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Conservation projects, ethics and theory Conservation projects, ethics and theory

tions appeared simultaneously, considerably expanded • Murals
to 496 pages, updated and composed by 32 co-workers. • Polyolefins (PE and PP) and polymethylmeth-
Some copies of this print version are still available today. acrylates (PMMA)
• Elastomers and hard rubber
The handbook was very well received by the trade and • Latex
became a textbook in several academies and univer- • Plasticised PVC
sities. However, several important areas have not yet • Plasticine
been covered. • Silicone rubber

In 2015, the preparatory work on the 5th and 6th edi- For the practitioner and craftsman the work provides
tions began with almost 60 international co-workers. many useful hints. For the academic conservator, aca-
Important new areas such as photography, furniture and demical teacher or basic researcher, the book offers lots
plastics were added, the theoretical part has been ex- of observations and recommendations for further read-
panded, bridges to mold and pests, preventive preserva- ing and research. It would be very welcome if the Ger-
tion and cleaning of visitor zones were built. man standard publication would find a license publishing
house for the English-speaking countries.
Both two-volume, nearly 1000-page editions have been
completely revised, updated and considerably enlarged.
Over 1200 illustrations, almost exclusively in color, give
the reader numerous additional information. Each of the
complementary chapters is accompanied by notes, ref-
erences and abstracts. An English-language overview of
abstracts can be found here:
http://www.museum-aktuell.de/download/d_90.pdf

In a special appendix, the publisher has compiled, from
the conservator's perspective, a specification for sur-
factants in surface cleaning, and additionally once again
summarized his warnings about the following substances
in surface cleaning of art and artefacts, which had pre-
viously been reported in scattered locations. The follow-
ing materials and techniques are covered:

• Oil and acrylic paints
• Polychrome and monochrome sculptures;
leaf metals; furnitures
• Photography
• Textiles
• Bone preparation
• Leather
• Paper, cardboard, paperboard and parchment
• Pastel drawings
• Archaeological finds, mosaics, excavated tex-
tiles and glass
• Glass, stained glass
• Enamels
• Porcelain, glazed and unglazed porous earth-
enware, terracotta
• Metal, painted metals
• Wax
• Cork models
• Old feathers
• Amber
• Pearls and mother-of-pearl
• Ivory
• Tortoise shell and horn
• Fine straw-works
• Plaster surfaces
• Stone surfaces

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