Page 5 - Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Getty Museum Conservation, By David Scott

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Cover: Statuette of a Dead Youth [detail]. Greek,
ca. 480-46 0 B . c . E . Bronze with copper inlays.
Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum (86.AB.530) .
Frontispiece: Miniature Portrait Bust of a Woman.
Roman, 25 B . C . E . - 2 5 C E . Bronze with glass-paste
inlay. Before conservation treatment. Malibu, J. Paul
Getty Museum (84.AB.59) .
Title page: Miniature Portrait Bust of a Woman.
After conservation treatment.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Scott, David A.
Copper and bronze in art : corrosion, colorants,
conservation /
David A. Scott.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-89236-638-9
1. Copper—Corrosion. 2. Copperwork—Conserva­
tion and restoration. 3. Bronzes—Conservation and
restoration. I. Getty Conservation Institute. II. Title.
TA480.C 7 S26 200 2
739.5'll'0288—dc2 1
200100043 5