Pocket Watch: Restoration, Maintenance and Repair
ISBN: 9780719803901 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An updated and revised edition of this practical guidethe book the authorwished he hadon handat the start of his 20 years cleaning and repairing pocket watchesUsing as examples six of the most typical types of watch from a period spanning the late 18th century to the early 20th century, the author takes the intelligent enthusiast through the cleaning and repair process, step by careful step, using photographs of excellent clarity, and in lucid language, characterized by his own friendly and helpful tone. He aims to equip the reader with a sound basic knowledge not just of the process but also...
An updated and revised edition of this practical guidethe book the authorwished he hadon handat the start of his 20 years cleaning and repairing pocke...
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109,41 zł |
Risk Assessment for Object Conservation
ISBN: 9780750628532 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Risk Assessment for Object Conservation' reflects Dr Jonathan Ashley-Smith's personal interests and views in areas including materials science, the ethics of restoration, the costs of conservation and the philosophy of museums. This valuable book explains the mechanisms of deterioration of museum artifacts, quantifying the probability that damage will occur and estimating the rate of progress when it does. The principles outlined and the information provided will form a foundation for cost-benefit analysis of conservation proposals. Dr Ashley-Smith also gives comprehensive explanations of...
'Risk Assessment for Object Conservation' reflects Dr Jonathan Ashley-Smith's personal interests and views in areas including materials science, the e...
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571,67 zł |
Conservation of Leather and Related Materials
ISBN: 9780750648813 / Angielski / Twarda / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covers the aspects of Skin and Leather preservation, from Cuir Bouillie to Bookbindings. This title offers discussion of the technical and chemical elements necessary in conservation, including Fish and Reptiles, Taxidermy and Furs. It is useful for conservators, curators and collectors.
Covers the aspects of Skin and Leather preservation, from Cuir Bouillie to Bookbindings. This title offers discussion of the technical and chemical el...
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675,61 zł |
Wissenswertes über Füllfederhalter: Geschichte, Werdegang, Beweggründe, Technik, Pflege, Reparatur
ISBN: 9783734742385 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Erfindungen kamen und gingen. Der Fullhalter jedoch uberdauert bereits Generationen. Auf eine leicht verstandliche, kurzweilige und unterhaltsame Art nimmt dieses Buch Sie mit auf eine Reise durch die Entstehungsgeschichte des Fullers. Wer zu ihm greift, will Freude und keinen Schreibtischtyrannen. Daher beleuchtet das Buch detailliert Funktionsweisen, klart Storungsursachen und halt fur Fullerfans jede Menge Tipps zur angemessenen Handhabung und Pflege parat. Schritt fur Schritt zeigen unkomplizierte Leitfaden, wie Sie einfache Reparaturen selbst erledigen konnen. Warum man ausgerechnet...
Erfindungen kamen und gingen. Der Fullhalter jedoch uberdauert bereits Generationen. Auf eine leicht verstandliche, kurzweilige und unterhaltsame Art ...
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150,53 zł |
Risk Assessment for Object Conservation
ISBN: 9781138169708 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Risk Assessment for Object Conservation' reflects Dr Jonathan Ashley-Smith's personal interests and views in areas including materials science, the ethics of restoration, the costs of conservation and the philosophy of museums. This valuable book explains the mechanisms of deterioration of museum artifacts, quantifying the probability that damage will occur and estimating the rate of progress when it does. The principles outlined and the information provided will form a foundation for cost-benefit analysis of conservation proposals. Dr Ashley-Smith also gives comprehensive explanations of...
'Risk Assessment for Object Conservation' reflects Dr Jonathan Ashley-Smith's personal interests and views in areas including materials science, the e...
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701,59 zł |
Managing Conservation in Museums
ISBN: 9781138135772 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explaining and critically reviewing management procedures such as performance indicators and strategic planning, this book shows how techniques from mainstream management can be used to facilitate a holistic and professional approach to the business of conservation and collection preservation. It offers practical guidance on strategy, quantitative planning and condition surveying, and presents many solutions to the challenges faced by museum staff and conservation specialists.This new edition takes into account changes such as the arrival of the Heritage Lottery Fund, policies for access and...
Explaining and critically reviewing management procedures such as performance indicators and strategic planning, this book shows how techniques from m...
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701,59 zł |
Managing World Heritage Sites
ISBN: 9781138137493 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World Heritage Sites are some of the most recognised locations around the world. They include natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier and cultural ones such as the Pyramids at Giza, the Walled City of Baku in Azerbaijan and the Historic Centre of Riga in Latvia. The responsibility to manage them successfully and ensure that the resources are not damaged by visitors, war or environment is therefore vital. Managing World Heritage Sites covers the management issues encountered at cultural and natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites). WHS sites are high profile and as their...
World Heritage Sites are some of the most recognised locations around the world. They include natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Bar...
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805,53 zł |
Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects
ISBN: 9781138132450 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects' makes available in a single volume, a survey of the chemical composition, properties and analysis of the whole range of organic materials incorporated into objects and artworks found in museum collections. The authors cover the fundamental chemistry of the bulk materials such as wood, paper, natural fibres and skin products, as well as that of the relatively minor components incorporated as paint, media, varnishes, adhesives and dyes. This expanded second edition, now in paperback, follows the structure of the first, though it has been extensively...
'The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects' makes available in a single volume, a survey of the chemical composition, properties and analysis of the who...
