The cleaning of paintings; problems and potentialities. With bibliography and supplementary material by Joyce Plesters and foreword by Sir Philip Hendy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, Praeger [1968]Description: 508 p. illus. (part col.) 26 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 751.6
LOC classification:
  • ND1640 .R8
Contents:
I: Background -- Autobiographical and historical notes -- The restorer and his training -- The exhibition of cleaned pictures at the National Gallery -- II: Technique and ethics of restoration -- Anatomy of a painting -- Science and restoration -- Preservation and consolidation -- Technique and ethics of cleaning -- Technique and ethics of retouching -- Varnishes and varnishing.
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I: Background -- Autobiographical and historical notes -- The restorer and his training -- The exhibition of cleaned pictures at the National Gallery -- II: Technique and ethics of restoration -- Anatomy of a painting -- Science and restoration -- Preservation and consolidation -- Technique and ethics of cleaning -- Technique and ethics of retouching -- Varnishes and varnishing.