Natural Materials: Sources, Properties, and Uses

ISBN-13: 9780750665285 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 222 str.

Jean Frances DeMouthe

Opis

Most museums collections contain a variety of natural materials, and a diverse range of knowledge is necessary to keep them at their best. This book studies the composition, structure and properties of natural materials, and discusses the potential hazards they face and the appropriate conservation techniques to use for each.

Recenzje

"Jean DeMouthe breaks down materials to the atomic level and builds them up from there. Bark feathers, gemstones, blood, milk and leather are all grist for her mill." Museum News

"Natural Materials is a unique book..." - Rocks & Minerals, Oct. 2005

Spis treści

Introduction; Minerals; Rocks & fossils; Natural glass; Meteorites; Introduction to organics; Monera, Protista, Fungus; Plants; Invertebrate Animals; Vertebrate Animals; Bibliography; Glossary; Tables; Index

O autorze

Jean DeMouthe