"Recognizing conservation as a dynamic social force, the eighty-one readings in this volume draw attention to the cultural significance of textiles and dress, i

This volume explores the conservation and presentation of dress in museums and beyond as a complex, collaborative process. Recognizing this process as a dynamic

"[The present volume] provides a selection from more than sixty-five texts tracing the development of this important area of conservation. The texts range chron

Contributors discuss current research, new findings, and specific problems, innovations, methods, and materials.

Housed in the former 16th-century convent of Santo Domingo church, now the Regional Museum of Oaxaca, Mexico, is an important collection of textiles representin