Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation

This book provides an in-depth survey of the relevant literature produced over the last two centuries that relates to the corrosion of copper and bronze.

Integrating issues across a broad spectrum of fields that are often compartmentalized, the author discusses the use of some of these corrosion products as colorants, especially the brilliant blue and green pigments of antiquity, and offers information on various conservation treatments used to treat copper alloy objects from ancient times to the present. The result is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary review that is certain to be of interest as well as practical use to conservation scientists, conservators, mineralogists, art historians, and students.

DAVID A. Scott is senior scientist at the Getty Conservation Institute and head of the Gcr Museum Research Laboratory.
His publications include Ancient and Historic Metals and Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals.