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Conservation and conservation science
1. Baboian, Robert, E. Blaine Cliver, and E. Lawrence Bellante, eds. The Statue of Liberty Restoration - (Proceedings of The Statue of Liberty - Today for Tomorrow Conference in New York). Houston, Texas: National Association of Corrosion Engineers, 1990.
2. Chase, W.T. Bronze Disease and Its Treatment (Catalogue of an Exhibition
at the Thai National Museum). Bangkok, Thailand: Thai National Department
of Antiquities, 1974.
3. Chase, W. T., and Nicolas F. Veloz. "Abrasive Cleaning of Statuary
& Other Structures: A Century of Technical Examination of Blasting Procedures."
Technology and Conservation 10.1 (1989):18-28.
4. Dolcini, Loretta, ed. Verrocchio's Christ and St. Thomas a masterpiece
of sculpture from Renaissance Florence. (includes excellent technical studies)
New York, N.Y: The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Abrams; 1992.
5. Drayman-Weisser, Terry ed. Dialogue 89 - The Conservation of Bronze Sculpture
in the Outdoor Environment: A Dialogue Among Conservators, Curators, Environmental
Scientists and Corrosion Engineers (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
MD). Houston, TX: National Association of Corrosion Engineers, 1992.
6. Graedel, T. E., and T. Drayman-Weisser. Glossary on Historic and Artistic
Metals. Houston, Tex.: NACE, 1989.
7. ICCROM (International Center for Conservation in Rome) Conservation of
Metal Statuary and Architectural Decoration in Open-Air Exposure (Paris
meeting), Rome: ICCROM (International Center for Conservation in Rome),
1987.
8. Koller, Johann, and Ursula Baumer. "Organische Überzüge
Auf Metallen. Teil 2, Wachse Und Emulsionen (Organic Coatings on Metals.
Part 2; Waxes and Emulsions)". Arbeitsblatter Fur Restauratoren. Gruppe
19. Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen 33.2 (2000): 227-41.
9. Letardi, Paola. "Electrochemical impedance measurements in the conservation
of metals", in: Radiation in Art and Archeometry. D.C. Creagh and D.A.
Bradley, eds., New York: Elsevier Science, 2000.
10. ____, A. Beccaria, M. Marabelli, G. D'Ercoli.
"Characterization of bronze corrosion and protection by contact probe
measurements", presentado en el congreso mundial del ICOM-CC Grupo
de trabajo de metal: "Metal 2001", 2-6 abril, 2001 a la Universidad
de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
11. ____, M. Marabelli, G. D'Ercoli. "Protective
coating systems for outdoor sculpture: weathering tests in marine environment",
presented in the international symposium: "Exposure 2001", 7-10
November, 2001 at the Institut fur Restaurierung, Hildesheim, Germany.
12. Lindley, P. Sculpture Conservation: Preservation
or Interference? Aldershot, Hants, UK: Scholar Press, 1997.
13. Lins, Andrew, and Tracy Power. "The
Corrosion of Bronze Monuments in Polluted Urban Sites: A Report on the Stability
of Copper Mineral Species at Different pH Levels". Ancient and Historic
Metals: Conservation and Scientific Research. Eds. David A. Podany Jerry
Consadine Brian B. Scott. Marina del Rey, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum and the
Getty Conservation Institute, 1993, 119-52.
14. Meissner, Birgit, Anke Doktor, and Martin
Mach, eds. Bronze- Und Galvanoplastik: Geschichte -- Matreialanalyse --
Restaurierung. Arbeitsheft 5. Dresden: Landesamter für Denkmalpflege
Sachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt, 2000.
15. Merk-Gould, L., R. Herskovitz and C.
Wilson. "Field tests on removing corrosion from outdoor bronze sculptures
using medium pressure water." Journal of the American Institute for
Conservation 37.2, (1998).
16. Naudé, Virginia Norton, ed. Sculptural
Monuments in an Outdoor Environment, Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts, 1985.
17. Naudé, Virginia Norton, and Glen
Wharton. Guide to the Maintenance of Outdoor Sculpture. Washington, DC:
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1993-1995.
18. Naylor, Andrew. "Modern Conservation
of Outdoor Bronze Sculpture". Monuments and the Millennium: Proceedings
of a Joint Conference Organized by English Heritage and the United Kingdom
Institute for Conservation: London: English Heritage, 2000. 91-96.
19. Pourbaix, Marcel. "Electrochemical
Corrosion and Reduction". Corrosion and Metal Artifacts - A Dialogue
Between Conservators and Archaeologists and Corrosion Scientists: Gaithersburg,
MD, USA. eds. B. Floyd Brown, et al. Washington, D.C.: National Bureau of
Standards, 1977.1-16.
20. Price, C., D. Hallam, J. Ashton, G. Heath,
D. Creagh. "An Electrochemical Study of Waxes for Bronze Sculpture,"
ICOM-CC Metals Working Group international conference Metals `95, September
25-28, 1995 in Semur-en-Auxois, France.
21. Robbiola, Luc, Christian Fiaud, and Stephane
Pennec. "New Model of Outdoor Bronze Corrosion and Its Implications
for Conservation". ICOM Committee for Conservation Tenth Triennial
Meeting, Washington, DC, 22-27 August 1993; Preprints: Washington, DC. ed.
