43673
Accession Number
120
Author
Nichols, Henry W.; Farrington, Oliver C.
Author Affiliation
Field Museum of Natural History
Title Of Journal Book
Restoration Of Ancient Bronzes and Cure of Malignant Patina
Collation
51 p., 11 p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Reference Bibliography
Includes index
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History
Publisher City
Chicago
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
Describes the Fink process to reverse corrosion by electrolytic methods as used by the Field Museum. The method reduces oxidized copper minerals of the incrustation to metallic copper. -- CAL
Keywords
bronze;disease;cleaning;copper;mineral -- CAL
pub_id
43673