Copper and Bronze in Art

Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation

Scott David A.

A review of 190 years of literature on copper and its alloys. It integrates information on pigments, corrosion and minerals, and discusses environmental conditions, conservation methods, ancient and historical technologies, and the use of corrosion materials as pigments. There are four appendices which deal with important collateral information.

About the Author

David Scott is a senior scientist at the Getty Conservation Institute. He has two previous publications on ancient and historic metals and has contributed more than sixty papers to conservation and scientific journals.

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