PRESERVATION OF PLASTIC ARTEFACTIS IN MUSEUM COLLECTION

This book is not an art picture book although it contains pictures of works of art, and this is not a scientific treatise although i t does include chemical formulae! This book is about both art and science and represents a significant milestone in the journey towa rds understanding the issues associated with plastics in museum collections, and equally importantly, it helps point the way forward for future work. Just as plastics are relatively modern materials, so the science of their degradation is a relatively young scienc e and th...[Llegir més]