Chemical Principles of Textile Conservation (Hardcover)

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section 1 Fibres; Dyes; Finishes; Binding media; Metal threads; Case histories; Section 2 Soiling on historic textiles; Solvents and solubility; Solvent cleaning of historic textiles; Water; Wet cleaning; Cleaning by chemical reactions; Stain removal; Cleaning of metal threads; Case histories; Section 3 Humidification; Drying and freeze drying; Disinfestation and disinfection; Adhesives and consolidants; Storage and display materials; Case histories; Section 4 Methods of investigation used in textile conservation; Investigation of metal threads; Case history: Hungarian Coronation Mantle