Evaluation over time of an ethyl silicate consolidant applied to ancient lime plaster

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-120

  Grissom, Carol A ^a   Charola, A Elena ^a   Boulton, Ann ^a   Mecklenburg, Marion F ^a  

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EID: 0042629369     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.1999.44.2.113     Document Type: Article

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