Conservation of furniture /:

This 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...

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Main Author: Rivers, Shayne
Other Authors: Umney, Nick
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, England ; Burlington, MA : Butterworth Heinemann, 2003.
Series:Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This 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 theoretical and reference material f.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxiii, 803 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780080524641
0080524648
9780750609586
0750609583
9781136415371
1136415378
9781136415326
1136415327
9781136415364
113641536X

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