The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials

352 Pages·2009·7.14 MB·English

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Contents
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Prefac.e . . . . . . . . . ..................... . . . . . . .
Chapter
1 1
PlanAtn atomyA:n IllustrAaitdet do I dentification
Mary-LEo.Fu l roian
The ClassianfidcN aotmieconlna toufrP el ants 1
MorpholaongdDy e velopment 2
PlaMnotr pholo.gy.. 2
EmbryonDiecv elopment 3
PrimaTriys su.e s. . . . . . . 3
Arranmgeenotf P rimaTriys siuneP sl aPnatr ts 5
BasCiecl Tly peosfP rimaTriys su.e . . . . . 7
SecondTairsys ues 13
OrganizoaftS ieocno nrdyT aissiunea Ws o odSyt em 14
SecondXayrlye m. 15
SecdoanrPyh loem . . . . . . . . 18
Peride.rm. . . . . ... . . . . 19
ChemisatnrdSy t mctoufr et CheelW la ll 20
Reefrences 27
Chapter
2 29
IdentificaotfiP olna natn dA nimaMl ateriailnAs r tifacts
Mary-LoEu.F lorian
Sampli.ng. . . . . .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .... . .. . . 30
PreparaatnidSo tna inoifMn igc roscSolpiedo efBs a skeMtartye rials 31
MateriSaulpsp,la inedEs q,u ipment 32
CuttiSnegci otnosf tShaem pl.e . . . . . . . 33
OrientaotfSi eocnt i.o ns. . . . . . . . . . .3 3
Wet-MolPlrnetp araotfMi iocnr oscSolpied es 34
SliPdree paraotfAi rocnh aeolAorgtaiiccfMtaa lt erial 34
MethoodfsO bsveartio.n . . . . . . . . . 35
StainSianmgp les . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 . .
PreparaLtaiboenl,i ngS,t oraanogdfSe l ides 37
StandaorfDd osc umenMtaetde rials 37
IdentifiocfaP tliaoannnt d A nimFailb ers .83
PlaHnati rs. . . . . .. . . . .93
PlaLneta afn dS teFmi bers .44
Protein oFfAi nbiemrOasrl i gin .25
IdentifiocfaP tliaoPnnat r atnsdT issue .75
StemRsoo,t leatnsdR, h izomes .75
MonocLoeta ves .36
SecoanrdPyh loem Tissue .66
TruBea rTki ssue . 17
WoodT issue .27
Wood Ori(gBirna nRcooht,o, r T runk) .57
CiteRdeef renc.es. .87
AdditiRoeandailn g .97
Chapter
3 83
Technoloogyf P lanMta teriaUlsse di nA rtifacts
RuhtE .N orton
GenerParlo cesPsrioncge dures .48
CultivaantdiH oanr vesting .48
Drying. . . .. . . .58
RettianngdC ooking .58
FibEexrt ract.i o.n . .68
WettianngdH eating .68
Blecahin.g . ... . .68
Dyeing .78
GenerCaoln struTcetcihonni ques .78
RemovaolfM aterial .78
Reshapi.n.g ...... . .88
Joining .98
InterwoorfkF iinbgea rnsdE lements .98
DeocratainodnF inis.h es. ... . . .79
CultuMroadli ficaotfAi rotnai cfts .89
PlaMnatt erUisaelidsn A rtaicfCto nstruction .99
StemTsr,u nkasn,dR oots .99
Leave.s. .. . 112
Seedasnd F ruit 125
Conclusion 133
Reefrenc.e s.. . .. 133
Chapter
4 139
DeterioraotfiAo rnt ifaMcatdse F romP lanMta terials
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FactionrD se etriorat..i o .n. .. . .. 140
ConservaastD ieotnie orrat.i on. . 140
FocustihnSegt udoyf Deterioration 142
ProperatnidLe esv eolfs Organization 143
ProblemCaotnidci ti.o ns. . . . . . 144
DetieorratainodEn t hnograEpvhiidce nce 144