18 December 2009

Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials (1990)


Title: The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials
Authors: Mary-Lou E. Florian, Dale Paul Kronkright and Ruth E. Norton
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Pages: 352
Year: 1990
Link: http://www.getty.edu/... (PDF, 7.2MB)


Table of Contents (short version):

Chapter 1. Plant Anatomy: An Illustrated Aid to Identification
Chapter 2. Identification of Plant and Animal Materials in Artifacts
Chapter 3. Technology of Plant Materials Used in Artifacts
Chapter 4. Deterioration of Artifacts Made From Plant Materials
Chapter 5. Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials

Appendices
1. Mending Structures with Twisted and Folded Mulberry Paper Strands
2. Construction of Storage Boxes and Folders
3. Characteristics of Adhesives
4. Dyeing Cellulosic Materials With Fiber-Reactive Dyes

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