China Mending and Restoration

Parsons, C.S.M. and Curl, F. H.

ISBN 10: 0571054749 / ISBN 13: 9780571054749

Editore: Faber & Faber, 1963

Faber and Faber, London, Published date: 1963. Hardcover, cloth; 435 pp; 26 cm. First edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and diagrams. In acceptable+ condition, with acceptable dust jacket. Light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and red spine label; light toning, spotting, and scuffing to edges of covers; binding sound. Previous owner inscription on front free endpaper dated 1984; pages 177-182 show sloppy underlining in red ink. Small sticker and handwritten numbers on rear pastedown. Pages lightly toned with scattered foxing, heavier on preliminary leaves; otherwise unmarked. Dust jacket present with moderate to heavy edge wear, rubbing, chipping, small losses, and creasing; spine ends worn. Now housed in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. A solid reading copy. Detailed technical manual on the repair and restoration of porcelain and pottery by C. S. M. Parsons and F. H. Curl. The work provides comprehensive instruction on traditional and modern restoration techniques suitable for amateur, semi-experienced, and professional practitioners. Topics include mechanical and chemical joining methods, riveting, dowelling, modelling missing elements, casting and pressing, surface finishing, overpainting, gilding, glazing, and glass repair. Long regarded as a standard reference in ceramics conservation, the volume documents mid-twentieth-century restoration practices with extensive photographic illustration. Contents include: Introduction; Authors' Note; General Survey of China Mending; Riveting; Restoring; Overpainting, Gilding and Glazing; Glass Repair; Bibliography; Index. Codice articolo 20260207004

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Titolo: China Mending and Restoration
Casa editrice: Faber & Faber
Data di pubblicazione: 1963
Legatura: hardcover
Condizione: Acceptable
Condizione sovraccoperta: Acceptable