Conservation and Restoration of Glass
eBook - ePub

Conservation and Restoration of Glass

  1. 392 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Conservation and Restoration of Glass

About this book

Conservation and Restoration of Glass is an in-depth guide to the materials and practices required for the care and preservation of glass objects. It provides thorough coverage of both theoretical and practical aspects of glass conservation.This new edition of Newton and Davison's original book, Conservation of Glass, includes sections on the nature of glass, the historical development and technology of glassmaking, and the deterioration of glass. Professional conservators will welcome the inclusion of recommendations for examination and documentation. Incorporating treatment of both excavated glass and historic and decorative glass, the book provides the knowledge required by conservators and restorers and is invaluable for anyone with glass objects in their care.

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Yes, you can access Conservation and Restoration of Glass by Sandra Davison,R.G. Newton in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Archaeology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9780750643412
eBook ISBN
9781136415500
Edition
2
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Archaeology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. About the author
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction
  11. The nature of glass
  12. Historical development of glassmaking
  13. Technology of glass production
  14. Deterioration of glass
  15. Materials used for glass conservation
  16. Examination of glass, recording and documentation
  17. Conservation and restoration of glass
  18. appendix 1 Materials and equipment for glass conservation and restoration
  19. appendix 2 Sources of information
  20. reference
  21. Index
  22. Plates