Essentials of Conservation and Museology

In recent years, there has been a great surge for the conservation of cultural heritage of all types. A need was felt for authentic literature on various aspects of conservation of materials like miniature paintings, thankhas, textiles, metal object, paper material and so on. Hence this book. The first part of this book contains articles written by the eminent authority o conservation, Dr. O.P. Agrawal, during his long career connected with museums, archeology and conservation. They throw light on the philosophy of conservation, its history and its growth and its needs. A large number of them represent case-studies of conservation of different types of Art and archeological objects. Case studies of conservation of art objects give an in-depth insight in the problems faced, methods adopted, and the results achieved. The second part of the book contains articles on museological aspects showing working of museums, problem faced by them and the solutions thereof.