Old Master Prints and Drawings: A Guide to Preservation and Conservation - Hardcover

James, Carlo; Corrigan, Caroline; Enshaian, Marie Christine; Greca, Marie Rose

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9053562435 ISBN 13: 9789053562437

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This long awaited English edition of Manuale per la conservazione e il restauro di disegni e stampe antichi (1991) offers a clear and complete manual for the preservation and conservation of old master prints and drawings. The authors throw light on the historical and scientific backgrounds concerning the problems of restoration techniques of arts on paper, from 1150, when paper was first introduced in Europe, until the middle of the nineteenth century. The book is indispensable for anyone occupied with the study and conservation of old prints and drawings. This richly illustrated, first English edition is revised and brought fully up to date.

About this title

About the Author:

Carlo James began his studies at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence and is currently conservator at the Fondation Custodia in Paris.|Caroline Corrigan, Marie Christine Enshaian and Marie Rose Grece are all practising conservators.

Language Notes:

Text: English
Original Language: Italian

About this edition

• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 9053562435
• ISBN 13: 9789053562437
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 319