Materials for Conservation - Horie, C V
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Materials in Conservation is the definitive introduction to the properties of materials used in conservation. There are a wide range of techniques that can be employed to combat the deterioration of objects, and this book will enable the modern professional conservator (of which there are 10-15,000) to appreciate the potentials and pitfalls of any proposed technique. In this second edition, this classic text is revised and updated to include modern materials such as cyclododecane, and current ideas on adhesion, consolidation and reversibility, making Materials in Conservation the definitive…mehr

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Materials in Conservation is the definitive introduction to the properties of materials used in conservation. There are a wide range of techniques that can be employed to combat the deterioration of objects, and this book will enable the modern professional conservator (of which there are 10-15,000) to appreciate the potentials and pitfalls of any proposed technique. In this second edition, this classic text is revised and updated to include modern materials such as cyclododecane, and current ideas on adhesion, consolidation and reversibility, making Materials in Conservation the definitive source of vital information in the field.
An introduction to the properties of materials used in conservation. It explains physical and chemical properties which are important in the conservation process; that is, application, ageing, reversal. It covers such topics as: molecular weight, glass transition temperature, solubility and solvents, polymerisation and degradation reactions.
Autorenporträt
Velson Horie is a Collection Care and Conservation Consultant. For 28 years he was Keeper of Conservation at The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, then was the Research Project Manager at the British Library coordinating an international and interdisciplinary study on the natural ageing of books. Teaching experience includes university lectures, a distance learning course on Chemistry for Conservators and professional updating courses on polymers. He has published extensively on conservation. www.horie.co.uk