Historic Textile and Paper Materials II

Download or read book Historic Textile and Paper Materials II written by S. Haig Zeronian and published by American Chemical Society. This book was released on 1989 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume provides a comprehensive critical review of the different methods for paper and textile conservation with emphasis on the latest research in the field. Divided into three sections, the chapters of this volume cover conservation and degradation of textiles, characterization and preservation of textiles, and conservation, degradation, and characterization of paper. Of particular interest is an examination of silk fabric degradation through analysis of samples taken from flags in the National Museum of American History.