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    Condition : the ageing of art / Paul Taylor.

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    • Title:Condition : the ageing of art / Paul Taylor.
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    • Variant Title:Aging of art
    • Author/Creator:Taylor, Paul, 1963- author.
    • Published/Created:London : Paul Holberton publishing, [2015]

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Art--Conservation and restoration.
      Art--Deterioration.
    • Description:263 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
    • Summary:The paintings we see today in museums, galleries, churches and temples are often much altered by the centuries. Pictures can split, rot, be eaten by woodworm, warp, blister, crack, cup, flake, darken, blanch, discolor, become too translucent and disappear under a centuries-old varnish; and they can also suffer from the efforts of their owners to rectify these situations: they might be transferred, relined, ironed, abraded or repainted. Anyone writing about a work of art needs to establish at the outset how much it has changed since it was first made. This act of understanding is far from easy. We need to develop a knowledge of the physical and chemical processes which have brought paintings to their current state, in the hope that we can imagine their reversal. And we have to look as much as we can, at a wide variety of paintings, so we can learn to distinguish those in a worse or better state of preservation; we have to try to understand what it is about a picture that differentiates good and bad condition. Theories of art history have been built on works which are little more than repaint and decay, and the beginner needs to be warned about the many pitfalls dug by time for the unwary. A great deal has been written about conservation and restoration, but this is the first book to approach the issue from the viewers standpoint, and to discuss changes in appearance that affect our understanding and appreciation of works of art. This book is highly illustrated so as to make its points extremely clear. It should appeal to anyone with an interest in art. -- Amazon.com.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781907372797
      1907372792
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: How Art Historians Can Be Fooled By Condition
      Attempts To Turn Back The Clock
      Troublesome Techniques
      1. Terms And Technologies
      Paints And Dyes
      Binders
      Supports And Grounds
      Varnish
      Ultraviolet
      Infrared And X-Ray
      Magnification
      Means Of Analysis
      2. Losses
      Total Loss
      Fragments
      Cutting Down
      Paint Loss
      3. Cracking And Flaking
      Crackling
      Fake Crackling
      Cupping And Flaking
      Lining
      Treating Wood
      Problems With Plaster
      4. Impermanent Pigments
      Durability
      Vermilion
      Red Lake
      Red Lead
      Realgar And Orpiment
      Yellow Lake
      Verdigris And Copper Resinate
      Azurite
      Ultramarine
      Smalt
      Indigo
      Prussian Blue
      Silver
      5. Darkening
      `A Mass Of Darkness'
      Varnish
      Dirt And Smoke
      Supports And Grounds
      Tone And Space
      Absorbing Oils
      Darkening And Lining
      Translucency
      6. Cleaning
      Controversy
      Aims Of Cleaning
      Alkalis And Abrasives
      Friction And Solvents
      Chalking And Leaching
      Varnish As A Medium
      Veiling
      Patina
      Safety Tests And Overpaint
      Styles Of Cleaning.
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