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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778309403321

Titolo

Conservation science : heritage materials / / editors, Eric May, Mark Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2006

ISBN

1-84755-762-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

MayEric

JonesMark <1951->

Disciplina

069.53

Soggetti

Museum conservation methods

Art objects - Conservation and restoration

Antiques - Conservation and restoration

Historic preservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Conservation of artefacts and heritage materials is an increasingly popular and fascinating area, spanning both historical and scientific disciplines. Materials come in many forms ranging from sunken ships to tapestries, from buildings to books. With this wide range of matrices and materials to analyse and preserve, an interdisciplinary approach is needed drawing upon skills from many areas of knowledge. Conservation Science: Heritage Materials links these fields of research together forming a comprehensive text book that discusses analytical aspects, wall paintings, organic and inorganic mate