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An introduction to materials / authors, Anne Moncrieff, Graham Weaver ; scientific editor, Jonathan Ashley-Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Science for conservators ; v. 1.Publisher: London ; New York : The Conservation Unit of the Museums & Galleries Commission in conjunction with Routledge, 1992Description: 120 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415071673
  • 0415071674
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Contents:
What science it -- Beginning chemistry -- Molecules and chemical equations -- Atomic structure and chemical bonding -- Relating chemical names to structure.
Summary: 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 to the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes provide non-scientists with the essential theoretical backgound to their work.
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"Conservation Science Teaching Series" --Title page.

Originally published: London: Crafts Council, 1983.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-117) and index.

What science it -- Beginning chemistry -- Molecules and chemical equations -- Atomic structure and chemical bonding -- Relating chemical names to structure.

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 to the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes provide non-scientists with the essential theoretical backgound to their work.