Art objects of all types, whatever be their category-stone sculptures, wooden objects, textiles, manuscripts, paintings or any other-are continuously subjected to dangers of damage and deterioration. Such objects have often to be handled during transportation, exhibition, storage, photog- raphy or study by research scholars. This book, written in simple language, aims to acquaint the reader on the compo- sition of art objects and their properties and behaviour under
diverse conditions so as to facilitate their care and mainte- nance, as also, their preservation.
About The Author-
O. P. Agrawal, founder Director of the National Research Laboratory for Conservation 'of Cultural Property at Lucknow, is at present Director General of INTACH Indian Council of
Conservation Institutes. He has been trained in the tech- niques of conservation at the renowned Central Institute of Restoration, Rome. He was president of the Indian Associa- tion for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property, vice- president of the Council of International Centre for Conser- vation, Rome and president of the Museum Association of India. International organisations frequently seek his exper- tise and advice on matters of preservation. He has written
and edited many books and articles. The international award, 'Personality of Conservation, 1990' was conferred upon him .by Brazil and in 1993 he received the ICCROM award.