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Woven tapestry : guidelines for conservation
Title:
Woven tapestry : guidelines for conservation
Author:
Marko, Ksynia, author.
ISBN:
9781909492721
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Physical Description:
xx, 348 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Contents:
What is tapestry? How understanding can inform conservation strategies -- Agents of deterioration and preventive measures -- Preventive conservation : routine care -- Documentation and condition surveys -- Estimating procedures and project management -- Wet cleaning : understanding the process -- Methods of support and consolidation -- Lining -- Display options -- Removal and rehanging -- Packing a tapestry ready for storage or transport -- Interpretation and engagement -- The National Trust Textile Conservation Studio organisation -- Training -- Case studies -- Appendices -- Glossary.
Abstract:
From the Middle Ages, tapestries with figurative or other ornament were used by royalty and aristocrats to furnish their palaces and houses. While often observed as two dimensional art, they are three dimensional structures requiring specialist skill to maintain and conserve them. Since the vast majority of tapestries are on open display in historic interiors they pose particular conservation and interpretation challenges. This publication aims to help conservators carry out assessments in order to arrive at appropriate options for treatment by focusing on: the techniques of tapestry manufacture; agents of deterioration, and current practice of methods of cleaning, methods of support and repair.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-341) and index.
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npmlib 10905812 NK2997 M37 yh
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