Measured and Drawn: Techniques and Practice for the Metric Survey of Historic Buildings

This handsomely illustrated book introduces the techniques used to record historic places and shows how, through closely working with historians, conservators, and archaeologists, maximum documentation can be obtained by metric survey. The authors discuss the merits of metric survey and its types, key concepts, controls, procurement, and a variety of case studies. Editors Bedford and Papworth are members of the English Heritage Survey Team and all contributors are affiliated with English Heritage. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)