TY - BOOK AU - Rai, Gurmeet S. AU - Desarkar, Paromita TI - What are lime mortars U1 - 720.288 PY - 2007/// CY - New Delhi PB - INTACH KW - N1 - Contents Preface vii 1.A Brief History of Lime as a Building Material 1 2.Understanding Lime Mortar 3 3.Building Lime 8 4.Lime Mortar in Historic Building 25 5.Lime Mortar for Conservation Work 33 6.Site Practices and Skills 41 7Case Studies 46 Appendix A Basic Rules of Good Practice 78 Appendix B Safe Working Practices for Lime-Based Materials 81 Appendix C Guidelines for Setting up a 'Chakki1-Mortar Mill 83 Appendix D Bureau of Indian Standards Pertaining to Building Lime 88 Notes and References 93 ER -