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Historical Study of Chambord Castle: Basis for Establishing the Monument Health Record

2012; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 7; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/15583058.2011.634959

1558-3066

Sarah Janvier-Badosa, Kévin Beck, Xavier Brunetaud, Muzahim Al-Mukhtar,

Conservation Techniques and Studies

Abstract The conservation of built heritage requires a good knowledge of the materials and the history of the monument in question. One objective of the SACRE Project (Suivi des Altérations, Conservation et Restauration des Monuments en Pierres Calcaires [Degradation Monitoring, Characterization and Restoration of Limestone Monuments]) is to establish the health record of a monument. Chambord Castle was built out of tuffeau limestone in 1519. This limestone, which comes from the Loire Valley, is extremely fragile, causing spalling and exfoliation to occur on the surface of the stone. The south facadethe entrance to the Castle—and the east tower are studied. The mapping of the different origins and dates of the stones forms the basis of the health record of the Castle. The comparison between this mapping and the location of damages on the facades shows different type and degree of degradation concerning tuffeau. The topography and the orientation of the building are also significant parameters that contribute to the development of specific types of degradation. Keywords: Chambord castlehistorical datalimestonetuffeaudegradationrestoration ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors wish to thank the authority of the Région Centre, in France, for the financial support of the SACRE project. Thanks also to all members of this project, Dashnor Hoxha, Naima Belayachi, Duc Phi Do (PRISME Institut), Jean-Didier Mertz, Mikael Guiavarch, Stephanie Touron (LRMH), Pascal Thévard, Alexandra Fleury, Eric Johannot (Domaine national de Chambord), and Chiara Stefani, Livio de Luca (Map-Gamsau). Notes This study was based on French historical record, from Departmental Archives of Loir-et-Cher, Departmental Archives of Loiret, Library of Architecture and Heritage, and Regional Department of Cultural Affairs.