Saving the twentieth century : the conservation of modern materials : proceedings of a conference Symposium '91 Saving the Twentieth Century, Ottawa, Canada, 15 to 20 September 1991 = Sauvegarder le XXe siècle : la conservation des matériaux modernes : les actes de la conférence Symposium 91 Sauvegarder le XXe Siècle /
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Ottawa, Canada :
Canadian Conservation Institute,
1993.
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Sumário:
- Pte. 1.Modern materials in collections. Cap. 1. Les matériaux modernes au Musée de la Civilisation à Québec ; Cap. 2. The condition survey of sound recordings at the National Library of Canada: implications for conservation ; Cap. 3. Plastics in the Science Museum, London: a curator's view ; Cap. 4. Membership and aims of the Plastic Historical Society
- Pte. 2.Conservation policies and plans. Cap. 1. A joint project on the conservation of plastics by the Conservation Unit and the Plastics Historical Society ; Cap. 2. Conserving the Science Museum collections
- Pte. 3.History of technology. Cap. 1. Rubber: its history, composition and prospects for conservation ; Cap. 2. Ardil: the disappearing fibre? ; Cap. 3. Plastics found in archives
- Pte. 4.Processes of deterioration. Cap. 1. Changes in polymeric materials with time ; Cap. 2. The physical aging of polymeric materials ; Cap. 3. La prévision du comportement à long terme de matériaux polymères synthétiques d'après des expériences de viellissement artificiel ; Cap. 4. Composition implications of plastic artifacts: a survey of additives and their effects on the longevity of plastics ; Cap. 5. The nature and origin of surface veneer checking in plywood
- Pte. 5.Case studies and specific problems with materials. Cap. 1. Deterioration of cellulose nitrate sculptures made by Gabo and Pevsner ; Cap. 2. A. W. McCurdy's developing tank: degradation of an early plastic ; Cap. 3. Degradation of polyurethanes in 20th-century museum textiles ; Cap. 4. Treating early regenerated cellulose textiles: two case histories ; Cap. 5. Treatment of 20th-century rubberized multimedia costume: conservation of a Mary Quant raincoat (ca. 1967) ; Cap. 6. Spacesuits: NASA's dream-conservator's nightmare ; Cap. 7. Conservation of paintings on delaminated plywood supports ; Cap. 8. Chicken bones and cardboard: the conservation of a collection of Eugene von Bruenchenhein's art ; Cap. 9. Ensuring a future for our present high-tech past: lessons from the ENIAC for the conservation of major electronic technology ; Cap. 10. Modern metals in museum collections ; Cap. 11. Finishes on aluminium. A conservation perspective ; Cap. 12. Radiation hazards in Museum Aircraft ; Cap. 13. Conservation of one of Alexander Calder's largest mobiles ; Cap. 14. Conservation of weathering steel sculpture
- Pte. 6.Testing and development of conservation processes. Cap. 1. An evaluation of eleven adhesives for repairing poly(methyl methacrylate) objects and sculpture ; Cap. 2. Labelling plastic artefacts ; Cap. 3. Degradation rates for some historic polymers and the potential of various conservation measures for minimizing oxidative degradation ; Cap. 4. A field trial for the use of ageless in the preservation of rubber in museum collections ; Cap. 5. La mise au point d'un traitement cathodique de stabilisation de vestiges aéronautiques immergés en alliages d'aluminium ; Cap. 6. The discoloration of acrylic dispersion media
- Pte. 7.Methods of analysis and identification. Cap. 1. Practical pitfalls in the identification of plastics ; Cap. 2. The identification and characterization of acrylic emulsion paint media.