The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations
The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations

Author: Frank H. Netter

Publisher: Saunders

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780914168126

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The most critically acclaimed of all of Dr. Frank H. Netter's works, this two-book set from the 8-volume/13-book reference collection includes: thousands of world-renowned illustrations by Frank H. Netter, MD; informative text by recognized medical experts; anatomy, physiology, and pathology; and diagnostic and surgical procedures. This two-part set includes NERVOUS SYSTEM/Volume 1 Part I: Anatomy & Physiology and NERVOUS SYSTEM/Volume 1 Part II: Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders.

A History Of Textiles
A History Of Textiles

Author: Kax Wilson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-11-28

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 0429716192

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Originally published in 1979, this volume acts as a reference for the history textiles. It asks questions on the effect of technology on textiles, how did particular historical periods and locations expand or limit the possibilities for the manufacture of fabrics and how the textile history related to politics and economics, sociology and psychology, art and engineering, anthropology and archaeology, chemistry and physics. Addressing these questions, the author surveys the development of the technical components of fabrics and discusses the textiles of selected places and times. She uses prose, drawings and more than 130 photographs to show how each era of textile production reflects its age. This book is designed to serve as a college text and as a reference work for museum researchers. With sections including illustrations and diagrams; key terminology; spinning wool; spinning and raw materials; single ply and cord and fabric construction.

Ciba-Geigy to Novartis to Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Ciba-Geigy to Novartis to Ciba Specialty Chemicals

Author: Claude Trottier

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-07

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781079133462

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The book reviews the history of the formation and success of Ciba, Geigy and Sandoz. The book reviews the acquisitions, joint ventures, mergers and divestitures of Ciba-Geigy and Ciba Specialty Chemi-cals. The result of being a "White Knight" and not doing proper due diligence had dire consequences for the acquir-ing company such as Ciba Specialty Chemicals.

Madder Red
Madder Red

Author: Robert Chenciner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 1135796130

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Madder red is an ancient dyestuff, extracted from the root of the madder plant, growing in many countries around the world. The secret and devilishly complex Oriental dyeing process to obtain the lustrous colour known as Turkey Red was avidly sought by Europeans, from the time before the fall of Ancient Rome. It was finally cracked by the French about 1760, who were able to dye wool, silk and cotton bright red. After the lowlands of the Caspian Caucasus had been subdued by the Russians in the early 1800s, madder was cultivated there and rapidly became the main crop. The quest for Turkey Red went hand in hand with an avalanche of scientific research, which not only improved the yield of dyestuff from the roots but led to its chemical synthesis and in 1870 the collapse of the world-wide madder industry. Many of the nascent dye companies grew into chemical giants of our time. Further regional and cultural background may be found in Chenciner's Daghestan: Tradition and Survival, also published in the Caucasus World series.

Upholstery Conservation
Upholstery Conservation

Author: Kathryn Gill

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0750645067

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This well referenced book provides an amply illustrated publication on upholstery conservation which discusses and reviews the issues related to the care, interpretation and treatment of upholstered furniture. Through many well illustrated case studies the inter-disciplinary collaboration fundamental to upholstery conservation, and the complex decision-making process involved in the treatment of upholstered furniture, are made evident. The case histories are contributed by leading international practitioners in the field and concern objects and collections in the care of English Heritage, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other internationally renowned institutions. Likewise, the contributors, from both sides of the Atlantic, are world-renowned specialists and leaders in this area of conservation working for the public and private sectors. The case histories, illustrated in colour, black and white and specially prepared line drawings, concern object treatment and documentation, the conservation of information, the function and the artefact. They range from the documentation of eighteenth century removable chair covers and the treatment of a nineteenth century carriage to a twentieth century foam-filled chair belonging to a museum.

On Weaving
On Weaving

Author: Anni Albers

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780486431925

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This survey of textile fundamentals and methods, written by the foremost textile artist of the 20th century, covers hand weaving and the loom, fundamental construction and draft notation, modified and composite weaves, early techniques of thread interlacing, interrelation of fiber and construction, tactile sensibility, and design. 9 color illustrations. 112 black-and-white plates.