Plastics: Collecting and Conserving

Quye, A., Williamson, C., 1999. Plastics: Collecting and Conserving. NMS Publishing Ltd, Edinburgh. This book contains the following. Acknowledgements - Introduction - Chapter 1. Plastics in context - Part 1. Landmarks in the History of Plastics by Colin Williamson - Part 2. Defining plastics by Michael Barker - Chapter 2. Collectables - Part 1. Classic and Quirky by Sylvia Katz - Part 2. Modern art Sculpture by Derek Pullen and Paintings by Tom Learner - Chapter 3. Identifying plastics - Part 1. Physical clues and simple analysis by Colin Williamson - Part 2. Analytical methods by Thea van Oosten - Chapter 4. Caring for plastics - Part 1. Caring for plastics at home by John Morgan - Part 2. Caring for plastics in museums, galleries, and archives by Amanda Pagliarino and Yvonne Shashoua - Part 3. Plastics for storage and display by Scott Williams - Part 4. Conservation research in the 1990s by Yvonne Shashoua - Chapter 5. Degradation - Part 1. Degradation signs Anita Quye and Brenda Keneghan - Part 2. Degradation causes by Brenda Kenghan and Anita Quye - Chapter 6. Care advice summary - Appendices - References - Recommended reading - Glossary and Abbreviations - Useful information - Index.

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