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Conservation of Furniture

Conservation of Furniture

Rivers, Shayne
Umney, Nick

Paperback

Series: Routledge Conservation and Museology

FurnitureGeneral Antiques & CollectiblesGeneral Architecture

ISBN10: 0415657903
ISBN13: 9780415657907
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 21 2012
Pages: 838
Weight: 3.23
Height: 1.66 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English

This book is a comprehensive resource covering the principles and practice of the conservation and restoration of furniture. A review of the historical development of furniture introduces a wide range of structural types and materials that may be encountered, including wood, ivory, turtleshell, horn and metals, as well as decorative surfaces such as paint, japanning, lacquer and gilding. The nature and behaviour of these materials is explained and used as a basis from which to explore the mechanisms and consequences of deterioration caused by environment and use. Building on this foundation, the book shows how to develop and implement logical solutions to conservation problems.

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