ABSTRACT
This second edition of 'Textile Conservator's Manual', now revised and available in paperback, provides an in-depth review of the current practice, ethics and materials used in textile conservation. Concentrating on decorative art objects from the major cultures, the book gives practical instruction and a wide variety of case histories.
While the format has been simplified, the text has been expanded and updated to include changes bought about by recent developments in the conservation of material. This new information will increase the reader's ability to interpret signs of ageing and past activity on the object. New case histories in Part Two represent major investigations into the technical history.
A basis is provided from which to develop practical skills, taking into account the needs of the object, its essential characteristics of appearance and, above all, its structure. The book covers a wide range of decorative objects, from a fragment of linen 4000 years old to a theatrical backcloth of the twentieth century.
This book is practical and thought-provoking, not only about what is being done and how, but also why.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |201 pages
The Manual
chapter |5 pages
The profession
chapter |20 pages
Technology
chapter |15 pages
Examination, options and choice
chapter |24 pages
Recording, handling and preparation
chapter |12 pages
Chemicals and their uses
chapter |27 pages
Cleaning
chapter |43 pages
Support and consolidation
chapter |11 pages
Reassembly and finishing
chapter |15 pages
Display, storage and transportation
chapter |27 pages
Equipment and the workroom
part |126 pages
Ideas and Experience