General Note:
Published in conjunction with the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction / Jentina E. Leene -- Textiles / Jentina E. Leene -- Natural Dyestuffs / Johanna M. Diehl -- Principles of Fragile Textile Cleaning / James W. Rice -- Bleaching / Jentina E. Leene -- Textile Pests and Their Control / H. J. Hueck -- Textiles in the Museum Environment / Garry Thomson -- Storage and Display / Anne Buck -- The Equipment of a Textile Conservation Workroom / Sheila B. Landi -- Restoration and Conservation / Johan Lodewijks -- Tapestries / Johanna M. Diehl -- Carpets / Dora Heinz -- Flags and Banners / Johan Lodewijks -- White Linen Damasks / C. A. Burgers -- Historic Costumes / Gudrun Ekstrand -- Uniforms / P. M. Mader and J. G. Kerkhoven -- Lace / Maria José Taxinha -- Beadwork / K. S. Finch -- Gloves / K. S. Finch -- Ethnographical Textile Collections / A. C. van der Leeden -- Ethnographical Featherwork / Harold J. Gowers -- Some New Techniques for Archaeological Textiles / Hanna Jedrzejewska -- Leather Objects / John W. Waterer -- Biographies of Contributors -- Index.