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Durability and Change: The Science, Responsibility, and Cost of Sustaining Cultural Heritage

W. E. Krumbein (Editor), Peter Brimblecombe (Editor), D. E. Cosgrove (Editor), S. Staniforth (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-471-95221-3
Hardcover
326 pages
July 1995
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Partial table of contents:

Preservation of Books and the Electronic Storage of Information (F.Westheimer).

Durability and Change: A Biochemist's View (F. Cramer).

The Value of Age and Decay (D. Lowenthal).

The Nature of Changes Caused by Physical Factors (W. Ginell).

Microbiological Impacts on the Cultural Heritage (C. Urzi & W.Krumbein).

The Role of the Conservation Scientist in Enhancing the Practice ofPreventive Conservation and the Conservation Treatment of Artifacts(N. Tennent).

The Architect's Role in Conservation (M. Schuller).

Selling Cultural Heritage: Conflicts and Possibilities (B.Goodey).

Appendices.

Indexes.
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