Chemical and physical properties of old silk fabrics

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-37

  Becker, Mary A ^a   Magoshi, Yoshiko ^b   Sakai, Tetsuya ^c   Tuross, Noreen C ^c  

^a Tokyo Natl Res Inst Cultur P   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c NONE

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EID: 0013496756     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.1997.42.1.27     Document Type: Article

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