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Paint expression

By: Series: Architects' Journal ; 221(1) 13 January 2005, 36-38(3)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Sixth in a series of articles on the history and conservation of building materials. Looks at the application of paint in the past and examines the sources of different colours. Concludes buildings were often more colourful historically and illustrates the point with a case study of the restoration of Buxton Opera House with a paint scheme sympathetic to its past appearance. (See also Abs67998, Abs68102, Abs68202, Abs68306 and Abs68417).

Sixth in a series of articles on the history and conservation of building materials. Looks at the application of paint in the past and examines the sources of different colours. Concludes buildings were often more colourful historically and illustrates the point with a case study of the restoration of Buxton Opera House with a paint scheme sympathetic to its past appearance. (See also Abs67998, Abs68102, Abs68202, Abs68306 and Abs68417).