In the pre-plastic era everything was made from natural materials, often by skilled craftsmen. The materials that they used are now often rare and easily misidentified. Are they made from bone, ivory, horn, tortoiseshell shell, skin or scales, or some other now forgotten exotic material? This technical book will help collectors, antique dealers, museum conservationists, and frequenters of flea markets to know more about the vast array of those artifacts, their biology, rarity, value, and how to conserve and restore them. Included in this comprehensive guide are hundreds of images of actual collectibles ranging from knives to buttons.

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Mediatyp: Bok
Bandtyp: Inbunden
Författare: Michael Locke
Förlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Språk: Engelska
Omfång: 320 sidor
Vikt: 1134 gram
Illustrerad: Nej

Streckkod: 9780764343070
SKU: 793742