Cleaning of daguerreotypes with an excimer laser

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-100

  Turovets, I ^a   Maggen, M ^b   Lewis, A ^c  

^a Israel Museum ^*  (United States)

^b Hebrew University of Jerusalem ^*  (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0002031036     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.1998.43.2.89     Document Type: Article

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