Janet Bridgland. Paris: ICOM Committee for Conservation, 1993. 796-802.
22. Roemich, Hannelore, ed. New Conservation
Methods for Outdoor Bronze Sculptures, EUR 16637 EN, Directorate-General
XII, Science, Research and Development. Luxembourg: Office for Official
Publications of the European Communities, 1996.
23. Save Outdoor Sculpture!. A Video Guide
for the SOS! Volunteers; Business and Community Partnerships; Legacy at
Risk!; SOS! Adopt-a-Sculpture Kit; SOS! Fund-Raising Kit; SOS! Maintenance
Information Kit, Washington, DC: National Institute for the Conservation
of Cultural Property, 1992,1994,1996.
24. Scarfî, Bianca Maria ed. The Lion
of Venice - Studies and Research on the Bronze Statue in the Piazzetta.
Venice: Albrizzi Editore of Marsilio Editori, 1990.
25. Scott, David A. Copper and Bronze in
Art. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002.
26. Scott, John. "The care of outdoor
bronzes in North America", presented in the international symposium:
"Exposure 2001", 7-10 November, 2001 at the Institut fur Restaurierung,
Hildesheim, Germany
27. ____, compiler. Literature and resource
compilations for participants in introductory seminars on the conservation
of outdoor bronze sculpture. New York, NY: New York Conservation Foundation.
28. Strandberg, Helena. Perspectives on Bronze
Sculpture Conservation: Modeling Copper and Bronze Corrosion Göteborg
: Göteborg University, 1997.
29. Sturman, Shelley, Julie Unruh, and Helen
Spande. Maintenance of Outdoor Sculpture: An Annotated Bibliography. Washington,
DC: National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property (now Heritage
Preservation) 1996.
30. Veloz, Nicolas F. "Development and
Implementation of a New Method of Wax Application for Outdoor Sculpture
Using Airless Sprayer". Objects Specialty Group Postprints: (AIC, Norfolk,
Virginia).compilers Virginia Greene and John Griswold. Washington, DC: The
American Institute for Conservation, 1996.23-33.
31. ____, A. W. Ruff, and W. T. Chase. "Practical
Aspects of Using Walnut Shells for Cleaning Outdoor Sculpture" and
"Successful Use of Soft Abrasives (Walnut Shells) for Cleaning Outdoor
Bronze Sculpture by Air Jets". Association for Preservation Technology
Bulletin 25.3/4 (1994):70-76.
32. Weil, Phoebe D. "The Conservation
of Outdoor Bronze Sculpture: A Review of Modern Theory and Practice",
in Brown, B. Floyd, et al. Corrosion and Metal Artifacts - A Dialogue Between
Conservators and Archaeologists and Corrosion Scientists: Gaithersburg,
MD, Washington, D.C.: National Bureau of Standards, 1977.
33. Wilton-Ely, John, and Valerie Wilton-Ely.
The Horses of San Marco, includes technical study. Venice. London: Thames
and Hudson, 1979.
General Science
34. Cotton, William P. "Waxes". Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. in. ed. Mary Howe-Grant. Fourth Edition ed. Vol. 25. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. 614-26.
35. Franey, J. P., Graedel, Thomas E., et al. Corrosion Science - Special Issue on Copper Patina Formation 27.1 (1987)
36. Phipps, P. Beverly P., and D. W. Rice. "The Role of Water in Atmospheric Corrosion". Corrosion Chemistry: ACS Symposium Series. Chicago. eds. George R. Brubaker and P. Beverly P. Phipps. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 1979. Chapter 8, 235-61.
37. Pourbaix, Marcel. Lectures on Electrochemical Corrosion. New York: Plenum Press, 1973.
Art methods and materials
38. Andrews, Oliver. Living materials-A Sculptor's Handbook. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983-1988.
39. Birks, Tony. The Alchemy of Sculpture. Marston Magna, Yeovil, Somerset and Chalford, Gloucestershire: Marston House and Pangolin Editions, 1998.
40. Hauser, Christian. Art Foundry - Craft and Art. New York: Van Nostrand, 1972.
41. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Handbook No. 7: Sculptural Plaster Casts and Bronze Reproductions. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
42. Young, R. D. and Fennell, R. A.. Methods for Modern Sculptors. San Rafael, CA: Sculpt-Nouveau, 1980.
History
43. Cohen, Michelle and Gayle, Margot. The Art Commission and the Municipal Art Society Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1988.
44. Elsen, Albert E. Rodin's Thinker and the Dilemmas of Modern Public Sculpture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985.
45. Gillis, John R. ed. Commemorations - The Politics of National Identity. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994.
46. Gómez, Hernán F. Monumentos y lugares históricos de Corrientes. Buenos Aires: Talleres gráficos "San Pablo", 1942.
47. Senie, Harriet F. Contemporary Public Sculpture: Tradition, Transformation, and Controversy. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.
48. Shapiro, Michael Edward. Bronze Casting and American Sculpture 1850-1900. Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Press/ Associated University Presses, Inc., 1985.