An Easy Guide to Care for Sculpture and Antique Art Collections

This book is a concise guide on how to preserve, protect and analyse cultural heritage in private and public collections. Its focus is on three-dimensional works of art and archaeology crafted from materials like ceramics, glass, stone, metals, wood etc. It briefly explains the most important aspects of handling, display, storage and analysis of such art works and covers the basics of environmental conditions for an art collection. Numerous practical examples from the author's long experience are shown in high-quality colour photographs.

List of contents

Introduction.- Ceramics.- Glass.- Stone.- Metals.- Textiles.- Ivory, Bone, Horn and Teeth.- Paper.- Wooden Materials.- Modern Materials and Sculptures.- Showcases.- Copyright and Law in Conversation and Restoration.

About the author

Dr. Robert B. Faltermeier is an expert in archaeological conservation and restoration of three dimensional art objects. He is a conservator for sculptures and antiques with over 34 years of experience in the field and has worked with and interned with numerous distinguished museums including the Heritage Conservation Centre, Singapore, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the J.P. Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

Summary

This book is a concise guide on how to preserve, protect and analyse cultural heritage in private and public collections. Its focus is on three-dimensional works of art and archaeology crafted from materials like ceramics, glass, stone, metals, wood etc. It briefly explains the most important aspects of handling, display, storage and analysis of such art works and covers the basics of environmental conditions for an art collection. Numerous practical examples from the author's long experience are shown in high-quality colour photographs.

Product details

• Authors: Robert B Faltermeier, Robert B. Faltermeier
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2014
• EAN: 9783319088969
• ISBN: 978-3-31-908896-9
• No. of pages: 87
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 238 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 166 g
• Illustrations: XII, 87 p. 46 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; B, Ceramics, Social & cultural history, Keramik- und Glastechnologie, Glass, Archaeology, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Cultural Heritage, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Industrial chemistry & chemical engineering, composite materials, Composites (Materials)