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Chemicals and methods for conservation and restoration: paintings, textiles, fossils, wood, stones, metals, and glass

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"This book focuses on the chemicals used for conservation and restoration of various artefacts in artwork and archaeology, as well as special applications of these materials. Also the methods used, both methods for cleaning, conservation and restoration, as well as methods for the analysis of the state of the respective artefacts. Topics include oil paintings, paper conservation, textiles and dyes for them, archaeological wood, fossils, stones, metals and metallic coins, and glasses, including church windows"--

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    • Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
    • Beverly, MA: Scrivener Publishing, LLC, 2017

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    • 9781119418245
    • 1119418240

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    Preface - 1 Paintings - 1.1 Cleaning 1.2 Varnishes 1.3 Methods and Materials for Conservation 1.4 Analysis and Analytical Methods 1.5 Forgeries - 2 Textiles - 2.1 Textile Colors 2.2 Textiles from Various Locations 2.3 Processing Methods - 3 Archaeological Wood - 3.1 Analysis Methods 3.2 Materials for Conservation 3.3 Degradation 3.4 Special Properties - 4 Fossils - 4.1 Monograph 4.2 Paleontological Skill and the Role of the Fossil Preparator 4.3 Analysis Methods 4.4 Conservation Methods - 5 Stones - 5.1 Deterioration Processes 5.2 Analytical Methods 5.3 Conservation Methods - 6 Glass - 6.1 Analytical Methods 6.2 Cleaning Methods 6.3 Production Practices 6.4 Special Uses of Glass Materials - 7 Archaeological Metals - 7.1 Cleaning Methods 7.2 Special Uses of Metals - Index Acronyms Chemicals

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