Abstract
THIS little volume is from the authoritative pen of the Assistant Keeper in the British Museum Laboratory. It is, in the first instance, a laboratory manual, containing concise instructions for the cleaning and preservation of a wide range of objects of antiquarian interestleather and textiles; wood, bone and ivory; siliceous materials such as earthenware, glazes and enamels; and metals, notably copper, bronze and lead. The section on corrosion of metals is particularly fresh and illuminating and, above all, practical.
The Preservation of Antiquities.
By Dr. H. J. Plenderleith. Pp. viii + 71 + 2 plates. (London: The Museums Association, 1934.) To members, 2s.; to non-members, 2s. 6d.
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R., P. The Preservation of Antiquities . Nature 134, 516 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134516a0
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