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1117,35 zł |
A Practical Guide to Costume Mounting
ISBN: 9781138132146 / Angielski / Twarda / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The effective preparation of garments for display is essential for exhibitions of contemporary and historical dress. Costumes not only need to be visually appealing but also fully supported and historically accurate. This book provides a comprehensive guide to mounting costumes from the eighteenth century to the present day. It includes methods for adapting and shaping figures to create historical silhouettes, constructing underpinnings and making replicas and toiles using inexpensive and simple techniques. A Practical Guide to Costume Mounting is an invaluable resource for conservators,...
The effective preparation of garments for display is essential for exhibitions of contemporary and historical dress. Costumes not only need to be visu...
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675,61 zł |
History of the Restoration and Conservation of Works of Art
ISBN: 9781138139268 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At times controversial and uncompromising, always intellectually honest, Alessandro Conti's book is - astonishingly - the only attempt to comprehensively chart in time, the changing impact of man's desire to preserve for future generations the materials, meaning and appearances of works of art. Remarkable in its meticulous research of source material and breadth of scope, History of the Restoration and Conservation of Works of Arts, translated by Helen Glanville, charts the practices and underlying philosophies of conservation and 'restored' works of art from the Middle Ages to the end of the...
At times controversial and uncompromising, always intellectually honest, Alessandro Conti's book is - astonishingly - the only attempt to comprehensiv...
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701,59 zł |
This Old Canoe: How to Restore Your Wood-Canvas Canoe
ISBN: 9780994863300 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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114,16 zł |
The Old Lady: Restoration of Dad's 1958 Volvo PV 444 L
ISBN: 9781497574984 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story about The Old Lady; a 1958 Volvo PV 444 L - one of the last of its kind. Follow her restoration; started by dad in the '70's and completed by son in 2013, with assistance from and credit to old Volvo and other car enthusiasts met along the way. If you helped, your name may be listed in the pages Besides the unique narrative, chapters include information on car and part sources; initial inspection, inventory, dismantling, restoration and reassembly processes; Internet research tips; necessary tools and equipment; FAQs, and parts cross-reference. Learn tips and tricks from...
This is the story about The Old Lady; a 1958 Volvo PV 444 L - one of the last of its kind. Follow her restoration; started by dad in the '70's and com...
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137,21 zł |
Museum Environment
ISBN: 9781138132030 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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701,59 zł |
Digital Collections
ISBN: 9781138175549 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Suzanne Keene's pioneering book shows how museums and other cultural organizations fit into the new world of information and electronic communications and, most importantly, how they can take advantage of what it has to offer. By using new technology museums can build knowledge bases around information about collections. A collection object can be the central link for information about past and present, places, people and concepts, technologies, ways of working and evidence of the natural world. 'Digital Collections' explains how this vision can be realized. Sound, video and animations can be...
Suzanne Keene's pioneering book shows how museums and other cultural organizations fit into the new world of information and electronic communications...
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701,59 zł |
Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics
ISBN: 9781138173330 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics brings together the wide range of current information relevant to the practising conservator. The book opens with a discussion of the fundamental nature of the ceramic medium, information which is of primary importance when selecting treatments or considering preventive conservation measures. Details on techniques are given in a series of chapters covering the restoration and conservation processes, but the emphasis is on the basic principles involved in the choice of materials and methods. The nature and properties of materials commonly in use are...
The Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics brings together the wide range of current information relevant to the practising conservator. The book op...
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701,59 zł |
Care and Conservation of Manuscripts 12
ISBN: 9788763537742 / Angielski / Miękka / 355 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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177,80 zł |
An Introductory Guide to Repairing Mechanical Clocks
ISBN: 9781785000928 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Suitable for amateur repairer, absolute beginner with no experience, and for hobbyists who often dabble with, but have little knowledge of, the techniques used in quality horological work. This book simplifies a variety of tasks that are often regarded as being complicated, such as re-pivoting, jewelling and bushing.
Suitable for amateur repairer, absolute beginner with no experience, and for hobbyists who often dabble with, but have little knowledge of, the techni...
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128,76 zł |
Collect Value Divest: The Savvy Appraiser
ISBN: 9780998102504 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, a seasoned appraiser, shares her secrets of the art and antique marketplace. Learn what appraisers don’t want you to know—all the tools to assess value, beauty, provenance, and quality. These real-life cases and rich images instruct on all the Do’s and Don’ts; how, what, and where to collect, the next big thing; clues to identification and worth; online tools for value; how to sell and what to donate; and what your kids do not want. Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, a seasoned appraiser, shares her secrets of the art and antique marketplace. Learn what appraisers don’t want you to k... |
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115,62 zł |
The Garden
ISBN: 9781545610800 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Garden dives into the depths of Luke chapter 8, focusing on the many conditions of the heart, better known as the garden. Giving understanding as to how to tend to the garden of the heart through biblical truth and guidance from the Holy Spirit. The Lord leads this young author to focus and expand on how the heart is the most important part of the body, physically and spiritually. And how to cater to this magnificent mystery that the Lord created. This book inspires the renewing of the mind and opens the heart to healing, correction, conviction, love, and forgiveness for self and others....
The Garden dives into the depths of Luke chapter 8, focusing on the many conditions of the heart, better known as the garden. Giving understanding as ...
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70,72 zł |
Bench Practices for Watch Repairers
ISBN: 9781684222483 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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86,65 zł |