A methodological approach in the evaluation of the efficacy of treatments for the dimensional stabilisation of waterlogged archaeological wood

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-101

  Giachi, Gianna ^a   Capretti, Chiara ^b   Macchioni, Nicola ^b   Pizzo, Benedetto ^b   Donato, Ines Dorina ^c  

^a Laboratorio Analisi AO Careggi   (Italy)

^b CNR IVALSA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation; Consolidants; Decay; Diagnosis on wood; Klucel; PEG; PPG; Treatments; Trehalose; Waterlogged archaeological wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649121589     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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