Textile Conservation

Textile Conservation PDF

Author: Frances Lennard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-09-08

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1136434755

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Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice demonstrates the development in the role and practice of the textile conservator and captures the current diversity of textile conservators’ work. The book focuses on four major factors which have influenced development in textile conservation practice since the 1980s: the changing context, an evolution in the way conservators think about objects, the greater involvement of stakeholders, and technical developments. These are all integral to effective conservation decision-making. • Includes case studies from the UK, USA and mainland Europe and Asia • Assesses the conservation of objects in some of the world’s major cultural institutions • Highly illustrated in full colour to show the effect of conservation in practice Textile Conservation is a reference manual for textile conservators, textile conservation students and museum and heritage professionals.

Conservation of Furniture

Conservation of Furniture PDF

Author: Shayne Rivers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-06-07

Total Pages: 846

ISBN-13: 113641536X

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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 from diverse sources and unified within a systematic framework. Specialist conservators from related disciplines cover diverse materials often incorporated into furniture.

Preserving what is Valued

Preserving what is Valued PDF

Author: Miriam Clavir

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780774808613

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Written by a conservator at the U. of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology, this text examines the complex issues surrounding the preservation of First Nations artifacts. Drawing upon interviews with elders and other members of various First Nations groups, Clavir presents their perspectives on cultural preservation. She also discusses the science and ethics of museum conservation. Black and white photographs of museum workers, artists, and First Nations people accompany the text. Distributed by Raincoast Books. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR