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  • Van Gogh's Sunflowers Illuminated

    Art Meets Science

    by Van Gogh Museum ...
    Series series Van Gogh Museum Studies
    Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers are seen by many as icons of Western European art. Two of these masterpieces — the first version painted in August 1888 (The National Gallery, London) and the painting made after it in January 1889 (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam) — have been the subject of a detailed comparison by an interdisciplinary team of experts. The pictures were examined in unprecedented depth ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • Metal Soaps in Art

    Conservation and Research

    Edited by Francesca Casadio, Katrien Keune, Petria Noble, Annelies Van Loon, Ella Hendriks, Silvia A. Centeno, Gillian Osmond ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This go-to reference work surveys the current state of knowledge in the field of metal soap-related degradation phenomena in art works. It contains detailed descriptions and images of the different phenomena and addresses the practical aspects of soap formation, preventive conservation, and treatment.The occurrence of metal soaps is one of the defining issues in the conservation of painted ... Read more

    $204.99 CAD

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  • Full Spectrum

    How the Science of Color Made Us Modern

    by Adam Rogers ...
    "Informative and entertaining...Rogers is a seasoned raconteur, unreeling an eons-spanning tale with skill." — Wall Street JournalA lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of BoozeFrom kelly green to millennial pink, our world is graced with a richness of colors. But our human-made colors ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Gecko’s Foot

    How Scientists are Taking a Leaf from Nature's Book

    by Peter Forbes ...
    A cutting-edge science book in the style of ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ and ‘Chaos’ from an exciting and accessible voice in popular science writing.Bio-inspiration is a form of engineering but not in the conventional sense. Extending beyond our established and preconceived notions, scientists, architects and engineers are looking at imitating nature by manufacturing 'wet' materials such as spider ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Pigment Compendium

    by Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, Ruth Siddall ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology
    This is an essential purchase for all painting conservators and conservation scientists dealing with paintings and painted objects. It provides the first definitive manual dedicated to optical microscopy of historical pigments. Illustrated throughout with full colour images reproduced to the highest possible quality, this book is based on years of painstaking research into the visual and optical ... Read more

    $398.99 CAD

  • Chemical Principles of Textile Conservation

    by Agnes Timar-Balazsy, Dinah Eastop ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology
    'Chemical Principles of Textile Conservation' provides must-have knowledge for conservators who do not always have a scientific background. This vital book brings together from many sources the material science necessary to understand the properties, deterioration and investigation of textile artefacts. It also aids understanding of the chemical processes during various treatments, such as: ... Read more

    $72.99 CAD

  • Conservation of Furniture

    by Shayne Rivers, Nick Umney ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology
    This book is a comprehensive resource covering the principles and practice of the conservation and restoration of furniture, and other decorative art objects made wholly or partly of wood. It integrates theory with practice to show the principles which govern interaction between wooden objects, the environmental and conservation treatments and the factors which need to be taken into account to ... Read more

    $200.99 CAD

  • Nanoscience for the Conservation of Works of Art

    Edited by Piero Baglioni, David Chelazzi ...
    Series series Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series
    Understanding the chemistry behind works of art and heritage materials presents an opportunity to apply scientific techniques to their conservation and restoration. Manipulation of materials at the nanoscale affords greater accuracy and minimal disturbance to the original work, while efficiently combating the affects of time and environment.This book meets the growing demand for an all ... Read more

    $203.99 CAD

  • March of the Pigments

    Color History, Science and Impact

    by Mary Virginia Orna ...
    Take a colorful walk through human ingenuity.Humans have been unpacking the earth to use pigments since cavemen times. Starting out from surface pigments for cave paintings, we’ve dug deep for minerals, mined oceans for colors and exploited the world of plants and animals. Our accidental fumbles have given birth to a whole family of brilliant blues that grace our museums, mansions and motorcars. ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Bio-based Building Skin

    by Anna Sandak, Jakub Sandak, Marcin Brzezicki, Andreja Kutnar ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides a compendium of material properties, demonstrates several successful examples of bio-based materials’ application in building facades, and offers ideas for new designs and novel solutions. It features a state-of-the-art review, addresses the latest trends in material selection, assembling systems, and innovative functions of facades in detail. Selected case studies on buildings ... Read more

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  • Conservation of Plastics

    by Yvonne Shashoua ...
    Plastic objects are included more than ever in museums and galleries collections these days, but these items can start to deteriorate when they a just a few years old. In this book Yvonne Shashoua provides the essential knowledge needed to keep plastic pieces in the best possible condition so that they can continue to be enjoyed for many years. The historical development of plastics, as well as ... Read more

    $72.99 CAD

  • Materials for Conservation

    by C V Horie ...
    Materials in Conservation is the definitive introduction to the properties of materials used in conservation. The continual struggle of conservators to ameliorate the deterioration of objects has led to increasing use of synthetic polymers. These materials are part of the sophisticated technology that has been developed to augment and often replace traditional materials and methods. Conservators ... Read more

    $200.99 CAD