The Preservation of Antiquities A Handbook for Curators
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THE PRESERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES
AUTHOR’S PREFACE.
TRANSLATORS’ PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
LITERATURE.
PART I. THE CHANGES UNDERGONE BY ANTIQUITIES IN EARTH AND IN AIR.
Limestone and Clay.
Iron.
Bronze and Copper.
Silver.
Lead.
Tin.
Gold.
Glass.
Organic Substances.
PART II. THE PRESERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES.
I. Preservation of Objects composed of Inorganic Substances.
(a) Limestone.
(b) Marble and Alabaster.
(c) Earthenware.
(d) Slightly Baked Or Unbaked Clay.
(e) Fayence.
(f) Objects of Stucco and Nile-mud.
(g) Sandstone and Granite.
Appendix. Cement for Earthenware. Restorations.
(h) Iron.
(i) Bronze and Copper[139].
Appendix. Methods of Bringing out Worn Lettering upon Coins.
(j) Silver.
(k) Lead and Tin.
(l) Gold.
(m) Glass and Enamel.
II. Preservation of Organic Substances.
(n) Bones, Horns, Ivory.
(o) Leather.
(p) Textile Fabrics, Hair.
(q) Feathers.
(r) Papyrus.
(s) Wood.
(t) Amber.
The Care of Antiquities after Preservative Treatment.
Conclusion.
APPENDIX A. METHOD OF TAKING SQUEEZES OF INSCRIPTIONS, ETC.
APPENDIX B. ZAPON.
INDEX.
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