Treatments of corroded lead artefacts: An overview

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-304

  Schotte, Bart ^a   Adriaens, Annemie ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; CORROSION; LEAD; SURFACE TREATMENT;

LEAD ARTEFACTS; TREATMENT METHODS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION;

EID: 33846650286     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2006.51.4.297     Document Type: Review

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