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![A Grammar of Colouring](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/28709fac-bc22-432c-9b18-a5ad00c33aad/A%20Grammar%20of%20Colouring.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
A Grammar of Colouring
A compilation of the 1800s chemist, George Field, intended to give decorative artists information on the origin, composition and properties of various pigments, dyes and paints.
![Early Historic Scotland](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/7ec44847-d9bb-4794-9742-a60a00b58ec4/early%20historic%20scotland.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Early Historic Scotland
"Early Historic Scotland" is a leaflet that provides an overview early Historic Scotland, a period extending from about AD 400 to 1000 from which little written information survives.
![TAN 20 - Corrosion in Masonry Clad Early Twentieth Century Steel Framed Buiildings](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/d537f1f9-f061-4b37-8019-a5c20108bf7f/TAN%2020%20-%20Corrision%20in%20Masonry%20Clad%20Early%20Twentieth%20Century%20Steel%20Framed%20Buildings.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
TAN 20 - Corrosion in Masonry Clad Early Twentieth Century Steel Framed Buildings
A guide to repair and details of newer technologies regarding masonry clad steel-framed buildings.
![TAN 07 - Access to the Built Heritage](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/3a48fe41-c32b-4198-b53f-a5c300a96ad5/TAN%207%20-%20Access%20to%20the%20Built%20Heritage.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
TAN 07 - Access to the Built Heritage
Advice on improving access for visitors to historic buildings and monuments.
![Measured Survey and Building Recording](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/0da64f8e-21a0-4775-90b5-a5ad00a569dc/Guide%20for%20Practitioners%204%20-%20Measured%20Survey%20and%20Building%20Recording%20for%20Historic%20Buildings%20and%20Structures.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Measured Survey and Building Recording
Guide for Practitioners 4
A historical overview of the production and use of iron, along with guidance on appraisal and conservation techniques.
![Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/6275bfcf-40cf-47b2-81f8-a59400e211fc/technicalpaper6.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 06
Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings
A scoping study on indoor air quality and efficiency in traditional buildings.
![Refurbishment Case Study 16](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/610cc396-20f4-4ee3-a6b9-a71d00de655b/refurb-case-study-16-cover.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Refurbishment Case Study 16
Kirkton of Coull, Aberdeenshire
A case study describing thermal improvements to the fabric of an 1800s granite farmhouse in Aberdeenshire.
Technical Paper 30
Historic Literature Review of Traditional Lime Mortars
This Technical Paper is a review of historic literature relating to lime mortars, focusing on historic texts from 160BC - 1955
![Building Knowledge: An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/480975be-ae89-447c-923c-a5bb00f87aa5/Building%20Knowledge.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building Knowledge
An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow
Appealing to a wide audience this is a prestigious publication which celebrates some of Glasgow's most recognisable buildings.