Pottery and porcelain restoration : a practical guide
Title:
Pottery and porcelain restoration : a practical guide
Author:
Hawkins, Roger, author.
ISBN:
9781785006753
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Ramsbury : The Crowood Press, 2020.
Physical Description:
224 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
The origins of pottery and porcelain -- The history of restoration -- Tools and materials, health and safety -- Examination and cleaning -- Dismantling and stripping old repairsI -- Putting it all back together -- Clamps, cracks and springing -- About fillers, chips and filling gaps -- Large missing areas and impression materials -- Moulding and modelling -- Painting equipment and materials -- Principles of painting and colour matching -- Airbrushing -- Gilding and gold finishes.
Abstract:
"Pottery and Porcelain Restoration is a practical guide for amateurs to the craft of the professional restorer. With over 360 photographs, it explains the simplest, safest and ethical techniques that are recommended today and -- essentially -- do not further damage your pieces. Written with clear practical detail, it explains the full process and gives unique insight into the delicate job of the ceramic restorer."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805:
npmlib 11003720 NK4233 H39 yh