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Conservation, restoration & care of artworks

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Conservation, restoration & care of artworks

hardcover. Historic Millwork is an indispensable guide to understanding, restoring, and recreating millwork; including doors, windows, mouldings, and cabinetry. This volume features vintage illustrations along with contemporary annotations. Num Pages: 224 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ABC; AMC; WKDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471416227
ISBN
9780471416227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.00

Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Altshuler, Bruce. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: ABC; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133737
ISBN
9780691133737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750669054
ISBN
9780750669054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.44

Paperback. 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. Series: Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management. Num Pages: 144 pages, 45 line-drawings, bibliography. BIC Classification: ABC; GLP; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415071635
ISBN
9780415071635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.15

Paperback. "The Victorious Youth" is one of very few surviving life-size bronzes from ancient Greece. This book discusses the statue in its ancient context of public memorials, private collectors, market-oriented workshops and long-distance transportation. A complete conservation report is included. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 108 pages, 49 b&w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ABC; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0212665
ISBN
9780892364701
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. "The Victorious Youth" is one of very few surviving life-size bronzes from ancient Greece. This book discusses the statue in its ancient context of public memorials, private collectors, market-oriented workshops and long-distance transportation. A complete conservation report is included. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 108 pages, 49 b&w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ABC; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212666
ISBN
9780892364701
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Saving Cinema investigates the emergence of the film preservation movement, from Hollywood to the developing world, and examines the field's influence on what has been defined as global 'film heritage.' Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195368116
ISBN
9780195368116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: ABC; ABK; ACK; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141977492
ISBN
9780141977492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 12.71

Hardcover. The use of analytical methods in studies concerning works of art and archaeological artifacts provides essential information on the materials they are made from, including their composition, age, and methods used in their production. This book explains how to use analytical methods to obtain such information. Editor(s): Ciliberto, Enrico; Spoto, Giuseppe. Series: Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and its Applications. Num Pages: 784 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: ABC; AM; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471293613
ISBN
9780471293613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 323.80

Paperback. Discusses and describes the material nature of paintings, how they age and the main types of conservation treatment carried out on panel and canvas paintings, along with some of the problems involved in cleaning and restoration. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, approx. 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094411
ISBN
9781857094411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 353 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ABC; ACND; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300225822
ISBN
9780300225822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.55
€ 51.96

Hardback. National Treasures explores the fate of French art and heritage during the Nazi occupation of France, revealing the roots of contemporary cultural policy in the Vichy era and exposing a hidden convergence of resistance and collaboration in French museology. Num Pages: 404 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; ABC; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770187
ISBN
9780804770187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.31

Paperback. Offers an informative overview of the research and development in stone conservation. Suitable for conservators and conservation scientists, this title reflects the explosion of research, enlarging the discussion of preventive conservation and adding sections on rock art and other subjects. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Second edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060469
ISBN
9781606060469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. "This publication accompanies the exhibition The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard's Teaching Cabinet, 1766-1820, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from May 19 through December 31, 2017, and at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 2018." Editor(s): Lasser, Ethan W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 326 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; ABC; ACQ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 210. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300225921
ISBN
9780300225921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 41.21

Paperback. * Examines the most important issues at the heart of contemporary debates in museum studies. * Includes original essays by noted artists, curators, and art historians. * Engages with vital issues in the practice of art-making and art-exhibiting. * Edited by the world-renowned art historian and author, Griselda Pollock. Editor(s): Pollock, Griselda; Zemans, Joyce. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 49. BIC Classification: ABC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405136280
ISBN
9781405136280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.10

Hardback. A re-examination of the importance and legacy of provenance in the history of art. It goes beyond the narrow definition of the term provenance, which addresses only the bare facts of ownership and transfer, to explore ideas about the origins and itineraries of objects, consider the historical uses of provenance research. Editor(s): Reist, Inge. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061220
ISBN
9781606061220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.16

Paperback. Divided into two parts, this book describes the principles and techniques of controlling the environment in Part I, so that the potentially damaging effects of light, humidity and air pollution on museum exhibits may be minimised. Part II brings together and summarises information and data, which is suitable for workers in conservation research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 77 line illustrations, 36 b&w photographs, 16 colour illustrations, references, index. BIC Classification: ABC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750620413
ISBN
9780750620413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.36

paperback. This volume provides a collection of texts on the conservation of art and architecture. Aimed at students of art history as well as conservation, the book consists of 46 texts in which art historians raise questions such as when to restore, what to preserve and how to maintain aesthetic character. Editor(s): Price, N. P. Stanley; etc.; Talley Jr, M. Kirby; Vaccaro, Alessandra Melucco. Series: Readings in Conservation S. Num Pages: 480 pages, 57 colour and 32 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Condition
New
SKU
9780892363988
ISBN
9780892363988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 31.21

Paperback. The international controversy over who "owns" antiquities has pitted museums against archaeologists and source countries where ancient artifacts are found. This book assembles preeminent museum directors, curators, and scholars to explain for themselves what's at stake in this struggle - and why the museums' critics couldn't be more wrong. Editor(s): Cuno, James. Num Pages: 232 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ABC; GM; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154435
ISBN
9780691154435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

Paperback. Antiquities need to be protected from looting but also from nationalistic identity politics. This title calls for measures to broaden rather than restrict international access to antiquities. It explains how partage broadened access to our ancient heritage and helped create national museums in Cairo, Baghdad, and Kabul. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: ABC; GM; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148106
ISBN
9780691148106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.50

Hardback. Damaged, attacked, rejected, destroyed, transient .. there are many ways that art can become lost. Based on the award winning website, The Gallery of Lost Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 70 colour. BIC Classification: ABC; ABK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849761406
ISBN
9781849761406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.12

Hardback. 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. Editor(s): Kite, Marion; Thomson, Roy. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: ABC; TDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750648813
ISBN
9780750648813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.58

Paperback. 500 great works of art from all periods and regions of the world. Num Pages: 544 pages, 500 col. BIC Classification: ABC; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004129
ISBN
9780714849690
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 9.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. Design interventions for the reuse of existing structures must face the question of the past and the extent to which it should be included in a new design. This volume investigates the relationship of art and building reuse. How can art transform the economics of a built context? Editor(s): Wong, Liliane; Berger, Markus; Rhode Island School of Design. Series: Int | AR. Num Pages: 136 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, 50 schw.-w. u. 100 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: ABC; AMA; AMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 281 x 11. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035608342
ISBN
9783035608342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.29

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