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Conservation and Restoration of Glass is an in-depth guide to the
materials and practices required for the care and preservation of
glass objects. It provides thorough coverage of both theoretical
and practical aspects of glass conservation. This new edition of
Newton and Davison's original book, Conservation of Glass, includes
sections on the nature of glass, the historical development and
technology of glassmaking, and the deterioration of glass.
Professional conservators will welcome the inclusion of
recommendations for examination and documentation. Incorporating
treatment of both excavated glass and historic and decorative
glass, the book provides the knowledge required by conservators and
restorers and is invaluable for anyone with glass objects in their
care.
Conservation and Restoration of Glass is an in-depth guide to the
materials and practices required for the care and preservation of
glass objects. It provides thorough coverage of both theoretical
and practical aspects of glass conservation.This new edition of
Newton and Davison's original book, Conservation of Glass, includes
sections on the nature of glass, the historical development and
technology of glassmaking, and the deterioration of glass.
Professional conservators will welcome the inclusion of
recommendations for examination and documentation. Incorporating
treatment of both excavated glass and historic and decorative
glass, the book provides the knowledge required by conservators and
restorers and is invaluable for anyone with glass objects in their
care.
This work includes a complete chemical examination of the causes of
the deterioration of glass and discusses the possibilities of
damage by conservation techniques that have not been fully tested.
It provides the theoretical background and the practical procedures
used in conserving different kinds of glass.;Since the 1960s there
has been an upsurge of interest in the conservation of glass, and
especially of painted (stained) glass, with a change in emphasis
from the work being carried out by museum technicians to the use of
trained conservators.;This book supplies information on the
techniques for conserving painted glass, vessel glass and
waterlogged glass.
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