This Field Manual on Conservation Methodology for Historic Buildings and Structures(Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) by Beatriz del Cueto (National Parks Service) is the result of fifteen years of research, hands-on experimentation and actual restoration/conservation projects in the Caribbean.
It aims to assist professionals in the construction field who lack formal preservation training but deal with the built patrimony in our region. Basic Conservation and Preservation concepts are pragmatically explained and illustrated, utilizing, for acclaratory purposes, case studies of preservation projects in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.