The Restoration of the Largest Archaelogical Discovery - A Chemical Problem: Conservation of the Polychromy of the Chinese Terracotta Army in Lintong

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 46, 2003, Pages 5676-5681

  Langhals, Heinz ^a   Bathelt, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Hydroxyethyl methacrylate; Lacquer; Polymerization; Terracotta army

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION;

POLYCHROMY;

CONSERVATION;

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; MONOMER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PAINT; WATER;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARMY; ARTIFACT; CHINA; DETERIORATION; HISTORY; POLYMERIZATION; PRESERVATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL;

EID: 0348134921     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200301633     Document Type: Short Survey

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