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Preserving Historic Ceramic Tile Floors

Anne E. Grimmer and Kimberly A. Konrad
Preserving Historic Ceramic Tile Floors

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Introduction

The Tile-Making Process

Historical Background

Ceramic Floor Tile Types

Laying Ceramic Tile Floors

Preservation and Maintenance

Damage and Deterioration Problems

Repair and Replacement

Summary

Selected Reading

Some Sources for Replacement Tiles

Helpful Organizations

Acknowledgements


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Selected Reading

Austwick, Jill. The Decorated Tile: An Illustrated History of English Tile-making and Design. New York: Scribners, 1980.

Barnard, Julian. Victorian Ceramic Tiles. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1972.

Bruhn, Thomas P. American Decorative Tiles, 1870-1930. Storrs, CT: William Benton Museum of Art, 1979.

Byrne, Michael. Setting Tile. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 1995.

Decorative Tile Designs in Full Color. Selected and arranged by Carol Belanger Grafton. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1992.

Fidler, John. "Protective Custody: John Fidler examines the options on caring for brick, tile or stone floors." Traditional Homes. (August 1989), pp. 112-115.

Furnival, William James. Leadless Decorative Tiles, Faience & Mosaic. Stone, Staffordshire: W.J. Furnival, 1904.

Lavenberg, George N. Ceramic Tile Manual. Los Angeles: Building News, 1986.

Massey, James C., and Shirley Maxwell. "Decorative Tile: Art for the Victorian and Arts and Crafts Home." Old-House Journal. Vol. XIX, No. 2 (March/April 1991), pp. 54-58.

Massey, James C., and Shirley Maxwell. "The Ceramic Circus." Old-House Journal. Vol. XXIII, No. 2 (March/April 1995), pp. 46-51.

Riley, Noel. Tile Art: A History of Decorative Ceramic Tiles. London: The Apple Press, 1987.

Rosenstiel, Helene Von, and Gail Caskey Winkler. Floor Coverings for Historic Buildings: A Guide to Selecting Reproductions. Washington, D.C.: The Preservation Press, 1988.

Taylor, Joseph A. "Ceramic Tiles in Commerce." BR Building Renovation. (Fall 1994), pp. 45-48.

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic Buildings. Kay D. Weeks and Anne E. Grimmer. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships, Heritage Preservation Services, 1995.

Tunick, Susan. American Decorative Tiles. Sponsored by Assopiastrelle (Association of Italian Ceramic Tile and Refractories Manufacturers), and coordinated by D. Grosser and Associates, Ltd., New York (1991).

Vandenburgh, Jayne M., IBD. "Restoring the Ohio State Senate Building: An American Tile Classic Returns." Tile Design and Installation. Vol. 8, No. 1 (January 1995), pp. 32-35.

Wyatt, M. Digby. Specimens of Geometric Mosaic Manufactured by Maw & Co. of Benthall, near Broseley. London: M. Digby Wyatt, 1857.


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