Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation

by David A. Scott

Pigments, corrosion products, and minerals are usually considered separately, either as painting materials or as the deterioration products of metals, even though they are often the same compounds. This 190-year review of the literature on copper and its alloys integrates that information across a broad spectrum of interests that are all too frequently compartmentalized. The author discusses the various environmental conditions to which copper alloy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892366389
• ISBN13: 9780892366385
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.5" x 9.5"