Dear Colleague,
The following Archetype publication is due for publication:
The British Museum Technical Research Bulletin, volume 4
Edited by David Saunders
This bulletin is the fourth of an annual series which Archetype Publications publishes in association with the British Museum. It offers a new forum, which shows a dynamic behind-the-scenes glimpse of current work of curators, conservators and scientists, conducted on a range of artefacts and materials across the collections at the British Museum.
ISBN: 9781904982555 PRICE: 20.00 GBP FORMAT: Paperback DUE: November 10th 2010
The contents of this volume can be found on our website www.archetype.co.uk
Pre-Publication Discount Price GBP 15.00 + postage when ordered from Archetype’s London office(info@archetype.co.uk) before 10th November 2010 by credit card
Forthcoming Archetype titles in 2010/11 include:
Leather Tanneries: the archaeological evidence (due December 2011)
Decorated surfaces on ancient Egyptian objects (due December 2011)
East Asian Lacquer: conservation, science and material culture (due March 2011)
Studying Old Master Paintings – technology and practice (due end 2010 / spring 2011)
Pigments and Power in the Colonial Andes (due spring 2011)
For further details of these titles (including contents) please check our website www.archetype.co.uk or email us on info@archetype.co.uk
Additions to the ABC pdf Catalogue* this month include:
Materials for Conservation: Organic Consolidants, Adhesives and Coatings (second edition 2010), Horie, GBP 44.99
Improved Damage Assessment of Parchment, I.D.A.P Research Report No. 18, 2007, Edited by Rene Larsen, GBP 29.50
Glass and Ceramics Conservation 2010 (ICOM-CC) GBP 45.00
The Conservation of Archaeological Materials (edited by Emily Williams and Claire Peachey) 2010 GBP 44.00
Issues in the Conservation of Photographs (Debra Norris ed.)2010 GBP48.00
To see the contents of these titles and/or to order a copy please email us on info@archetype.co.uk
*To receive the ABC catalogue of all publishers' conservation titles please contact us at info@archetype.co.uk
International Academic Projects short courses in conservation 2011:
Information on IAP’s 2011 courses is now available on www.academicprojects.co.uk
In addition to the regular short courses on paintings conservation, pigments, wood, paper identification, conservation of glass, gilded frame restoration, etc, three new courses are scheduled to be offered:
Picture Frames: Early and Modern (1st July 2011)
Modern Metals, Alloys and Coatings: structure, properties and deterioration (16th – 18th August 2011)
Ship Models: Care, Conservation and Display (11th – 13th October 2011)
If you have any questions about any of the above or anything else, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best wishes
James Black
Publisher
Archetype Publications
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