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Review by Liz Hébert
Save Venice Inc. American Philanthropy and Art Conservation in Italy
By Christopher Carlsmith
University of Massachusetts Press (2022)
400 pages / 34 illustrations
ISBN: 9781625346759
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Reviewed by Raissa Palacios
‘Tales of the Unexpected’ in Painting Conservation
Edited by Kempski, M., Kirby, J., Leanse, V., Mandy, K.
Archetype Publications Ltd: London (2020)
148 pages / Paperback / $80 (USD)
ISBN-978-1-909492-74-5
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Reviewed by Jane Henderson
Cultural Heritage and the Future
Edited by Cornelius Holthoff and Anders Hogberg
Routledge: London (2021)
300 pages
Hardback $170 / Paperback $49.95 / eBook $44.95
eBook ISBN9781315644615
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Reviewed by Shahrzad Amiri Farsani
Practical Considerations for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
By Michelle L. Stefano
Routledge: (2021)
234 pages / 5 black and white Illustrations
Hardcover $170 / Paperback $48.95 / eBook $44.05
ISBN 9780367472269
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Reviewed by Leanne Tonkin
Living Matter: The Preservation of Biological Materials in Contemporary Art
Edited by Rivec, R., and Roth, K.
Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute (2022)
Digital publication available here: https://www.getty.edu/publications/living-matter/
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Reviewed by Jane Eagan
Integrated Pest Management for Collections, Proceedings of 2021: A Pest Odyssey, The Next Generation.
Edited by Suzanne Ryder and Amy Crossman.
Archetype (2022)
Paperback / 262 pages / £45
ISBN 978-1-909492-83-7
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Reviewed by Joan Francis
Migrants: Art, Artists, Materials and Ideas Crossing Borders
Edited by Lucy Wrapson, Victoria Sutcliffe, Sally Woodcock and Spike Bucklow
Archetype Books: London, 2020
Paperback / 230 pages / 128 illustrations / £45.00
ISBN-13978-1909492677
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"Greener Solvents in Conservation: An Introductory Guide"
Edited by Gwendoline R Fife
Archetype Books (2022)
Paperback / 88 pages / $40 (USD)
ISBN: 9781909492844
Review by Bianca Gonçalves
"Green does not mean new". Did you know you may already have a greener solution in your cupboard? SiC's Greener Solvents handbook provides step-by-step instructions for adopting greener solvents in your practice, and it's easier than you might imagine.
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Review by Katja Diaz-Granados
Anatomy of a Tapestry: Techniques, Materials, Care
By Jean Pierre Larochette & Yadin Larochette, illustrations by Yael Lurie
Pennsylvania, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2020
160 pages / 190 images and drawings / $45.00 / Hardcover spiral
ISBN: 9780764359330
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Reviewed by Kimberly Frost
