Publication detail

Investigation of the causes of colour inconsistency in the facades of Vrchotovy Janovice Castle

DUFKA, A. ROVNANÍKOVÁ, P. DROCHYTKA, R.

Original Title

Investigation of the causes of colour inconsistency in the facades of Vrchotovy Janovice Castle

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

The paper deals with the causes of pronounced colour inconsistency in the facades of Vrchotovy Janovice Castle. The original stone Gothic fortress has undergone a number of reconstructions, the last one taking place in the mid 19th century when the castle acquired its current neo-Gothic, romantic look. At the beginning of the second half of the 20th century the sporadic maintenance of the castle led to a decline in facade quality and the eventual restoration was very insensitive. Major restoration work was carried out on the facades in 2006 but once this was complete, the renewed facades started to show marked colour inconsistency. This paper analyses the causes of these defects with regard to the technological processes applied and sets out possible steps that can be taken to eliminate them.

Keywords

colour inconsistency, castle facade, restoration

Authors

DUFKA, A.; ROVNANÍKOVÁ, P.; DROCHYTKA, R.

RIV year

2013

Released

1. 1. 2013

Location

Švýcarsko

ISBN

1022-6680

Periodical

Advanced Materials Research

Year of study

688

Number

1

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

45

Pages to

52

Pages count

8

BibTex

@article{BUT104344,
  author="Amos {Dufka} and Pavla {Rovnaníková} and Rostislav {Drochytka}",
  title="Investigation of the causes of colour inconsistency in the facades of Vrchotovy Janovice Castle",
  journal="Advanced Materials Research",
  year="2013",
  volume="688",
  number="1",
  pages="45--52",
  issn="1022-6680"
}