Stone Conservation - An Overview of Current Research

Eric Doehne

ISBN 10: 1606060465 / ISBN 13: 9781606060469

Published by Getty Trust Publications, 2011

About this Item

Offers an informative overview of the research and development in stone conservation. Suitable for conservators and conservation scientists, this title reflects the explosion of research, enlarging the discussion of preventive conservation and adding sections on rock art and other subjects. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 520. . 2011. Second edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stone Conservation - An Overview of Current Research
• Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606060465
• ISBN 13: 9781606060469
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island—all are examples of irreplaceable cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly disappearing. In 1996 the Getty Conservation Institute published Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research as a tool for conservators and conservation scientists to guide policy, practice, and research in the preservation of stone in monuments, sculpture, and archaeological sites.

This second edition reflects the explosion of new research, enlarging the discussion of preventive conservation and adding new sections on rock art and other subjects. It provides a strategic overview of the intervening fifteen years in stone conservation research and an updated critique of the field’s strengths and weaknesses. The accompanying bibliography summarizes material published between 1995 and 2009 and provides a framework for building a coherent base of useful knowledge for practicing conservators and scientists.

About the Author

Eric Doehne is a scientist at the Getty Conservation Institute. Clifford A. Price is emeritus professor of archaeological conservation at University College London.