This is the first book to specifically address the preservation of an increasingly important group of materials. Techniques for processing minerals and rocks in the field and laboratory are outlined as well as the effects of treatments on specimens. Readership: Professional museum staff, curators and conservators, scientists and technicians; Students of mineralogy, private collectors.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Frank Howie
EAN: 9780367606459
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 294 g
HEIGHT: 246 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2020-06-30
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GENRE: ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General
WIDTH: 189 cm
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Book Themes:
Museology and heritage studies, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc
'The quantity of relevant information drawn together about mineral species, their deterioration and recommendations for their care make this book an essential resource for anyone responsible for geological collections.' Barbara Moore, Studies in Conservation, 5/1994 - Studies in Conservation, May 1994
