Can we learn from the heritage lost in a fire? Experiences and practises on the fire protection of historic buildings in Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Sewn as issued, pictorial wrappers. Very fine. Helsinki, National Board of Antiquities, 2004. 4to. 29,7 x 21 cms. 80 pp. Richly illustrated with colour photographs. Contents: Introduction" (General features on fire protection of historic buildings in Nordic countries, Participants and the organisation of governmental agencies for cultural heritage, Special projects on fire safety in each country, Fire protection of historic buildings, Legislation on fire protection in each country and how it deals with historic buildings, Cooperation with other authorities dealing with fire protection matters) - - - "Fire protection in wooden towns" (Old Rauma fire protection project, Finland, Lillehammer fire protection project, Norway, Röros fire protection project, Norway, Eksjö fire protection project, Sweden, Aspects on improving the fire protection in historic wooden towns) - - - "Case studies" (Finland: 1. Åminneborg manor 2. Kotaselkä logging site hut 3. Tyrvää Church, Norway: 4. City block in Trondheim 5. Innset Church 6. Eidsvoll Church 7. Ringnes farm, Sweden: 8. Södra Råda Church 9. City block in Jönköping 10. Katarina Church) - - - "Fire prevention and protection" (Introduction, Some examples, How to choose fire prevention and protection methods, Low cost fire prevention, How to prevent arson, Rescue plan, Fire fighting, Using a fire protection strategy to choose the right technical solutions for the fire protection of cultural heritage) - - - "After a fire" (Documentation before a fire, examples, Actions after a fire, examples, Analysis before the decision to rebuild or not, Insurance and reconstruction, Proposal for First Aid actions (protection, investigation, documentation), An essay: 'Conservation, rebuilding or what?') - - - "Summaries" (English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish).…