Museum and Heritage Studies

Conservation of 20th Century Furniture

By Jake Kaner, Clive Edwards

Series: Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology

This reference is the primary resource for those working with twentieth century furniture as conservators, curators, dealers, collectors and students. It gives comprehensive coverage of materials and techniques which are encountered in twentieth century furniture by conservators through a...

To Be Published October 31st 2013 by Routledge

International Heritage and Historic Building Conservation

Saving the World’s Past

By Zeynep Aygen

Series: Routledge Studies in Heritage

The majority of books in English on historic building conservation and heritage preservation training are often restricted to Western architecture and its origins. Consequently, the history of building conservation, the study of contemporary paradigms and case studies in most universities and...

Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge

Conservation of Easel Paintings

Edited by Joyce Hill Stoner, Rebecca Rushfield

Series: Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology

Conservation of Easel Paintings is the first comprehensive text on the history, philosophy, and methods of treatment of easel paintings that combines both theory with practice. With contributions from an international group of experts and interviews with important artists, this volume provides an...

Published October 23rd 2012 by Routledge

Preventive Conservation in Museums

Edited by Chris Caple

Series: Leicester Readers in Museum Studies

Preventive Conservation in Museums makes available and comprehensible the diverse literature and ideas of preventive conservation to an audience with a limited scientific background, principally those studying museum studies or engaged in the museum profession. It bridges the gap between the basic...

Published December 6th 2011 by Routledge

Paper and Water: A Guide for Conservators

By Gerhard Banik, Irene Bruckle

Series: Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology

This is the first compendium for conservation professionals involved in the preservation of paper artifacts in archives, libraries and fine art museums around the world. The global team of expert authors explain the principal interactions between paper and water, a topic of primary importance for...

Published March 28th 2011 by Routledge

Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks VIII

Edited by Roxana Radvan, John F. Asmus, Marta Castillejo, Paraskevi Pouli, Austin Nevin

Laser techniques offer possibilities for the examination and conservation of artwork, and for the prevention of cultural heritage. This collection of peer reviewed papers from the 8th International Conference on Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks, Sibiu, Romania, September 21-25, 2009,...

Published November 30th 2010 by CRC Press

Materials for Conservation

2nd Edition

By C V Horie

Materials in 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...

Published August 25th 2010 by Routledge

Textile Conservation

Edited by Frances Lennard, Patricia Ewer

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...

Published March 22nd 2010 by Routledge

Conservation

Edited by Alison Richmond, Alison Bracker

'Conservation: Principles, Dilemmas, and Uncomfortable Truths' presents multi-perspective critical analyses of the ethics and principles that guide the conservation of works of art and design, archaeological artefacts, buildings, monuments, and heritage sites on behalf of society. Contributors from...

Published September 22nd 2009 by Routledge

Scientific Investigation of Copies, Fakes and Forgeries

Edited by Paul Craddock

The faking and forgery of works of art and antiquities is probably now more extensive than ever before. The frauds are aided by new technologies, from ink jet printers to epoxy resins, and driven by the astronomic prices realised on the global market. This book aims to provide a comprehensive...

Published January 18th 2009 by Routledge

Pigment Compendium

By Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, Ruth Siddall

This is an essential purchase for all painting conservators and conservation scientists dealing with paintings and painted objects. It provides the first definitive manual dedicated to optical microscopy of historical pigments. Illustrated throughout with full colour images reproduced to the...

Published June 15th 2008 by Routledge

Conservation of Plastics

By Yvonne Shashoua

Plastic objects are included more than ever in museums and galleries collections these days, but these items can start to deteriorate when they a just a few years old. In this book Yvonne Shashoua provides the essential knowledge needed to keep plastic pieces in the best possible condition so that...

Published June 9th 2008 by Routledge

Structural Analysis of Historic Construction: Preserving Safety and Significance, Two Volume Set

Proceedings of the VI International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historic Construction, SAHC08, 2-4 July 2008, Bath, United Kingdom

Edited by Dina D'Ayala, Enrico Fodde

The successful preservation of an historic building, complex or city depends on the continued use and daily care that come with it. The possibility of continued use depends on the adaptation of the building to modern standards and practice of living, requiring changes in constructional or...

Published June 1st 2008 by CRC Press

The History of Gauged Brickwork

By Gerard Lynch

Series: Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology

This book takes a look at the history and use of cut, rubbed and gauged brickwork; the use of tools and equipment and the differences between historic and contemporary bricks with a view to inform conservation and restoration decisions.The book uses case studies from England, Ireland and the US to...

Published October 17th 2007 by Routledge

History of the Restoration and Conservation of Works of Art

By Alessandro Conti, Helen Glanville

At times controversial and uncompromising, always intellectually honest, Alessandro Conti’s book is - astonishingly – the only attempt to comprehensively chart in time, the changing impact of man’s desire to preserve for future generations the materials, meaning and appearances of works of art....

Published April 16th 2007 by Routledge

Light for Art's Sake

By Christopher Cuttle

Conservation scientists in museums and galleries have a clear understanding of the damage that light can inflict on an object, but what of the designers that create exhibitions to display these precious items? Light for Arts Sake provides a basis for a level of professional expertise for lighting...

Published March 26th 2007 by Routledge

Conservation of Ruins

By John Ashurst

Despite growing international awareness of the presence and significance of ruined buildings and archaeological sites, and the increasingly sophisticated technology available for the collection of data about them, these sites continue to be at risk across the globe. Conservation of Ruins defines...

Published November 13th 2006 by Routledge

Care of Collections

Edited by Simon Knell

Series: Leicester Readers in Museum Studies

Confronting contemporary issues in museum practice, this collection provides a practical guide to all aspects of collections care. Contributors cover a wide range of issues including: conservation practice the monitoring and control of light relative humidity and atmospheric pollution...

Published October 26th 1994 by Routledge

The Science For Conservators Series

Volume 1: An Introduction to Materials, 2nd Edition

By The Conservation Unit Museums and Galleries Commission

Series: Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management

For more than ten years, The Science for Conservators Series has provided the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic to the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes...

Published May 13th 1992 by Routledge

The Science For Conservators Series

Volume 3: Adhesives and Coatings, 2nd Edition

By Conservation Unit Museums and Galleries Commission

Series: Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management

For more than ten years, the Science for Conservators Series have been the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic ot the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes...

Published May 13th 1992 by Routledge

The Science For Conservators Series

Volume 2: Cleaning, 2nd Edition

By Conservation Unit Museums and Galleries Commission

Series: Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management

For more than ten years, the Science for Conservators series has been the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic ot the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes...

Published May 13th 1992 by Routledge