Ancient & Historic Metals: Conservation and Scientific Research

by David A. Scott

The preservation and study of metals in terms of the problems of deterioration and appropriate methods of examination and treatment increasingly involve collaboration between scientists and conservators. The sixteen essays in this volume focus on actual objects from a wide range of periods and cultures. Contributors include Thomas Chase of the Freer Gallery in Washington, D.C., on the technology of Chinese bronze casting; Paola Fiorentino of the Istituto...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892362316
• ISBN13: 9780892362318
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 11.6"