Textile Conservator's Manual

✍ Scribed by Landi, Sheila

• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 363
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Cover; The Textile Conservator's Manual; Copyright; Series Editors' Preface; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: the Manual; 1. The Profession; 1.1 The Making of a Conservator; 1.2 Ethics and Aesthetics; 1.3 Science and Conservation; 2. Technology; 2.1 Fibres; 2.2 Textiles; 2.3 Dyes; 2.4 Degradation; 2.5 The Chief Fibres; 3. Examination, Options and Choice; 3.1 Examination; 3.2 Options and Choice; 3.3 Cleaning; 3.4 Support; 3.5 Preparation; 3.6 An Attitude of Mind; 4. Recording, Handling and Preparation; 4.1 Recording; 4.2 Handling; 4.3 Pinning and Tacking.;This second edition of 'Textile Conservator's Manual', now revised and available in paperback, provides an in-depth review of the current practice, ethics and materials used in textile conservation. Concentrating on decorative art objects from the major cultures, the book gives practical instruction and a wide variety of case histories. While the format has been simplified, the text has been expanded and updated to include changes bought about by recent developments in the conservation of material. This new information will increase the reader's ability to interpret signs of ageing and past ac.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
The Textile Conservator's Manual
Copyright
Series Editors' Preface
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part One: the Manual
1. The Profession
1.1 The Making of a Conservator
1.2 Ethics and Aesthetics
1.3 Science and Conservation
2. Technology
2.1 Fibres
2.2 Textiles
2.3 Dyes
2.4 Degradation
2.5 The Chief Fibres
3. Examination, Options and Choice
3.1 Examination
3.2 Options and Choice
3.3 Cleaning
3.4 Support
3.5 Preparation
3.6 An Attitude of Mind
4. Recording, Handling and Preparation
4.1 Recording
4.2 Handling
4.3 Pinning and Tacking. 4.4 Personal Tools4.5 Fibre Identification
4.6 Testing for Colour Fastness
4.7 Fixing Colours
4.8 Unpicking
4.9 Removing Backings Stuck with Glue
4.10 Removing Nails and Tacks
4.11 Biological Attack
4.12 Preparation for Washing
4.13 Preparation of Support Fabrics
4.14 Taking a Pattern
4.15 General Information
5. Chemicals and Their Uses
5.1 Definitions of Terms
5.2 Water and Its Additives
5.3 Enzymes
5.4 Solvents
6. Cleaning
6.1 Surface Cleaning
6.2 Wet Cleaning
6.3 Practical Advice for Wet Cleaning
6.4 Auxiliary Cleaning Agents
6.5 Drying
6.6 Solvent Cleaning. 6.7 Spotting6.8 Metal Cleaning
6.9 Finishing
6.10 Category Recommendations
7. Support and Consolidation
7.1 The Materials of Conservation
7.2 Testing Materials
7.3 Dyeing for Conservation
7.4 Introduction to the Techniques of Support and Consolidation
7.5 Consolidation
7.6 The Mechanics of Stitching
7.7 Stitches and Stitching
7.8 Adhesives
7.9 Supporting the Object with an Adhesive
7.10 Water-Soluble Glues
7.11 Surface Work
7.12 Category Recommendations
7.13 Faults and Their Remedies
8. Reassembly and Finishing
8.1 Linings
8.2 Reassembly
8.3 Finishing. 8.4 Category Recommendations9. Display, Storage and Transportation
9.1 Display
9.2 General Display
9.3 Storage
9.4 Category Recommendations
9.5 Transportation
10. Equipment and the Workroom
10.1 Decor and Lighting
10.2 Basic Furniture
10.3 Power
10.4 Extraction and Ventilation
10.5 Tools and Equipment
10.6 Materials
10.7 Storage
10.8 Capital Equipment and Conservation Machinery
10.9 Conclusion
Appendix A Materials and Equipment
Appendix B Emergency Procedures: Fire, Flood and Infestation
Appendix C Glossary of Weaving Terms
Appendix D The Environment. Part Two: Ideas and Experience11. Old Case Histories Revisited
11.1 Miscellaneous
11.2 Upholstery (Hangings)
11.3 Upholstery (Seat Furniture)
11.4 Treatment of Cellulose Fibres
11.5 Archaeological Objects
11.6 Costume: Mounting and Transportation
12. Detection and Reconstruction
12.1 Counterpoint of the Osterley State Bed
12.2 An Embroidered Sack-Back Dress of the 1760s
12.3 A Remodelled Mantua (1740-60)
12.4 A State Bed from Burghley House, Stamford
13. Upholstery
13.1 The Beginnings
13.2 Seating
13.3 Wall Coverings
13.4 State Beds.

✦ Subjects

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