Restoration : is it acceptable? /
edited by Andrew Oddy.
- London : British Museum, Dept. of Conservation, 1994.
- ii, 169 p. : ill. (some col) ; 30 cm.
- Occasional paper ; 99 .
- Occasional paper (British Museum) no. 99. .
Papers originally presented at a symposium on restoration.
Includes bibliographical references.
Restoration, is it acceptable? / Restoring what wasn't there: reconsideration of the eighteenth-century restorations to the Landsdowne Herakles in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum / Objects as systems / Clocks and watches, a re-appraisal? / Changing taste in the restoration of paintings / Restoration of art on paper in the West / Is wall painting restoration a representation of the original or a reflection of contemporary fashion? / Andrew Oddy -- Jerry Podany -- Suzanna Keene -- Francis Brodie -- David Bomford -- Joanna Kosek -- Heinz Leitner and Stephen Paine. Conservation and restoration of miniatures / Restoration: acceptable to whom? / Gilt-wood restoration: when is it acceptable? / A constant approach to a mixed collection / The care of rugs and carpets / L.E. Fleming -- Tiamat Molina and Marie Pincemin -- Colin Jenner -- Jonathan Ashley-Smith -- Sharon Manitta.
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Museum conservation methods--Congresses. Art--Conservation and restoration--Congresses.