Metal Plating and Patination. Cultural, Technical and Historical Developments

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages vii-viii
Contributors, Pages ix-x
1 - Artificial patination, Pages 1-18
2 - Multi-coloured antique bronze statues, Pages 19-29
3 - Beauty is skin deep: evidence for the original appearance of classical statuary, Pages 30-38
4 - Aesthetic and technical considerations regarding the colour and texture of ancient goldwork, Pages 39-49
5 - Studies of ancient Chinese mirrors and other bronze artefacts, Pages 50-62
6 - Patination phenomena on Roman and Chinese high-tin bronze mirrors and other artefacts, Pages 63-84
7 - Japanese traditional alloys, Pages 85-86,CP1,CP2,CP3,CP4,87-94
8 - Why shakudo?, Pages 95-100
9 - śmn-Km, Corinthian bronze, shakudo: black-patinated bronze in the ancient world, Pages 101-127
10 - Wu tong, a neglected Chinese decorative technology, Pages 128-134
11 - Bidri ware of India, Pages 135-147
12 - Special finishes on non-ferrous metals at the National Maritime Museum, Pages 148-154
13 - The patination of iron by bower-barffing, Pages 155-160
14 - Oxidized silver in the 19th century: the documentary evidence, Pages 161-170
15 - Gilding of metals in the Old World, Pages 171-181
16 - Techniques of gilding and surface-enrichment in pre-Hispanic American metallurgy, Pages 182,CP1,CP2,CP3,CP4,CP5,CP6,CP7,CP8,183-192
17 - A study of the gilding of Chinese Buddhist bronzes, Pages 193-200
18 - Silvering, Pages 201-210
19 - Silver plating in the 18th century, Pages 211-222
20 - Roman techniques of manufacturing silver-plated coins, Pages 223-246
21 - Surface characterization of tinned bronze, high-tin bronze, tinned iron and arsenical bronze, Pages 247-275
22 - Copper plating on iron, Pages 276-283
23 - The history of electroplating, Pages 284-290
24 - Modern electroplating and electrofinishing techniques, Pages 291-300
Index, Pages 301-305