Powdered cellulose poultices in stone and wall painting conservation myths and realities

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-297

  Vergès Belmin, Véronique ^a   Heritage, Alison ^b   Bourgès, Ann ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE RECHERCHE DES MONUMENTS HISTORIQUES   (France)

^b International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE POWDER; CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; COTTON WOOL; DRYING SHRINKAGES; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; MOISTURE PENETRATION; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NEUTRAL PH; POROUS SUBSTRATES; POWDERED CELLULOSE; SALT EXTRACTION; SOLUBLE SALTS; VERTICAL SURFACE; WALL PAINTINGS; WATER RETENTION; WORKING PROPERTIES;

ADHESION; CELLULOSE; MOISTURE; PAINT; PORE SIZE;

SUBSTRATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84860869286     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/204705811X13159282692923     Document Type: Article

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