Natural Stone and World Heritage

Salamanca (Spain)

Dolores Pereira

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CRC Press
14 October 2024

Museums & museology; Archaeology; Mining industry; Geology & the lithosphere; Civil engineering, surveying & building

Series: Natural Stone and World Heritage

Heritage stones are those stones that have been used for many years, even centuries, to build the historic buildings and monuments of places around the world. Some of these stones are still being used for construction, but others are no longer used, either because quarries were exhausted or closed or because architects and constructors do not know about their particularities and importance. Several scientific papers discuss many of these stones, and a number of papers are currently being prepared, but this book is the first to emphasize the importance and significance of natural stone in the construction of a city, Salamanca, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1988. In light of this recognition, Salamanca has a duty to preserve all historic buildings that make up the city by restoring those that are starting to deteriorate centuries after their construction. This book describes the buildings, the stones (all quarried centuries ago in the surrounding area), and the stone quarries, some of them inactive for many years, but that should still allow extraction of blocks on demand to restore and replace damaged specimens in the buildings, preserving the very character that saw the city receive recognition by UNESCO in the first place. There are many other places around the world that should follow this initiative and disseminate the importance of their heritage stones. This book will be of interest to professionals and academics in Geology, Engineering, architectural and artistic work in stone, both construction and conservation, but also to the general public.

By: Dolores Pereira
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9781032930954
ISBN 10: 1032930950
Series: Natural Stone and World Heritage
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 14 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction. World Heritage Sites. Salamanca: a World Heritage Site. The buildings in Salamanca. The Stones of Salamanca. Stone Testing. Sedimentary stones. Metamorphic stones. Igneous stones. The Quarries. Heritage Stones. Heritage Stones in Salamanca. Conclusions: The importance of stones in the preservation of cultural heritage. Glossary. References.

Dolores Pereira is professor of Geology and Engineering Geology at the University of Salamanca. She also teaches at the Master of Social Studies for Science and Technology of this university. She is Secretary General of the IUGS Heritage Stones Subcommission. Leader of the IGCP-637. Chair of the IUGS Publications Committee since July 2018. Member of the Books Editorial Committee of the Geological Society of London. Her research interests include mineralogy, petrology, characterization of natural stones for construction and restoration and their importance on architectural heritage, and also bibliometrics and citation analysis. She has published more than 50 scientific papers on these subjects. Dolores Pereira is vice-president of AMIT, the Spanish Association for Women in Science.