Solvent Gels for the Cleaning of Works of Art
Solvent Gels for the Cleaning of Works of Art

Author: Dusan Stulik

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780892367597

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The cleaning of a work of art often involves removing not only dirt and grime but also unwanted layers of varnish, gilding, and paint from the work's surface. The challenge for conservators lies in finding a cleaning agent that will act on one layer without affecting the layer being preserved and without leaving any harmful residues on the cleaned work. This book, which examines gel cleaning in the treatment of paintings and painted works of art, presents the methodologies, data, and results of a collaborative project of the Getty Conservation Institute and Winterthur Museum. Among the issues covered are the theory and application of gel cleaning systems, the detection of residues left on the surfaces of objects cleaned with these systems, research into solvent-gel and solvent residues, stability of surfactants during natural and artificial aging, and recommendations for formulating gels for specific cleaning tasks.

C# For Artists
C# For Artists

Author: Rick Miller

Publisher: Pulp Free Press

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 946

ISBN-13: 1932504117

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Supercharge your creative energy by recognizing and utilizing the power of the "flow" Learn a development cycle you can actually use at work Comprehensive programming project walk-through shows you how to apply the development cycle Project Approach Strategy helps you maintain programming project momentum C# Student Survival Guide helps you tackle any project thrown at you Apply real world programming techniques to produce professional code In-depth coverage of arrays eliminates their mystery Create complex GUIs using System.Windows.Forms components Learn the secrets of thread programming to create multithreaded applications Master the complexities of generic collections and learn how to create generic methods Discover three object-oriented design principles that will greatly improve your software architectures Learn how to design with inheritance and composition to create flexible and reliable software Create well-behaved objects that can be used predictably and reliably in C# .Net applications Learn how to use MSBuild to manage large programming projects Create multitiered database applications with the help of Microsoft's Enterprise Library Master the use of the singleton, factory, model-view-controller, and command software design patterns Reinforce your learning with the help of chapter learning objectives, skill-building exercises, suggested projects, and self-test questions Packed with numerous tables, lots of pictures, and tons of code examples - over 7500 lines of code All code examples were compiled, executed, and tested before being used in the book to ensure quality And much, much, more...!

Untold Glory
Untold Glory

Author: Alan Govenar

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2008-12-10

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0307492419

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Untold Glory offers a fresh perspective on one of the most fundamental elements of American history—the conquest of new frontiers. In twenty-seven fascinating first-person accounts, African Americans from different eras, backgrounds, and occupations explore and reflect on the meaning of frontier, both literally and metaphorically. This collection chronicles the search for freedom and opportunity and the achievement of success in a wide variety of fields. The contributors all pushed beyond self-imposed or culturally enforced boundaries to pursue their dreams and ambitions. They include Mark Dean, an IBM vice president and member of the Inventors Hall of Fame, who holds three of the original patents upon which the personal computer is based; the civil-rights attorney Oliver W. Hill, one of the architects of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case; the classical pianist and museum founder Josephine Love; and L. Douglas Wilder, the grandson of slaves who became the first African American governor of Virginia. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and featuring an incisive introduction by Alan Govenar, Untold Glory is both an important addition to the field of African American history and an engaging, eye-opening look at some of the nation’s most daring, innovative, and influential pioneers.

Public Finance and Parliamentary Constitutionalism
Public Finance and Parliamentary Constitutionalism

Author: Will Bateman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-09-24

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1108800734

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Public Finance and Parliamentary Constitutionalism analyses constitutionalism and public finance (tax, expenditure, audit, sovereign borrowing and monetary finance) in Anglophone parliamentary systems of government. The book surveys the history of public finance law in the UK, its export throughout the British Empire, and its entrenchment in Commonwealth constitutions. It explains how modern constitutionalism was shaped by the financial impact of warfare, welfare-state programs and the growth of central banking. It then provides a case study analysis of the impact of economic conditions on governments' financial behaviour, focusing on the UK's and Australia's responses to the financial crisis, and the judiciary's position vis-à-vis the state's financial powers. Throughout, it questions orthodox accounts of financial constitutionalism (particularly the views of A. V. Dicey) and the democratic legitimacy of public finance. Currently ignored aspects of government behaviour are analysed in-depth, particularly the constitutional role of central banks and sovereign debt markets.