Is Your Contemporary Painting More Temporary Than You Think?
by Louis Pomerantz
T Weekly Planner 2018-2019 (Personalized Marble Planners, #18)
by Pretty Planners
Conservation of Furniture (Conservation and Museology) (Butterworth-Heinemann Series in Conservation and Museology)
by Shayne Rivers and Nick Umney
This book is a comprehensive resource covering the principles and practice of the conservation and restoration of furniture, and other decorative art objects made wholly or partly of wood. It integrates theory with practice to show the principles which govern interaction between wooden objects, the environmental and conservation treatments and the factors which need to be taken into account to arrive at acceptable solutions to conservation problems. The practical knowledge and experience of a t...
Here is a unique book. It describes the theories and processes of repairing and adjusting the modern watch in precise and meticulous detail: a thing which has never been done so completely before in the many books on the same subject. As a text book it is a revelation. Taking nothing for granted, except the ability to read and comprehend a simple description of mechanical processes, de Carle takes his reader through every stage and every operation of watch repairing ...and to deal with them thor...
Conservation of Brick (Conservation and Museology)
by John Warren and etc.
John Warren's invaluable book describes historic brick and terracotta, setting out the causes of failure and decay, analysing available materials and evaluating processes of repair and applicable conservation philosophies. It provides the conservator, owner and student of building conservation with a comprehensive resource. Brickwork, with tile and terracotta, is one of those materials so universal, so apparently permanent and so much part of our everyday lives that its conservation is presumed...
How to Restore Your Collector Bicycle (Bicycle Books)
by William M. Love
Written by one of the foremost firearms experts of the twentieth century, Charles Edward Chapel's Guns of the Old West is an exhaustively researched document that not only boasts a significant collection of antique Western guns, but also categorizes the firearms into easy-to-reference sections. Starting with an introductory chapter on the origins of guns and their earliest uses on the frontier, Chapel covers everything from muskets to rifles, pistols to revolvers, and shotguns to martial arms....
Verses For Men (Scripture Colouring, #6) (Bible Verse Coloring, #8)
by Inspired to Grace
Science and art are increasingly interconnected in the activities of the study and conservation of works of art. Science plays a key role in cultural heritage, from developing new analytical techniques for studying the art, to investigating new ways of preserving the materials for the future. Following on from the 2014 title Science and Art: The Painted Surface, this book consists of a series of chapters written together by scientists, art historians, conservators, curators and artists dedicat...
Tim Wonnacott's Moneymaking Antiques for the Future
by Tim Wonnacots and T Wonnacott
Want to know what to buy and how to make a profit out of tomorrow's antiques? When is an antique an antique or a collectable worth a fortune? Tim Wonnacott's Moneymaking Antiques for the Future draws together 15 experts - many who have appeared on The Antiques Roadshow with over 450 years worth of experience to open up the world of antique collecting for everyone. With experts writing on their speciality subjects such as toys and dolls, books, sports collectables, rock and pop memorabilia, fashi...
Conservation of Glass (Conservation and Museology)
by R.G. Newton and Sandra Davison
This work includes a complete chemical examination of the causes of the deterioration of glass and discusses the possibilities of damage by conservation techniques that have not been fully tested. It provides the theoretical background and the practical procedures used in conserving different kinds of glass. Since the 1960s there has been an upsurge of interest in the conservation of glass, and especially of painted (stained) glass, with a change in emphasis from the work being carried out by mu...
No Prob Llama (Mid Year Planners, #1)
by Llama Planners and Pretty Planners
Woodworking Class books will inspire you to build or restore wooden furniture with beautiful results every time. Clearly illustrated, carefully detailed and easy-to-follow instructions from first-class professionals will transform you into a capable craftsman and home-improvement expert. Following on from the success of Upholstery and Marquetry, Restoration shows you how to sympathetically replace, repair and refinish damaged furniture to get it back to its former beauty. All the tools, material...
The Clock Jobber's Handybook - A Practical Manual on Cleaning, Repairing and Adjusting
by Paul N Hasluck
Care and Repair of Antique Metalware (Craftsman's guides) (Craftsmen's Guides)
by Chris Browning