Publications

Building conservation publications from the Engine Shed, ranging from detailed technical papers to advice for conservation beginners.

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The Painter, Gilder and Varnisher's Companion

Information on everything related to the art of decorative painting.

Research Report: The dendrochronology and art history of sample of 16th and 17th century painted ceilings

Painted ceilings from 16th and 17th century properties

A technical paper commissioned in collaboration with AOC Archaeology providing information on a collection of painted ceilings from 16th and 17th century properties.

A Grammar of Colouring

A compilation of the 1800s chemist, George Field, intended to give decorative artists information on the origin, composition and properties of various pigments, dyes and paints.

A cover page with a white, thatched cottage by the sea

Western Isles Thatch Audit

This report has been commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to provide information which will support the availability of thatching materials in Na h-Eileanan Siar - the Western Isles.