Macro to micro : examining architectural finishes / edited by Mary Jablonski and Kirsten Travers Moffitt
By: (6th : International Architectural Paint Research Conference (6th : 2017 : New York, N.Y.) [creator].
Contributor(s): Jablonski, Mary A [editor.] | Moffitt, Kirsten Travers [editor].
Publisher: London : Archetype Publications, ©2018Description: 225 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781909492608.Subject(s): Color in architecture -- Congresses | Paint materials -- Congresses | Finishes and finishing -- Congresses | Architecture -- Details -- CongressesGenre/Form: Conference papers and proceedings. | Conference papers and proceedings. | Print books.Summary: The papers in this volume were presented by paint analysts, painters and decorators, architectural and art conservators, preservation architects, heritage managers, materials scientists etc. at the International Architectural Paint Research Conference held in New York City in 2017. The built environment in which architectural finishes are found is one that is constantly changing. Styles go out of fashion, use changes, and new finishes are applied. Previous finishes are often hidden below later layers - the macroscopic and microscopic study of which are important for the documentation, conservation and restoration of these materials, the finishes and the architecture. Architectural Paint Research aims to further our knowledge of materials and techniques not only of paints and varnishes but also gilding, decorative plasterwork and stucco, wood finishes and wallpapers| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA2795 .I56 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013646 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
The papers in this volume were presented by paint analysts, painters and decorators, architectural and art conservators, preservation architects, heritage managers, materials scientists etc. at the International Architectural Paint Research Conference held in New York City in 2017. The built environment in which architectural finishes are found is one that is constantly changing. Styles go out of fashion, use changes, and new finishes are applied. Previous finishes are often hidden below later layers - the macroscopic and microscopic study of which are important for the documentation, conservation and restoration of these materials, the finishes and the architecture. Architectural Paint Research aims to further our knowledge of materials and techniques not only of paints and varnishes but also gilding, decorative plasterwork and stucco, wood finishes and wallpapers