29841
Accession Number
22553
Title Of Journal Book
Bronze disease and its treatment. Special exhibition, the Bangkok National Museum, 22 March - 22 June 1975
Collation
Iv + 77 p. : ill., 28 cm.
Publisher
Bangkok National Museum : Dept. of Fine Arts
Publisher City
Bangkok
Language Of Text
English;Thai
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
This is a booklet to accompany the exhibition on Bronze Disease, held at the Bangkok National Museum. The booklet deals with the problems of corrosion of bronze in Thai museums, the nature of copper alloys, and a most interesting section on how bronze statues are cast in Thailand today by traditional methods. The final section is on the chemistry of bronze corrosion, and how it may be treated, accompanied by excellent photomicrographs.
Keywords
Bronze, corrosion; Bronze, cleaning; Bronze, corrosion inhibitor -- ICCROM
pub_id
29841