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Old master prints and drawings : a guide to preservation and conservation
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Old master prints and drawings : a guide to preservation and conservation

Author: Carlo James; Marjorie B Cohn; et al
Publisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©1997.
Edition/Format:  Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This long awaited English edition of Manuale per la conservazione e il restauro di disegni e stampe antichi (1991) offers a clear and complete manual for the preservation and conservation of old master prints and drawings. The authors throw light on the historical and scientific backgrounds concerning the problems of restoration techniques of arts on paper, from 1150, when paper was first introduced in Europe, until  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Carlo James; Marjorie B Cohn; et al
ISBN: 9053562435 9789053562437
OCLC Number: 36981137
Description: xiii, 319 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Contents: 1: The material character of the work of art on paper --
Collectors and mountings --
Paper --
Drawing techniques --
Print techniques --
Visual identification of graphic techniques and their supports --
2: Preservation --
The history of preservation of works of art on paper --
Curatorial care today --
Technical problems in preservation --
3: Conservation --
The history of conservation --
Concerns of the curator and concerns of the conservator --
4: Specific conservation techniques --
The constituent materials of paper --
Analytical methods --
Cleaning --
Removal of old mountings and linings --
Stain removal --
Bleaching --
Deacidification and alkaline reserve --
Adhesives --
Consolidation and integration --
Lining --
Integration of colors.
Other Titles: Manuale per la conservazione e il restauro di disegni e stampe antichi.
Responsibility: Carlo James ... [et al.] ; translated and edited by Marjorie B. Cohn.
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This long awaited English edition of Manuale per la conservazione e il restauro di disegni e stampe antichi (1991) offers a clear and complete manual for the preservation and conservation of old master prints and drawings. The authors throw light on the historical and scientific backgrounds concerning the problems of restoration techniques of arts on paper, from 1150, when paper was first introduced in Europe, until the middle of the nineteenth century. The book is indispensable for anyone occupied with the study and conservation of old prints and drawings. This richly illustrated, first English edition is revised and brought fully up to date.

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