The Textile Conservator's Manual - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Textile Conservator's Manual write by Sheila Landi. This book was released on 1992. The Textile Conservator's Manual available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Provides an in-depth review of the current practice, ethics, and materials used in textile conservation. Concentrating on decorative art objects (from a fragment of linen 4,000 years old to a theatrical backcloth of the 20th century) from the major cultures, the manual gives practical instruction and a wide variety of case studies. For this edition (1st, 1985) the text has been expanded to include changes brought about by recent developments in the conservation of material. This new information will increase the reader's ability to interpret signs of aging and past activity on the object. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Textile Conservator's Manual
Textile Conservator's Manual - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Textile Conservator's Manual write by Sheila Landi. This book was released on 2016-03-31. Textile Conservator's Manual available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This second edition of 'Textile Conservator's Manual', now revised and available in paperback, provides an in-depth review of the current practice, ethics and materials used in textile conservation. Concentrating on decorative art objects from the major cultures, the book gives practical instruction and a wide variety of case histories. While the format has been simplified, the text has been expanded and updated to include changes bought about by recent developments in the conservation of material. This new information will increase the reader's ability to interpret signs of ageing and past activity on the object. New case histories in Part Two represent major investigations into the technical history. A basis is provided from which to develop practical skills, taking into account the needs of the object, its essential characteristics of appearance and, above all, its structure. The book covers a wide range of decorative objects, from a fragment of linen 4000 years old to a theatrical backcloth of the twentieth century. This book is practical and thought-provoking, not only about what is being done and how, but also why.
Textile Conservation
Textile Conservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Textile Conservation write by Frances Lennard. This book was released on 2010-09-08. Textile Conservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice demonstrates the development in the role and practice of the textile conservator and captures the current diversity of textile conservators’ work. The book focuses on four major factors which have influenced development in textile conservation practice since the 1980s: the changing context, an evolution in the way conservators think about objects, the greater involvement of stakeholders, and technical developments. These are all integral to effective conservation decision-making. • Includes case studies from the UK, USA and mainland Europe and Asia • Assesses the conservation of objects in some of the world’s major cultural institutions • Highly illustrated in full colour to show the effect of conservation in practice Textile Conservation is a reference manual for textile conservators, textile conservation students and museum and heritage professionals.
Textile Conservator's Manual
Textile Conservator's Manual - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Textile Conservator's Manual write by Sheila Landi. This book was released on 2012-10-12. Textile Conservator's Manual available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This second edition of 'Textile Conservator's Manual', now revised and available in paperback, provides an in-depth review of the current practice, ethics and materials used in textile conservation. Concentrating on decorative art objects from the major cultures, the book gives practical instruction and a wide variety of case histories. While the format has been simplified, the text has been expanded and updated to include changes bought about by recent developments in the conservation of material. This new information will increase the reader's ability to interpret signs of ageing and past activity on the object. New case histories in Part Two represent major investigations into the technical history. A basis is provided from which to develop practical skills, taking into account the needs of the object, its essential characteristics of appearance and, above all, its structure. The book covers a wide range of decorative objects, from a fragment of linen 4000 years old to a theatrical backcloth of the twentieth century. This book is practical and thought-provoking, not only about what is being done and how, but also why.
Unravelling Textiles
Unravelling Textiles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Unravelling Textiles write by Foekje Boersma. This book was released on 2013-05-16. Unravelling Textiles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book (first published in the Netherlands as Op de keper beschouwd. Handboekvoor het behoud van textielcollecties), sets out to present the basic information necessary for the professional safekeeping of textile collections. Aimed at curators, owners of textile collections, collection management staff, conservators and conservation students, it contains: An overview of the most common textile fibres, production processes and techniques of decoration. A description of the degradation processes of textiles and the effects of temperature, relative humidity, air pollution and light on textiles. Discussions on the storage, transit and exhibition of textiles and materials which can safely be used with textiles. Guidance for documentation, conservation and restoration, and collection management strategies. Book jacket.
