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Conservation skills : judgement, method and decision making / Chris Caple.

By: Publication details: London : Routledge, c2000.Description: xiv, 232 p. : ill.; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780415188814
  • 0415188814
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Contents:
1. Perception, judgement and learning -- 2. Reasons for preserving the past -- 3. The nature of conservation -- 4. History of conservation -- 5. Conservation ethics -- 6. Objects: Their recording and investigation -- 7. Cleaning -- 8. Stabilization -- 9. Restoration -- 10. In working condition -- 11. Preventive conservation -- 12. Decisions -- 13. Responsibilities -- 14. Conclusion.
Summary: This extensive study provides an overview of the issues facing conservators of historic and artistic work as well as an ethical framework to which the conservation of objects can be related.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Green 702.81 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11148
Book Book CGLAS Library Green 702.81 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11145
Book Book CGLAS Library Green 702.81 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11146
Book Book CGLAS Library Green 702.81 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11150
Book Book CGLAS Library Green 702.81 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 02062

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Perception, judgement and learning -- 2. Reasons for preserving the past -- 3. The nature of conservation -- 4. History of conservation -- 5. Conservation ethics -- 6. Objects: Their recording and investigation -- 7. Cleaning -- 8. Stabilization -- 9. Restoration -- 10. In working condition -- 11. Preventive conservation -- 12. Decisions -- 13. Responsibilities -- 14. Conclusion.

This extensive study provides an overview of the issues facing conservators of historic and artistic work as well as an ethical framework to which the conservation of objects can be related.