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Paper and water : a guide for conservators / Gerhard Banik, Irene Brückle.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011.Description: xxxii, 544 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780750668316
  • 0750668318
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Contents:
Relevant chemistry / Gerhard Banik -- Properties of water / Gerhard Banik -- Dissociation of water: acids and bases / Gerhard Banik -- Structure and properties of dry and wet paper / Irene Brückle -- Structure and properties of dry and wet paper / Irene Brückle -- Effect of pulp on paper-water interactions / Irene Brückle -- Effect of sizing on paper-water interactions / Gerhard Banik ... [et al.] -- Paper drying in the manufacturing process / D. Steven Keller -- Paper ageing and the influence of water / Paul M. Whitmore -- The introduction of water / Irene Brückle and Gerhard Banik -- The rate of discolouration removal from paper by washing / Vincent Daniels -- Washing paper in conservation / Joanna M. Kosek -- Aqueous deacidification of paper / Anthony W. Smith -- Drying paper in conservation practice / Irene Brückle and Gerhard Banik -- Aquenous treatment in concert / Irene Brückle.
Summary: 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 every conservator working with paper artifacts and other cellulose-based materials. The work integrates knowledge from the different disciplines of paper engineering, conservation science and conservation practice, and will serve as a textbook in a rapidly expanding profession that has virtually no customized education literature.
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Includes DVD.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Relevant chemistry / Gerhard Banik -- Properties of water / Gerhard Banik -- Dissociation of water: acids and bases / Gerhard Banik -- Structure and properties of dry and wet paper / Irene Brückle -- Structure and properties of dry and wet paper / Irene Brückle -- Effect of pulp on paper-water interactions / Irene Brückle -- Effect of sizing on paper-water interactions / Gerhard Banik ... [et al.] -- Paper drying in the manufacturing process / D. Steven Keller -- Paper ageing and the influence of water / Paul M. Whitmore -- The introduction of water / Irene Brückle and Gerhard Banik -- The rate of discolouration removal from paper by washing / Vincent Daniels -- Washing paper in conservation / Joanna M. Kosek -- Aqueous deacidification of paper / Anthony W. Smith -- Drying paper in conservation practice / Irene Brückle and Gerhard Banik -- Aquenous treatment in concert / Irene Brückle.

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 every conservator working with paper artifacts and other cellulose-based materials. The work integrates knowledge from the different disciplines of paper engineering, conservation science and conservation practice, and will serve as a textbook in a rapidly expanding profession that has virtually no customized education literature.