Corrosion and conservation of cultural heritage metallic artefacts / edited by P. Dillmann [and three others] ; on behalf of Working Party 21 on Corrosion of Archaeological and Historical Artefacts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

European Federation of Corrosion.

Dillmann, P. (Philippe), editor.

Series:

Publications (European Federation of Corrosion) ; no. 65.

Woodhead Publishing in materials.

Publications / European Federation of Corrosion, 1354-5116 ; number 65

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corrosion and anti-corrosives.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Antiquities.

Bronzes, Ancient--Corrosion.

Bronzes, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 611 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The conservation of metallic archaeological and historic artefacts is a major challenge whether they are ancient bronzes or relics of our more recent industrial past. Based on the work of Working Party 21 Corrosion of Archaeological and Historical Artefacts within the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC), this important book summarises key recent research on analytical techniques, understanding corrosion processes and preventing the corrosion of cultural heritage metallic artefacts.After an introductory part on some of the key issues in this area, part two reviews the range of analyt

Contents:

part I. Conservation issues : past, present, future

part II. Analytical techniques for the study of cultural heritage corrosion

part III. Specific alteration processes

part IV. On-site monitoring

part V. Protection mediums, methods and strategies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

"ISSN: 1354-5116."

ISBN:

9781782421573

1782421572

OCLC:

864745026