Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice

Lennard, Frances and Hayward, Maria (eds.) (2006) Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice (Butterworth-Heinemann Series in Conservation and Museology), Oxford, UK. Elsevier, 247pp.

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Abstract

Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice explores current practice and recent research in tapestry conservation, promoting awareness of recent developments among conservators and custodians of tapestries. The book facilitates more informed conservation practice and decision-making, and helps custodians to select the most appropriate method of intervention.
* The first major publication on tapestry conservation for over a decade * Covers both traditional and innovative conservation methods * Written by highly regarded experts from the UK, Europe and USA

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Published date: 2006

Additional Information: Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice Co-editor and principal contributor: Lennard, F. The art of tapestry conservation, 3-12. Lennard, F. Non-aqueous cleaning, 81-87. Lennard, F. Methods of infilling areas of loss, 138-144. Hutton, F., Marko, K. and Lennard, F. Removing large tapestry hangings from display, 207-212. Lennard, F. and Harper, M. A grid support for The Lamentation tapestry, 97-101. Sahin, M., Chambers, A., Dokos, L., Dulieu-Barton, J., Earl, J., Eastop, D. and Lennard, F. Mechanical testing and its role in the condition assessment of tapestries, 227-234.

Keywords: tapestry conservation

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