Furniture Care and Conservation

By Robert F. McGiffin

Written for collectors and curators alike, Furniture Care and Conservation illustrates the full range of problems encountered in working with antique furniture and provides instructions for proper care.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942063228
• ISBN13: 9780942063226
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

furniture care and conservation

This is by far the best book on conservation i have ever read

Ethics and Practices Clearly Explained

Written as a guide for museum conservators by a conservator. Presents excellent practical information and presents a code of ethics. Anyone who owns, cares for or commercially works on antiques should read McGiffin's work.

Recommended by conservators

At a workshop on conserving antiques given by conservators, this book was recommended as "one of the few reliable texts widely available." Their booklet describes the book: "Simple, easy to understand book on furniture care and simple treatments."