National Historic Ships UK has published a three volume series entitled Understanding Historic Vessels which provides guidance on conserving, recording and deconstructing vessels.
Volumes 1 & 2 - Recording Historic Vessels and Deconstructing Historic Vessels are now available to download at no charge.
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Volume 3 - Conserving Historic Vessels
This guidance is a richly illustrated 200 page printed publication, produced with funding support from The Headley Trust and The Society for Nautical Research. It is an invaluable resource, designed to explain the key principles behind conservation, which will help specialists and non-specialists alike develop an understanding of their project, its significance and the most appropriate conservation route to adopt in each circumstance.
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