Laser Cleaning in Conservation: An Introduction - Rilegato

Larson, John

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0750631171 ISBN 13: 9780750631174

Casa editrice: Butterworth Architecture, 1998

Riassunto

Lasers have only recently been accepted for use in the conservation of buildings. This text aims to provide a background to lasers and their uses, particularly for cleaning buildings and sculptures made of various different materials.

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Recensione

'This is a useful book and should be on every conservator's and cleaning company's shelves- and it should be taken off the shelves every now and then too.'
Natural Stone Specialist

' It deserves a wide circulation.'
Journal of Architectural Conservation

'This important new book is the first general study of the uses of lasers for cleaning art objects by conservators and will be of interest to the whole conservation community.'
International Journal of Heritage Studies

Contenuti

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Basic principles a laser; Removal of surface layers by laser radiation; Practical laser cleaning with a Q-switched Nd: YAG laser; Case Studies; Lasers in the conservation of painted artworks; Future developments; Appendix; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Butterworth Architecture
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0750631171
• ISBN 13: 9780750631174
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 98
• Redattore: Cooper Martin
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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