Conservation of Wood Artifacts : A Handbook /

This handbook is the most comprehensive, up-to-date source of information on the history of wood conservation, on the structure and properties of wood, on organisms causing deterioration, on methods of diagnosis of wood condition, on materials and methods of wood preservation, on consolidation of de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Unger, Achim
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Schniewind, Arno P., Unger, Wibke
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001.
Series:	Natural science in archaeology.
Subjects:	Life sciences. Analytical biochemistry. Agriculture. Forests and forestry. Botany. Anthropology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
History of Wood Conservation
Wood Structure
Wood Properties
Corrosion Behaviour of Wood
Biological Deterioration of Wood
Diagnosis of Wood Condition
Liquid Wood Preservatives
Fumigants
Physical Control Methods
Biological Methods
Consolidants
Adhesives and Gap Fillers
Appendix
Indexes.