Old Master Prints and Drawings A Guide to Preservation and Conservation

Small quarto, black cloth, 319 pages. This book is in excellent shape, clean & bright, with sharp corners and a tight binding. Dust Jacket spine very lightly faded, small wri [more]

Small quarto, black cloth, 319 pages. This book is in excellent shape, clean & bright, with sharp corners and a tight binding. Dust Jacket spine very lightly faded, small wrinkle near head of spine, still bright, now protected in mylar cover.[less]

9053562435. FLAWLESS COPY-AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, WHY WAIT? --324 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. --Choose us, for the [more]

9053562435. FLAWLESS COPY-AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, WHY WAIT? --324 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. --Choose us, for the information you need. --DESCRIPTION: This long-awaited English translation of the Manuale per la conservazione e it restauro di disegni e stampe antichi (1991) is a clear and comprehensive guide for the conservation and preservation of prints and drawings by old masters. Based on many years of careful research, the authors present the historical and scientific background to the problems related to conservation techniques of works of art on paper-from the year 1150 when paper was introduced in Europe-to the middle of the nineteenth century. The book is indispensable for everyone who, professionally or otherwise, is interested in the study and conservation of old prints and drawings. This elaborately illustrated, first English language version of the book has been revised and brought fully up-to-date.; 4to-over 9?"-12" tall.[less]