Publication on textile conservation

Archetype publications is pleased to announce the publication of

    International Perspectives on Textile Conservation
    ed. Agnes Timar-Balazsy and Dinah Eastop
    Papers from the ICOM-CC Textiles Working Group Meetings,
    Amsterdam 13-14 October 1994 and Budapest 11-15 September 1995
    ISBN 1-873132-21 2
    170 pages, 173 half tone illustrations
    Price: 26.50 pounds plus postage
    Postage: Surface Mail (worldwide): 4.00 pounds
    Airmail Europe: 4.50 pounds
    Airmail outside Europe: 8.50 pounds

Contents:

    Introduction and Acknowledgements

    MAN-MADE MATERIALS AND TEXTILE CONSERVATION

    Report on the ICOM Committee for Conservation, Textiles Working
    Group Meeting in Amsterdam, 13-14 October 1994

    List of Participants at the Amsterdam Meeting

    The Degradation of Early Synthetic Materials Incorporated in the
    Accessories of a Textile Collection: Cellulose Nitrate,
    Cellulose Acetate, Galalith, Bakelite
    Thea B. van Oosten

    Man-Made Materials and Textile Conservation
    Marion Kite and Audrey Hill

    Polypropylene: A Fresh Approach to the Problem of Support for
    Tapestries
    Sheila Landi

    Re-evaluating Adhesives--Current Work in the United Kingdom
    Linda Hillyer

    The Conservation of an Indonesian Flag
    Foekje Boersma

    An Introduction to the Wet Cleaning of Carpets
    Sarah Howard

    The Use of a Domestic Water Extracting Vacuum Cleaner in the Wet
    Cleaning of Carpets and Tapestries
    Jennifer Barnett

    Tapestry Cleaning by Aerosol Suction
    Yvan Maes

    'So Many Countries, So Many Customs'
     Different Approaches to Textile Conservation

    Report on the ICOM Committee for Conservation, Textiles Working
    Group Meeting in Budapest, 11-15 September 1995

    List of Participants at the Budapest Meeting

    Decision Making in Conservation: Determining the Role of
    Artefacts
    Dinah Eastop

    Moral Dilemmas in Textile Conservation
    Michaela Keyserlingk

    Don't Object to the Objects
    Eva Moller

    The Conservation of two Pre-Hispanic Andean Tunics: Explaining
    Contrasting Approaches to Conservation Treatments
    Luciana da Silvera

    The Heroic Age of Textile Conservation in Hungary
    Marta Tesik-Knotik

    Experiments and Results in Textile Conservation
    Zoltan Szalay

    Textile Conservation in the Israel Museum
    Kochavit Shiryon

    Des Difficultes de Conservation des Textiles dans les Musees
    d'Art Populaires
    Coral Delgado

    Truth is Eternal, Right is Eternal and Beauty is Eternal
    Lena Engquist Sandstedt

    Work on Textile Conservation in the Costume Museum, Lisbon
    Maria Madalena Farrajota Garcia

    International Conservation Codes of Ethics and Practice and
    Their Implications for Teaching and Learning Ethics in Textile
    Conservation Education
    Mary M. Brooks

    Training Textile Conservators in Hungary: Methods for Teaching
    Ethics
    Agnes Timar-Balazsy

    Knowledge, Skills and Understanding: Postgraduate Diploma in
    Textile Conservation Course Projects 1994/95 at the Textile
    Conservation Centre
    Mary M. Brooks

    Reflections on the Idea of 'So Many Countries--So Many Customs'
    Katalin E. Nagy

    Experiences in the Conservation of Textiles from the Marche
    Region
    Maria Giannatiempo Lopez

    Problems Encountered During the Restoration of a Hungarian
    Military Gala Coat
    Erzsebet Vago

    Different Methods or One of Different Choices
    Susanne Cussell

    Le Choix des Methodes de la Conservation et de la Restauration
    des Textiles en Provenance du Nord de la Russie
    Galina Grigorieva

    Investigation and Conservation  of Old Russian Archaeological
    Silk Textiles Dating from the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
    Nina Piniagina and Elena Mikolaychuk

    Restoration of a Sixteenth Century Bonnet from St. Martin's
    Church in Szombathely
    Eniko Sipos

    Investigation of Metal Threads and Metallic Decorations of a
    Sixteenth Century Bonnet
    Marta Jaro, Attila Toth, Marta Kiss-Bendefy

    Aesthetic Aspects of the Restoration of Three Guild Banners
    Ilona Laki

    Evaluation of Conservation Methods for Banners Painted on Both
    Sides
    Ilona Millei

    Restoration of a Bodice
    Eva Katko-Bagi

    Consistency of Ethics and Practice in the Conservation of
    Archaeological Textiles: The Avas Crypt Finds
    Zsuzsanna Bako

    Textiles Coptes Naguere Colles sur Carton: Traitement et
    Presentation
    Michelle de Brueker

    Le Traitement des Panneaux Brodes Provenant du Chateau de
    Seneffe en Belgique
    Tatiana Reicher-Morgenstern

    Some Comments on the Cleaning of Archaeological Textiles
    Annamarie Stauffer

    Fabric Selection and its Relationship to Dimensional Changes in
    Support Systems for Constrained Fabric Mounting Devices
    Stephen Collins, Marion Mecklenburg and Mary Ballard

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    +44 171 380 0800
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James Black
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