Main entry:

Manuale per la conservazione e il restauro di disegni e stampe antichi. English.

Title & Author:

Old master prints and drawings : a guide to preservation and conservation / Carlo James [and others] ; translated and edited by Marjorie B. Cohn.

Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©1997.

Description:

xiii, 319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1: The material character of the work of art on paper -- Collectors and mountings -- Paper -- Drawing techniques -- Print techniques -- Visual identification of graphic techniques and their supports -- 2: Preservation -- The history of preservation of works of art on paper -- Curatorial care today -- Technical problems in preservation -- 3: Conservation -- The history of conservation -- Concerns of the curator and concerns of the conservator -- 4: Specific conservation techniques -- The constituent materials of paper -- Analytical methods -- Cleaning -- Removal of old mountings and linings -- Stain removal -- Bleaching -- Deacidification and alkaline reserve -- Adhesives -- Consolidation and integration -- Lining -- Integration of colors.
Text by Carlo James, Coroline Corrigan, Marie Christine Enshaian and Maria Rose Greca.

Summary:

This long awaited English edition of Manuale per la conservazione e il restauro di disegni e stampe antichi (1991) offers a clear and complete manual for the preservation and conservation of old master prints and drawings. The authors throw light on the historical and scientific backgrounds concerning the problems of restoration techniques of arts on paper, from 1150, when paper was first introduced in Europe, until the middle of the nineteenth century. The book is indispensable for anyone occupied with the study and conservation of old prints and drawings. This richly illustrated, first English edition is revised and brought fully up to date.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

9053562435
9789053562437

Subject:

Prints Conservation and restoration.
Drawing Conservation and restoration.
Paper Preservation.
Paper conservation & restoration.
Engraving and Engravings conservation & restoration.
Dessin Conservation et restauration.
Papier Conservation.
Grabado Preservación
Dibujo Preservación
Papel Preservación
Prenten.
Tekeningen.
Conservatie.
Estampe Conservation et restauration.

Added entries:

James, Carlo.
Cohn, Marjorie B.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room conservation 196448
Call No.: N8560.M325
Status: Available