The conservation of antiquities and works of art : treatment, repair, and restoration

The conservation of antiquities and works of art : treatment, repair, and restoration

London : Oxford University Press, 1956.

xv, 373 p. : ill., tables, plates (some col.) ; 25 cm.

702.8 P725 1956

(OCoLC)00520061

"This book is concerned with the broad field relating to the restoration of antiquities and works of art, and with their subsequent conservation. It is intended as a handbook for the collector, the archaeologist, and the museum curator, and as a workshop guide for the technician"--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]) and index.
Contents: Introduction: The Influence of Environment -- Part I: Organic Materials. Animal Skin and Skin Products -- Papyrus, Parchment, and Paper -- Prints, Drawings, and Manuscripts -- Textiles -- Wood -- Bone and Ivory -- Easel Paintings -- Part II: Metals. General Introduction -- Gold and Electrum -- Silver -- Copper and Its Alloys -- Lead, Tin, and Pewter -- Iron and Steel -- Part III: Siliceous and Related Materials. Stone -- Ceramics -- Glass -- Appendixes: Strength of Solutions -- Dangerous Chemicals -- Preparation and Use of Flour Paste -- Pearson's Square for Simplifying Dilution Calculations -- Acidity, Neutrality, Alkalinity -- Thermometric Equivalents -- Methods of Recording Relative Humidity -- The Peroxide Test for Vegetable-Tanned Leather -- Potassium Lactate Solution -- British Museum Leather Dressing -- Silica Gel -- Microcrystalline Polishing Waxes -- Method of Adapting Mains Electric Supply for Electrolytic Reduction -- Index.
A 1372

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