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Conservation of Wood Artifacts by Unger, Achim; Schniewind, Arno P.; Unger, Wibke is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The impetus for this book was the desire to systematically organize the extant literature on the conservation of cultural property made of wood, from its beginnings before the Christian Era to the year 2000. Various published reviews and monographs, including Holzkonservierung (Wood Conserva­ tion) published by the senior author in 1988, have appeared over the years, especially in English and in German. They have provided exemplary treat­ merit of individual areas or aspects of wood conservation, but a comprehen­ sive, up-to-date exposition of historic and current developments has been lacking. The diverse professional fields of the authors, as well as their insights into methods of conservation and restoration of wood artifacts in Europe, North America, and Asia provided a solid basis for the success of this under­ taking. One of the goals during the examination of the literature was that not only well-known conservators and scientists from countries that are leaders in wood conservation should be represented, but that less well-known, often not as readily accessible contributions should also be included. Only in this manner was it possible to draw a comprehensive picture of the n

Who reads Conservation of Wood Artifacts?

Author

Unger, Achim; Schniewind, Arno P.; Unger, Wibke

Publisher

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9783662063989

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Anthropology, Agriculture, Science

Updated

2026-03-24