TY - GEN AU - Mills, John AU - White, Raymond TI - Organic chemistry of museum objects SN - 9780750646932 U1 - 069.53 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - Routledge , KW - Museum conservation methods KW - Museum restoration KW - Museum object conservation and preservation N2 - The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects makes available in a single volume, a survey of the chemical composition, properties and analysis of the whole range of organic materials incorporated into objects and artworks found in museum collections." "The authors cover the fundamental chemistry of the bulk materials such as wood, paper, natural fibres and skin products, as well as that of the relatively minor components incorporated as paint, media, varnishes, adhesives and dyes. This expanded second edition, now in paperback, follows the structure of the first, though it has been extensively updated ER -