2760
Accession Number
1178
Editor
Thomson, G.
Title Of Article Chaper
The examination and treatment of bronze antiquities
Title Of Journal Book
Recent advances in conservation
Pages
104-110
Publisher
Butterworths
Publisher City
London
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Recent advances in conservation. IIC conference
Meeting City
Rome
Abstract
The topics considered are the observation and photography of bronze artifacts at low magnification, preparation of cross-sections, minerals present in corrosion layers, the selection of methods of treatment, methods of removal of cuprous chloride when patina may be sacrificed, and methods for stabilizing a patina which must be preserved.
Keywords
Bronze, chloride stabilization removal; cross-section, metal; bronze, patina; bronze, corrosion; bronze, conservation; bronze, cleaning; ICCROM
pub_id
2760
Meeting Date
19610000