Natural materials : sources, properties, and uses /

DeMouthe, Jean Frances.

Natural materials : sources, properties, and uses / Jean Frances DeMouthe. - Oxford : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006. - xviii, 204 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Containing a wealth of information on natural materials, this volume studies the composition, structure and properties of natural materials such as wood, paper, amber, coral and feathers, discussing the potential hazards they face as well as the appropriate conservation techniques to use for each.

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Natural products--Conservation and restoration
Museum conservation methods.
Museology & heritage studies
Environmental management
Nature & the natural world: general interest