The Invention of Scientific Conservation: Expert Cultures of Conservation After the Second World War by Dupré, Sven

The Invention of Scientific Conservation: Expert Cultures of Conservation After the Second World War (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004737297)

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The Invention of Scientific Conservation: Expert Cultures of Conservation After the Second World War by Dupré, Sven

The Invention of Scientific Conservation: Expert Cultures of Conservation After the Second World War

$168.00
The Invention of Scientific Conservation: Expert Cultures of Conservation After the Second World War by Dupré, Sven

The Invention of Scientific Conservation: Expert Cultures of Conservation After the Second World War

$168.00
Format: Hardcover
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The book shows how experts from a variety of backgrounds made science the type of knowledge carrying most authority in questions of conservation following the Second World War until the 1970s, when the principles of scientific conservation were questioned again.

Author: Sven Dupré
ISBN-10: 9004737294
ISBN-13: 9789004737297
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 12/04/2025
Pages: 474
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.89lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.10w x 1.06d
By Sven Dupré
By Sven Dupré
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Sven Dupré is Professor of History of Art, Science and Technology at Utrecht University and the University of Amsterdam. His research lies at the intersection of art history and the history of science and technology, recently focusing on conservation and its history.

Esther van Duijn, Ph.D., is paintings conservator and researcher, specialised in the history of paintings conservation. She is currently working at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, as part of the Operation Night Watch team.

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