Publication on copper

Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation
by David A. Scott
Getty Conservation Institute
532 pages, 7 1/2 x 10 inches
118 color and 19 b/w illustrations,
38 charts
ISBN 0-89236-638-9
hardcover, $70.00
2002

The book is essentially a review of some of the relevant information
concerning copper and its corrosion products both in terms of
painting pigments and as components of bronze or copper alloy
patinas.  The different approaches taken to the surface finish,
patina, and conservation of bronzes is also discussed and some new
information is presented on copper corrosion products. To order see
<URL:nhttp://getty.edu/bookstore/titles/copper.html>

David A. Scott


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