The Science for Conservators series is now being revised and fully updated, and it will be extended in scope. The original series has provided key basic texts for conservators throughout the world since its publication in the late 1980s. Scientific concepts are basic to the conservation of artefacts of every type, and these introductory volumes provide an essential theoretical background for conservators who have entered the field without scientific training. It is designed for pre-programme, student and personal study, and also serves as a checklist of scientific terms for those working in English as a second or third language.
By David Saunders
December 18, 2024
Colour, Colour Measurement and Colour Change, the first new book in the expanded Science for Conservators series, explains the science of colour, colour measurement, and colour change for conservators in a clear and comprehensible way, elucidating the topic for those with no scientific background. ...
By Joyce H. Townsend
December 16, 2024
This new edition titled Adhesives, Coatings, and Consolidants discusses the chemical, physical, and optical properties that influence the selection of adhesives, coatings and consolidants used in the conservation of cultural heritage objects made from a wide range of materials. The structured text ...
By Lynda K. Skipper, Philip J. A. Skipper
November 26, 2024
Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis provides accessible information about the research process from start to finish as applied to conservation, to enable readers to successfully plan and carry out research and share findings effectively with others. The book is divided into two parts, ...
By Joyce H. Townsend
August 09, 2023
This new edition of An Introduction to Materials and Chemistry, the first in the updated Science for Conservators series, provides conservators and conservators-in-training with a very basic introduction to the language of chemistry and to the scientific approach. Drawing on 40 years of experience ...
By C.V. Horie
June 19, 1992
For more than ten years, the Science for Conservators Series have been the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic ot the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes ...
By Matthew Cushman
June 19, 1992
For more than ten years, the Science for Conservators series has been the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic ot the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes ...