Art conservation

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marcovitz Hal
Published: Lucent Books,
Publisher Address: Detroit
Publication Dates: c2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Eye on art
Subjects:
Carrier Form: 104 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 1590189647 (hard cover : alk. paper)
9781590189641 (hard cover : alk. paper)
Index Number: G264
CLC: G264.3
G264
J0-05
TU-87
Call Number: G264/M321
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-98) and index.
Why preserve art? -- The art and the science of conservation -- When good art goes bad -- How much restoration is too much? -- Art in times of crisis -- Saving public art -- The future of art conservation.
Explores why museums, galleries and private owners turn to conservators to repair damaged artwork and why we preserve these works.