Development of a physical model of a typical nineteenth-century English canvas painting

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-154

  Carr, D J ^a   Young, C R T ^b   Phenix, A ^c   Hibberd, R D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Courtland Institute of Art ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GLUES; LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODELS; OILS AND FATS;

CANVAS PAINTINGS; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; LEAD WHITE; MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; OIL GROUND LAYERS; RABBITSKIN GLUE SIZE; ULSTER LINEN;

CONSERVATION;

EID: 0345392732     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2003.48.3.145     Document Type: Article

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