Gilded Wood Conservation and History [Hardcover]

Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (Author), Deborah Bigelow (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Sound View Press (September 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932087213
• ISBN-13: 978-0932087218
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,671,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Society of Gilders recomended, February 24, 2000

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This review is from: Gilded Wood Conservation and History (Hardcover)

If your looking for a resource guide for restoration of gilded surfaces this is it. This manual is very detailed and techincal. This is not for the crafter but for the professional. Endorsed by the the Society of Gilders.

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for Museum Docents, June 12, 2002

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This review is from: Gilded Wood Conservation and History (Hardcover)

This book contains invaluable information for museuum docents whose presentations involve gilded objects of any kind. There are, for sure, technical discussions of the physics and chemistry of gilding, but these are the minority, and their presence should not deter. The history, process and restoration practices for gilding are carefully described in lucid prose. Emphasis is on English, European, and North American topics, with only the briefest mention of Spanish and inferential mention of colonial Spanish-American gilding, in religious or secular settings. This omission, of interest to docents in Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas, in no way reduces the usefulness of the essays for them, or for others. Highly recommended.