrell Saz, Mario ^a   Garcia Vallès, Maite ^a   Molera Marimón, Judit ^a   Blazquez Cintas, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CLEANING; FACADES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; RESTORATION; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

BUILDING STOCK; CHURCH; MONUMENT; OLD BUILDING;

RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS;

EID: 0030353098     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1506548     Document Type: Article

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