Materials for Conservation, 2nd Edition
Organic Consolidants, Adhesives and Coatings
$274.41
- Hardcover
504 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2015
Summary
Materials for Conservation is the definitive introduction to the properties of materials used in conservation. The continual struggle of conservators to ameliorate the deterioration of objects has led to increasing use of synthetic polymers. These materials are part of the sophisticated technology that has been developed to augment and often replace traditional materials and methods. Conservators therefore have a wider range of techniques available. However, they must be able to a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138128101 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1138128104 |
| Author: | C.V. Horie |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 504 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2015 |
| Weight: | 816g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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”‘I can hardly wait for the new edition to come out. I will have several copies bought for the CCI library so that I can have one permanently on my desk.’ “Jane Down, Senior Conservation Scientist, Canadian Conservation Institute.
About The Author
C.V. Horie
Velson Horie is a Collection Care and Conservation Consultant. For 28 years he was Keeper of Conservation at The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, then was the Research Project Manager at the British Library coordinating an international and interdisciplinary study on the natural ageing of books. Teaching experience includes university lectures, a distance learning course on Chemistry for Conservators and professional updating courses on polymers. He has published extensively on conservation.
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