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Alkoxysilanes and the Consolidation of Stone
. Wheeler
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Description for Alkoxysilanes and the Consolidation of Stone
Paperback. This book is designed for conservators, scientists, and preservation architects in the field of stone conservation and will also serve as an indispensable introduction to the subject for students of art conservation and historic preservation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 7 tables, 45 illustrations, 11 maps. BIC Classification: TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 703.
Stone is one of the oldest building materials, and its conservation ranks as one of the most challenging in the field. The use of alkoxysilanes in the conservation of stone can be traced as far back as 1861, when A. W. von Hoffman suggested their use for the deteriorating limestone on the Houses of Parliament in London. Alkoxysilane-based formulations have since become the material of choice for the consolidation of stone outdoors. This volume, the first to cover comprehensively alkoxysilanes in stone consolidation, synthesizes the subject's vast and extensive literature, which ranges from production of alkoxysilanes in the nineteenth century ... Read more
Stone is one of the oldest building materials, and its conservation ranks as one of the most challenging in the field. The use of alkoxysilanes in the conservation of stone can be traced as far back as 1861, when A. W. von Hoffman suggested their use for the deteriorating limestone on the Houses of Parliament in London. Alkoxysilane-based formulations have since become the material of choice for the consolidation of stone outdoors. This volume, the first to cover comprehensively alkoxysilanes in stone consolidation, synthesizes the subject's vast and extensive literature, which ranges from production of alkoxysilanes in the nineteenth century ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892368150
SKU
V9780892368150
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About . Wheeler
George Wheeler is director of the Center for Preservation Research at Columbia University; he was previously Research Scientist in the Science Group at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE RESEARCH IN CONVERSATION SERIES
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