Dirt and pictures separated : papers given at a conference held jointly by UKIC and the Tate Gallery, January 1990 /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, Tate Gallery
Other Authors: Hackney, Stephen, Townsend, Joyce, Eastaugh, Nick
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : United Kingdom Institute of Conservation, [1990]
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ISBN:1871656087
9781871656084
Local Note:MFA: Errata sheet inserted.
Table of Contents:
  • Problems of dirt accumulation and its removal from unvarnished paintings: a practical review
  • Particulate material in air of art galleries
  • The deposition of dirt: a review of the literature, with scanning electron microscope studies of dirt on selected paintings
  • The visual effects of dirt on paintings
  • Protecting paintings from dirt
  • Framing method used to protect vulnerable works
  • Detergents soaps surfactants
  • The removal of dirt from Turner's unvarnished oil sketches
  • An investigation of lead sulphide darkening of nineteenth century painting materials
  • Triammonium citrate: an investigation into its application for surface cleaning
  • The removal of salt deposits from decorative paintings on paper
  • Surface dirt removal from unvarnished paint films.