California College of Arts and Crafts

Kumar is an architectural conservator with Building Conservation Associates in Dedham

and Chan Chan

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

amenity groups and building owners will surely benefit from the measured and lucid coverage of this fine publication

The Conservation of Medieval Polychrome Wood Sculpture: History, Theory, Practice bunnies California College of Arts andMichele D. Marincola and Lucretia Kargre Medieval polychrome wood sculptures are highly complex objects, bearers of histories that begin with their original carving and adornment and continue through long centuries of repainting, deterioration, restoration, and conservation. Abundantly illustrated, this book is the first in English to offer a comprehensive overview of the conservation of medieval painted wood sculptures for conservators, curators, and