Mending And Restoring China

Step-by-step instructions feature information on tools, materials, cleaning and preparation, adhesives, filling, building and reinforcing, modeling, color-matching, painting, glazing, and surface finishing

The Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics brings together the wide range of current information relevant to the practising conservator. The book opens with a discussion of the fundamental nature of the ceramic medium, information which is of primary importance when selecting treatments or considering preventive conservation measures. Details on techniques are given in a series of chapters covering the restoration and conservation processes, but the emphasis is on the basic principles involved in the choice of materials and methods. The nature and properties of materials commonly in use are fully discussed and guidance is given on the facilities and equipment needed. Also covered in the book are old restoration materials and methods, the ethics of ceramics conservation, examination and recording, display treatments and emergency procedures. Now in paperback, this book will be invaluable to practising conservators and readers of conservation as well as of interest to museum curators and collectors.

A practical handbook, now revised and updated, for those interested in repairing or restoring prized pieces of porcelain.

"A Manual of Mending and Repairing; With Diagrams" by Charles Godfrey Leland was, for many years, the handyman's bible. The book gives detailed descriptions of how to fix and repair little things around the house, which helped readers gain independence and confidence in knowing that they were capable of taking care of little things that needed fixing.