Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks


"Collecting the New"

Museums and Contemporary Art

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A book on the questions and challenges that museums face in acquiring and preserving contemporary art. This book comprises essays by twelve distinguished curators representing a wide range of museums. The closing essay examines the conservation problems created by contemporary works. With 38 halftones.. Hardback, 208 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 571g.
Author:  (Altshuler, Bruce, ed.)
ISBN:  0691119406
Publisher:  University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date:  2005  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"Collecting the New"

Museums and Contemporary Art

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Describes the questions and challenges that museums face in acquiring and preserving contemporary art. This book comprises of essays by twelve curators representing a range of museums. It considers general issues including the acquisition process, and collecting by universal survey museums and museums that focus on modern and contemporary art. With 38 halftones.. Paperback, 208 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 306g.
Author:  (Altshuler, Bruce, ed.)
ISBN:  0691133735
Publisher:  University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"Conservation of Leather and Related Materials"

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Covers the aspects of Skin and Leather preservation, from Cuir Bouillie to Bookbindings. This title offers discussion of the technical and chemical elements necessary in conservation, including Fish and Reptiles, Taxidermy and Furs. It is useful for conservators, curators and collectors. With illustrated. Hardback, 240 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 262g.
Author:  (Kite, Marion, ed.)
ISBN:  0750648813
Publisher:  Elsevier Science & Technology
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"Museums After Modernism"

Strategies of Engagement

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"New Interventions in Art History" series; Showcases the ways questions about the museum go to the heart of contemporary debates about the production, consumption and distribution of art. This book features expert artists, curators and art historians who grapple with many of the issues in museum studies, while paying homage to a different museology that needs to be considered. With 49. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 230 x 156 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  (Pollock, Griselda, ed.)
ISBN:  1405136286
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"The National Gallery Techical Bulletin Renaissance Siena and Perugia, 1490-1510"

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"Technical Bulletin, National Gallery Publications" series; Ashok, Roy (ed.) Volume 27 Renaissance Siena and Perugia . With 48 b&w illustrations + 140 colour images. Paperback, 120 pages. Size: 295 x 210 mm. Weight: 505g.
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ISBN:  1857093577
Publisher:  National Gallery Co Ltd
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks (V. 27)

"The National Gallery Technical Bulletin"

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"National Gallery Technical Bulletin" series; Roy, Ashok (Head of Scientific Department, National Gallery, London) (ed.) With 84 colour images + 24 b&w illustrations. 2007. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 297 x 210 mm. Weight: 450g.
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ISBN:  1857093720
Publisher:  National Gallery Co Ltd
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"Timeless Renovations"

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Features restoration projects. Ten projects are featured in this book including a converted barn, a private mansion and a cottage. With 221 col. Hardback, 200 pages. Size: 290 x 300 mm. Weight: 2312g.
Author:  (Pauwels, Wim, ed.)
ISBN:  9077213805
Publisher:  Beta-Plus
Date:  2007  (Belgium)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"Practical Ceramic Conservation"

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Written by two leading conservators, this title explains the various stages of the conservation process. Step-by-step instructions and examples show how staining may be removed, cracks stabilized, pieces rebonded, moulds taken, areas retouched, lustres applied and gilding restored. With 150 colour photographs, 4 line drawings. Hardback, 128 pages. Size: 265 x 220 mm. Weight: 712g.
Author:  Acton, Lesley Smith, Natasha
ISBN:  1861264836
Publisher:  The Crowood Press Ltd
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"The National Gallery in Wartime"

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With approx. 200 b&w photographs. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 265 x 245 mm. Weight: 570g.
Author:  Bosman, Suzanne
ISBN:  1857094247
Publisher:  National Gallery Co Ltd
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"Windsor Ablaze!"

The Windsor Castle Fire and Restoration - Ten Years On

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Giving an account of the events surrounding the Windsor Castle fire of 1992, this book briefly explores the history of the Castle and discusses its role as the oldest royal residence in continuous use since its original construction by William the Conqueror in the 1070s. It also chronicles the role of the Castle in the affairs of state. With colour photographs. Paperback, 64 pages. Size: 190 x 250 mm. Weight: 261g.
Author:  Brown, Alexandra Chapman, Charles
ISBN:  0718830822
Publisher:  James Clarke & Co Ltd
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"Andrea Mantegna"

The Adoration of the Magi

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"Getty Museum Studies on Art" series; Explores Mantegna's life and milieu, the influence of the revolutionary theoretical ideas of his time, and the theological significance of the subject matter. Also discussed are Mantegna's innovative treatment of the subject, the relationship of the narrative to the viewer, and conservation. With 20 colour and 50 b&w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 235 x 192 mm. Weight: 318g.
Author:  Carr, Dawson M.
ISBN:  0892362871
Publisher:  Getty Trust Publications
Date:  1997  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"The Science for Conservators Cleaning"

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"Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management" series; 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 background to their work. With 35 line-drawings and photographs, bibliography. New ed. Paperback, 136 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 360g.
Author:  The Conservation Unit
ISBN:  0415071658
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  1992  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks (V.2)

"History of the Restoration and Conservation of Works of Art"

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Charts the practices and underlying philosophies of conservation and restored works of art from the Middle Ages to the end of the nineteenth century. This book provides readers with contextualising introductions, bibliography of original sources and archival material and a glossary of terms as well a biographical details. With approx. 410 illustrations (400 in full color). Paperback, 464 pages. Size: 235 x 166 mm. Weight: 888g.
Author:  Conti, Alessandro Glanville, Helen
ISBN:  0750669535
Publisher:  Elsevier Science & Technology
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"At Home With Art"

How Art Lovers Live With and Care for Their Treasures

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A study of art lovers, their passion for art and their desire to bring home the works that have captured their hearts. It demonstrates how more than 50 collectors have integrated their finds into their living spaces. A variety of people appear, including the president of MoMA. With 242 colour illustrations. Hardback, 248 pages. Weight: 1493g.
Author:  Ellis, Estelle Seebohm, Caroline Sykes, Christopher Simon
ISBN:  0500019673
Publisher:  Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date:  1999  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

"The Well-Worn Interior"

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Drawing on a range of interiors worldwide, this book illustrates the timeless appeal of older houses, and what we can learn from them. Organised by theme: entertaining, living, sleeping, cooking, bathing and outdoor rooms, it looks at the observance and application of older decorating techniques. With 329 colour illustrations. Hardback, 192 pages. Size: 275 x 240 mm. Weight: 1338g.
Author:  Forster, Robin Whittaker, Tim
ISBN:  050051139X
Publisher:  Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

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