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Title	Author	# of Pages
Restoring and Preserving Antiques	Frederic Taubes	119

Contents

(Each section has many subsections under it that are not listed here.)

Foreword    (p. 9)
Introduction    (p. 11)
    Painting, Sculpture, and Decorative Objects    (p. 11)
    Fine Versus Applied Art    (p. 12)
    Furniture and Other Utilitarian Objects    (p. 12)
    A Word of Warning    (p. 13)

1. Treating Wood    (p. 15)
2. Finishing Non-Antiques    (p. 29)
3. Gilding and Silvering    (p. 48)
4. Repairing Antique Wooden Sculpture and Decorative Objects    (p. 56)
5. Restoring Stone, Terracotta, and Other Stone-like Materials    (p. 68)
6. Treating Metals    (p. 82)
7. Restoring Paintings    (p. 96)
8. Notes on Materials, Equipment, Sources of Supply    (p. 109)

Index    (p. 117)