Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research (2010)
Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research (2010)
Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research (2010)
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Contentsvi Foreword to the Second Edition, <strong>2010</strong>viii Preface to the Second Edition, <strong>2010</strong>x Foreword to the First Edition, 1996xii Preface to the First Edition, 1996xiii DedicationxivIntroductionChapter 1 1 <strong>Stone</strong> Decay1 CHARACTERIZING THE STONE2 DESCRIBING DECAY3 HOW SERIOUS IS IT? MEASURING THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF DECAY5 Surface Techniques6 Looking Beneath the Surface8 All the Information We Need?9 CAUSES OF DECAY9 Air Pollution14 Salts20 Biodeterioration24 Differential Stress25 Intrinsic ProblemsChapter 2 27 Putting It Right: Preventive and Remedial Treatments27 PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION29 ACTIVE CONSERVATION: CLEANING31 Laser Cleaning32 Latex Poultice Method33 Biological Cleaning33 Targeting the Dirt33 ACTIVE CONSERVATION: DESALINATION35 ACTIVE CONSERVATION: CONSOLIDATION36 Lime and Related Treatments38 Barium Hydroxide38 Organic Polymers40 Alkoxysilanes41 Epoxies42 Acrylics43 Other Materials43 Emulsions
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