The Interface Between Science and Conservation (Occasional Papers): No.116 - Softcover

Susan Bradley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 086159116X ISBN 13: 9780861591169

Publisher: British Museum Press, 2007

Synopsis

Twenty-nine papers which aim to pool the insights provided by research carried out by conservation scientists in order to improve conservation techniques in museums. Papers include: The impact of conservation science in the British Museum (Susan Bradley); The development of conservation science at the Tate Gallery (Stephen Hackney); The significance of physics in conservation research and education (Raik Jarjis); Botanical and ethnobotanical knowledge and the conservation of artefacts (Mark Sandy); Lasers in art conservation (Costas Fotakis et al.); The cleaning of coin hoards: the benefits of a collaborative approach (David Thickett and Celestine Enderly); Can scientists and conservators work together? (Ellen Ruth McCrady).

About this edition

• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 086159116X
• ISBN 13: 9780861591169
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Susan Bradley