Halp! I am in a research quandary

[ratherastory]

Does anyone know of good books and/or resources that would explain the technical aspects of the preservation and, more importantly, the restoration of art works? More specifically paintings, but I am not especially picky about the medium if it comes down to it.

I am trying to write a story and realized that my plot kind of hinges on my understanding the ins and outs of how to restore paintings, which I emphatically do not. In fact, this is so far out of my league I don't even know where to start. /o\

Halp? Anyone? Bueller?

Comments

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

I have a HS acquaintance who does paper restoring...and my sister has a BFA...but, um...I guess my only suggestion is to find your local fine arts college and raid their library.

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

Or, you know, raid a fine arts college's library ONLINE and then see if you can find the books at your local library (on the good chance that you do not live conveniently close to a fine arts college.)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Good point. Must try to remember the finer points of checking online libraries. Man, it has been FOREVER since I did honest-to-God academic research. This is kind of exciting. :D

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Which would be awesome if Montreal still HAD a fine arts college. *le sigh*

If I were still a student I'd hit up the McGill library. Maybe the big modern library downtown will have something...