Description
This fourth volume in the Readings in Conservation series aims to promote critical thinking about the concepts and practices of textile conservation and to encourage engagement with new issues. Recognizing conservation as a dynamic social force, the volume draws attention to the cultural significance of textiles and dress and to the importance of textile conservation in fostering understanding and use of collections.
The eighty-one readings illustrate not only the intellectual foundations but also the important changes in conservation practice and contribute to the growing historiography of textile conservation. In addition to papers from America, Australia, Canada, England, and Scotland, the book includes many significant texts translated into English for the first time, reflecting practice in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and The Netherlands.
Author: Mary M. Brooks
Publisher: Getty Conservation Institute
Published: 05/24/2011
Pages: 680
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 3.70lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781606060483
ISBN10: 1606060481
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Conservation & Preservation
- Crafts & Hobbies | General
About the Author
Mary M. Brooks, textile conservator and educator, works as a museological, conservation, and textile consultant for universities and museums. Brooks is an honorary research fellow at the University of Glasgow. Dinah D. Eastop, textile conservator and educator, works as a consultant in conservation and material culture studies for universities and heritage organizations worldwide. Eastop is an honorary research fellow at the University of Glasgow.