Heritage Resources Management 671: Documentation and Condition Assessment gives students the opportunity to explore new ways of observing and thinking about the built environment through practical application of documentation methods and fieldwork exercises.
Menuge, A., Hook, R., & Cooper, N. (2006). Understanding historic buildings: A guide to good recording practice. UK: English Heritage.
Please read Chapter 4.4: Photography |
Peterson, B. (2009). Understanding photography field guide: How to shoot great photographs with any camera. New York: Amphoto Books.
Please read File Formats (pp. 14–17) Selection from Exposure (pp. 27–35) Selection from Aperture (pp. 45–49) Selection from Shutter speed & ISO (pp. 75–85) |
Supplementary Readings |
Adobe Systems Incorporated. (2021). Photoshop tutorials (Adobe website). |
Adobe Systems Incorporated. (2021). Adobe Bridge (Adobe website). |
Andrews, D., Bedford, J., Blake, B., Bryan, P., Cromwell, T., & Lea, R. (2010). Measured and drawn: Techniques and practice for the metric survey of historic buildings (2nd ed.). UK: English Heritage.
Please read Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 3.2.2: Site Drawing |
Historic American Building Survey (HABS78). (2015). Historic American buildings survey guide to field documentation. Washington: National Park Service.
Please read pages 3 to 16. |
Menuge, A., Hook, R., & Cooper, N. (2006). Understanding historic buildings: A guide to good recording practice. UK: English Heritage.
Please read Chapter 8: Architectural Drawing Conventions |
English Heritage. (2011). Traversing the past: The total station theodolite in archaeological landscape survey. UK: English Heritage. |
Andrews, D., Bedford, J., Blake, B., Bryan, P., Cromwell, T., & Lea, R. (2010). Measured and drawn: Techniques and practice for the metric survey of historic buildings (2nd ed.). UK: English Heritage.
Please read Chapter 3.2.1: Surveying with a TST |
Eppich, R., & Chabbi, A. (Eds.). (2007). Recording, documentation, and information management for the conservation of heritage places, Vol. 2: Illustrated examples. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute.
Please read Defining Cultural Landscapes, by Geofree Chikwanda Download the “Base Recording: Gathering Information” PDF, which includes this chapter. |
Andrews, D., Bedford, J., Blake, B., Bryan, P., Cromwell, T., & Lea, R. (2010). Measured and drawn: Techniques and practice for the metric survey of historic buildings (2nd ed.). UK: English Heritage.
Please read Chapter 3.1.1: Rectified Photography |
English Heritage. (2005). The presentation of historic building survey in CAD. UK: English Heritage.
Please read Illustrations For more information, please see Historic England's Surveying and Recording Heritage. |
Eppich, R., & Chabbi, A. (Eds.). (2007). Recording, documentation, and information management for the conservation of heritage places, Vol. 2: Illustrated examples. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute.
Please read Condition Assessment: Working with Information Download the “Assessment: Working with Information” PDF. |
Historic England. (2015). Where on Earth are we? The role of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) in archaeological field survey. UK: English Heritage. |
Eppich, R., & Chabbi, A. (Eds.). (2007). Recording, documentation, and information management for the conservation of heritage places, Vol. 2: Illustrated examples. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute.
Please read Mapping Features, by J. A. Van Tilburg, C. Arévalo Pakarati, and A. Hom Download the “Base Recording: Gathering Information” PDF, which includes this chapter. |