Author | : S. Haig Zeronian |
File Size | : 41,7 Mb |
Publisher | : American Chemical Society |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 19 May 1989 |
ISBN | : UOM:39015016067608 |
Pages | : 280 pages |
Historic Textile and Paper Materials II by S. Haig Zeronian Book PDF Summary
This new volume provides a comprehensive critical review of the different methods for paper and textile conservation with emphasis on the latest research in the field. Divided into three sections, the chapters of this volume cover conservation and degradation of textiles, characterization and preservation of textiles, and conservation, degradation, and characterization of paper. Of particular interest is an examination of silk fabric degradation through analysis of samples taken from flags in the National Museum of American History.