LEADER 05453nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910457315903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-41537-8 010 $a1-281-02362-0 010 $a9786611023621 010 $a0-08-052464-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000350862 035 $a(EBL)300948 035 $a(OCoLC)476080210 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000129037 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11131817 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129037 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070730 035 $a(PQKB)11341395 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC300948 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL300948 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10179810 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL102362 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000350862 100 $a19950420d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConservation of furniture$b[electronic resource] /$fShayne Rivers, Nick Umney 210 $aOxford, England ;$aBurlington, MA $cButterworth Heinemann$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (845 p.) 225 1 $aButterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-65790-3 311 $a0-7506-0958-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Conservation of Furniture; Copyright; Contents; Series editors' preface; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Illustration acknowledgements; Part 1 History; 1 Furniture history; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Earliest times to the Middle Ages; 1.2.1 Egypt; 1.2.2 Greece; 1.2.3 Rome; 1.2.4 Byzantium and the Romanesque period; 1.3 Medieval; Background; Functional types; Design and construction; Materials used; Tools and techniques; Surface decoration and finish; Organization of the trade; 1.4 Renaissance to Industrial Revolution; 1.4.1 1500-1600; Background; Functional types; Design and construction 327 $aMaterials usedTools and techniques; Surface decoration and finish; Organization of the trade; 1.4.2 1600-1700; Background; Functional types; Design and construction; Materials used; Trade practice, tools and techniques; Surface decoration and finish; 1.4.3 1700-1800; Background; Functional types; Design and construction; Materials used; Tools and techniques of conversion and construction; Surface decoration and finish; Organization of trades; 1.5 The nineteenth century; Background; Functional types; Style and type of construction; Materials used; Tools and techniques 327 $aSurface decoration and finishOrganization of trades and manufacturing; 1.6 The twentieth century; Context; Materials used; Tools and techniques of conversion and construction; Surface decoration and finish; Organization of trades and manufacturing; 1.7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Part 2 Materials; 2 Wood and wooden structures; 2.1 Introduction to wood as material; 2.2 The nature of wood: appearance, cellular structure and identification; 2.2.1 Gross features; Grain; Texture; Figure; Colour; Taxonomy - the classification of plants; 2.2.2 Wood anatomy: softwoods; 2.2.3 Cell structure: hardwoods 327 $a2.2.4 Wood identification2.2.5 Hand-lens examination; 2.2.6 Microscopic examination; 2.2.7 Other methods; 2.3 Chemical nature of wood; 2.3.1 Chemical constituents of wood; 2.3.2 The cellulose structure within cell walls; 2.4 Wood-water relations and movement; 2.4.1 Hygroscopicity; 2.4.2 Measuring moisture content of wood; 2.4.3 Dimensional change; 2.4.4 Estimating dimensional change; 2.5 Mechanical properties; 2.5.1 Defining mechanical properties; 2.5.2 Relative strength properties; 2.5.3 Factors affecting the strength of wood; 2.5.4 Role of wood strength in furniture 327 $a2.6 Manufactured timber products2.6.1 Veneers; 2.6.2 Plywood and related materials; 2.6.3 Reconstituted wood products; 2.7 Wooden structures; 2.7.1 Types of joints; 2.7.2 Critical success factors for joints; 2.7.3 Dovetail joints; 2.7.4 Mortise and tenon joints; 2.7.5 Other joint types; Bibliography; 3 Upholstery materials and structures; 3.1 Introduction to upholstery; 3.1.1 Classification and terminology; 3.1.2 Historical development; 3.1.3 Technical examination; 3.2 Top surface/simple structures; 3.2.1 Leather/skin/parchment; Skin; Leather; Structure processing and properties 327 $aMethods of working and uses of leather 330 $aThis book is a comprehensive resource covering the principles and practice of the conservation and restoration of furniture, and other decorative art objects made wholly or partly of wood. It integrates theory with practice to show the principles which govern interaction between wooden objects, the environmental and conservation treatments and the factors which need to be taken into account to arrive at acceptable solutions to conservation problems.The practical knowledge and experience of a team of conservators active in the field are bought together with theor 410 0$aButterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology. 606 $aFurniture$xRepairing 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFurniture$xRepairing. 676 $a684.1044 700 $aRivers$b Shayne$0901272 701 $aUmney$b Nick$0901273 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457315903321 996 $aConservation of furniture$92014324 997 $aUNINA