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The doocots of Moray: a holistic approach to their evolutionary development. (2000)
Thesis
BROWN, N.A. 2000. The doocots of Moray: a holistic approach to their evolutionary development. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This study concerns a particular building type; the doocot. Consequently the work has an architectural bias. In stark contrast to large-scale, 'high culture', urban buildings erected for human occupation, the mere doocot has been mostly omitted from... Read More about The doocots of Moray: a holistic approach to their evolutionary development..

Scottish market crosses: the development of a risk assessment model. (2000)
Thesis
THOMSON, L.J. 2000. Scottish market crosses: the development of a risk assessment model. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The purpose of the research was to investigate the causes and effects of stone decay and soiling upon Scottish market crosses, and to develop a risk assessment model for this monument type. Risk assessment methods are otherwise used in spheres of bus... Read More about Scottish market crosses: the development of a risk assessment model..

The development of a national heritage policy for libraries and book collections of country houses. (1999)
Thesis
REID, P.H. 1999. The development of a national heritage policy for libraries and book collections of country houses. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This work examines the country house libraries of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Hitherto this is an area largely overlooked both in terms of librarianship and social history. The first part of the thesis examines the historical development of b... Read More about The development of a national heritage policy for libraries and book collections of country houses..