Windows: History, Repair and Conservation

In Windows: History, Repair and Conservation, readers are guided through the history, dating, development, care, repair and conservation of windows by authors who are experts in their fields. Each chapter covers a different aspect of the subject, from the dating of windows and their separate parts, through to surveying and engineering, recording and curation of historic windows, their ironmonger and surrounds.

As this book shows, windows vary in complexity and form, from the very simplest glazed openings to intricate medieval stained-glass masterpieces, combining the work of stone masons, smiths, woodworkers, glaziers and artists. This book traces the history of windows and provides guidance on their upkeep and conservation. It is thus an essential reference work for all those involved in care of historic buildings.

Windows: History, Repair and Conservation was the first major book devoted to the understanding of windows. This new revised edition brings the book up to date and provides additional chapters to provide a complete overview of the subject that will inform research and practice for years to come.

James W. P. Campbell, MA, PhD, FSA, IHBC, RIBA, is chairman of the Construction History Society, Professor of Architecture Construction History at the University of Cambridge and Seear Fellow in Architecture and History of Art at Queens’ College, Cambridge. His previous books include Brick: A World History (2003), Building St Paul’s (2007), The Library: A World History (2013) and in the current series he has co-edited with Michael Tutton, Staircases: History, Repair and Conservation (2014) and Doors: History, Repair and Conservation (2020).

Michael Tutton, FSA, IHBC, has some 30 years’ experience, largely in the construction industry, working principally on historic buildings as a site manager, clerk of works and consultant. He is past chairman of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and was Secretary and Treasurer of the Construction History Society. He currently divides his time as an assistant architectural advisor to Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust and as an independent scholar writing and editing. He is the series editor for this series, having worked on the first edition of the current volume with Elizabeth Hirst and on Staircases: History, Repair and Conservation (2014) and Doors: History, Repair and Conservation (2020) with James W. P. Campbell.