The book ‘‘Porcelain,
Technology Erosion and Conservation’’ by prosfessor Vassilios N. Lampropoulos – Christina A. Maneta (Athens, 2018) contains, in the
first chapter historical data relatively with the evolution of porcelain and
porcelain painting in the Greek area and other areas of the world.
In the second
chapter, the technology and decoration of porcelain objects from the antiquity
till today are presented.
In the third
chapter types of erosion of porcelain, due to humidity, atmospheric pollution,
biological depositions, temperature variation and previous procedures of
conservation are described
In the fourth
chapter, data on conservation and restoration of porcelain objects are
described: analysis of structure material of the objects, cleaning and
consolidation of the surfaces, joining-adhesion of the fragments, completion of
lost parts and final retouching of the object.
SOURCE: ARCHIVE of CULTURE, 1.6.2021.
