Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection

Name: Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection
Price: 6.75 USD
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ISBN: 9780912724522

ISBN-10: 0912724528

ISBN-13: 9780912724522

Edition: 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Gregory J. Landrey

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Should you polish the silver? Where is the best place to store that family Bible? And what about the worn area in Aunt Alice's sampler? Should you try to repair the damage? The Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection provides readers with answers to questions like these, along with practical advice on how to care for the objects they value. With chapters devoted to media ranging from paper and photographs to metalwork and textiles, the book presents a lucid approach to teaching the practical skills of conservation -- what to do and what not to do. In the second volume of the Winterthur Decorative Arts Series, the conservators at Winterthur call on their many years of experience to…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Henry Francis duPont Winterthur Museum, Incorporated, The
Publication date: 11/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introduction



General Care



Science and Your Collection



Books, Magazines, and Ephemera



Organic Materials



Ceramics and Glass



Textiles



Photographs



Metals



Works of Art on Paper



Paintings



Furniture



Gilded Frames



Resources: Professional Organizations


Institutes with Analytical Facilities


Selected List of Suppliers


Suggested Readings & Selected Web Sites


List of Illustrations


About the Authors