33687
Author
Durnan, Nicholas
Title Of Article Chaper
Ammonium carbonate cleaning of Caen stone
Title Of Journal Book
Conservation news (United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works)
Issue
44
Pages
18-20
Collation
3 photos.
ISSN
0309-2224
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Results of cleaning treatment fo 12th-century stone from Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals and Rye Parish church. Thickly sulfated exterior stonework was treated with ammonium carbonate, used in poultices of sepiolite and carboxymethylcellulose.
Keywords
cleaning;stone;sulfates;poultice;meerschaum; carboxymethylcellulose
pub_id
33687