TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bisht, A. S.
TI  - Conservation of wooden objects
SN  - 8124604487
U1  - 745.4 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - D. K. Printworld (P) Ltd. & National Museum Institute
KW  -  
KW  - Soils
KW  - Wood--Preservation
KW  - Art objects--Conservation and restoration
KW  - Soils -- India
KW  - Écologie agricole -- Inde
KW  - Géographie agricole -- Inde
KW  - Sols -- Inde
KW  - Agricultural ecology
N1  - CONTENTS: Preface  viii List of Illustrations  xii 1. Indroduction  1 1.1 History of use of wood  1 1.2 Literary evidences  2 1.3 Location of wooden artefacts  13 1.4 Need to review our policy of acquisition of artefacts  17 2. Wood as material for art objects  19 2.1 Source of wood  19 2.2 Field identification of wood  21 2.3 Material of wood  26 2.4 Properties of wood  27 2.5 Water in wood  28 2.6 (i) Physical structure  29 (ii) Chemical structure  31 2.7 Technique of making wooden objects  32 3.  Deterioration of wood  37 3.1 Environmental degradation  38 3.2 Mechanical degradation  41 3.3 Biological degradation  42 3.4 Chemical degradation  44 3.5 Inherent structural Defects in Wood  46 3.6 Examination and documentation  47 3.7 Treatment record of wooden objects  49 4. Conservation of wood  51 4.1 Steps in conservation  52 4.2 (A) Eradication of biodeterioration  52 (B) Cleaning  56 (C) Conservation  57 (D) Waterlogged wood  60 (E) Physical repairs  65 (F) Restoration / Retouching  67 (G) Preventive measures  68 Bibliography  69 Plates and figures  81 Index  113
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