Conservation of ancient Egyptian materials
Subtitle: preprints of the conference organised by the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation, Archaeology Section, held at Bristol, December 15-16th, 1988
By: edited by Sarah C. Watkins and Carol E. Brown.
Contributors: Watkins, Sarah C.; Brown, Carol E.; United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Archaeology Section. Conference; State University College at Buffalo. Dept. of Art Conservation.
Publisher: UKIC Archaeology Section; produced by Institute of Archaeology Publications
Published: 1988
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9781871656022
Subjects: Art, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration.; Egypt -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation.
Other titles: Art Conservation Department Library
Notes: Art Conservation Department Library.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: Early conservation techniques and the Ashmolean Museum / Mark Norman; value: Early conservation techniques in the Petrie Museum / Helena and Richard Jaeschke; value: Investigation and analysis of ancient Egyptian metal / Rosalie David; value: An original decorated surface on an Egyptian bronze statuette / Fleur Shearman; value: An unusual gilding technique on some Egyptian bronzes / Andrew Oddy, Philippa Pearce and Lorna Green; value: Technical examinations of ancient Egyptian theriomorphic hollow cast bronzes some case studies / Deborah Schorsch; value: The use of a facing technique in the treatment of fragile Papryi / Anne Walker; value: Painting techniques on stone and wood / Harry James; value: The treatment of an eighteenth century wall painting fragment at the British Museum / Jennifer Dinsmore and Helen Howard; value: The use of cellulose ethers in the treatment of Egyptian polychromed wood / Pamela Hatchfield; value: The conservation of two pre-dynastic Egyptian bodies / Colin Johnson and Barbara Wills; value: Conservation of an Egyptian mummy from Swindon / Gina Laurin; value: Storage improvements to Manchester's mummies / C. Velson Horie; value: Conservation for 'pharaohs and mortals' / Julie Dawson.