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Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 61, Issue 3 2022
Authordel Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionStudy of paintings on Sinan's Domed Arcade Grand Mosque of Mecca
- Nitrile gloves appropriate for use when dry handling art
- Reengineering broken books
- Legal/Ethical considerations of conservation of Art Therapy work
- 50 Years of teaching Conservation Science
Call NumberN8554 .A53aPublisherRecipes from the Personal Cookbook of Thomas Jefferson
DescriptionHis personal collection, preserved by his family and the Library of Congress, features both European sophistication and plantation-style Virginia comfortCall NumberTX715Sotheby's Important Americana 2018 Volume I
AuthorSotheby'sDescriptionImportant Americana including Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Ceramics, Chinese Export and PrintsCall NumberNK1PublisherHans Hanson of Red Lyon Hundred, New Castle Co., DE
AuthorMaull, BaldwinDescriptionThis book is a study of Hans Hanson of Red Lion Hundred, New Castle County, DE, and his children and grandchildren. It contains a Table of Contents with a chart and introduction, footnotes, and index.Call NumberCS71.H2489 1978PublisherHistoric Virginia Gardens: Preservations by the Garden Club of Virginia
AuthorWilliams, Dorothy HuntCall NumberSB466.U65 V88PublisherISBN9780813906041
The Farmer's Bank: An Historical Account of the President, Directors and Company of t
AuthorLunt, Dudley C.DescriptionHistorical account of the president, directors, and company of the Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware, 1807-1957Call NumberHG2613.D74 F316Penn's Great Town: 250 years of Philadelphia architecture illustrated in prints and drawings
AuthorTatum, George B.DescriptionPublished initially on the occasion of the national convention of the American Institute of Architects in the spring of 1961 and is the first general survey of Philadelphia architecture to appear.Call NumberNA735.P5 T3 1961Publisher
Kent County DE Land Records Vol 1 1680-1701
AuthorBrewer, Mary MarshallDescriptionConsists primarily of deeds, but these early land records sometimes served as a "catch-all" for recording events including powers of attorney, patents, articles of agreement, acknowledgment of receipt of estate portion, deeds of gift to family members, cCall NumberF172.K3 B74 1996PublisherISBN1585490148Forges and Furnaces in the province of Pennsylvania
AuthorNational Society of the Colonial Dames of AmericaCall NumberE186.4 .P33
Peach Cookbook: beverages, breakfast treats, appetizers, soups, salads, sides, entrÈes, and desserts
AuthorBrodeur, MimiDescriptionHow versatile a peach can be.Call NumberTX813.P4 B76PublisherISBN9780811704731Colonial History: Benjamin Franklin, Lafayette, Paul Revere, Colonial Newbury, Georgian [Sterling Silver Catalogues]
AuthorTilton, George P.DescriptionColonial history, with fabulous pieces of Towle Mfg. Company, Silversmiths of Newburyport, MA, Sterling silver tableware and accesories. Histories of Ben Franklin, LaFayette, Paul Revere, Colonial Newbury and Georgian. Georgian contains an account of the chief events of the War of Revolution and the acts of oppression which preceded and provoked it. Combined with the Georgian style of architecture.Call NumberTS735 .T7PublisherThe Universal Penman Engraved by George Bickham
AuthorBickham, George Hofer, Philip EssayistCall NumberZ43 .B58 1743aPublisherISBN0486206165Early American Trades Coloring Book
AuthorCopeland, Peter F.DescriptionEarly American craftsmen made a vital contribution to the development of this country, and they are still a very important part of our heritage. This book provides illustrations, rendered for coloring, of 22 crafts that were once widespread in America but are now rarely seen.Call NumberTT23PublisherISBN9780486238463Kids Love Nutcrackers Book # 1 Favorite Nutcrackers
AuthorWagner, ArleneCall NumberNK8551Bounty of Biltmore a cookbook
AuthorPickering, Whitney Wheeler Editor Gold, CharlesDescriptionAllows readers to savor the delicious cuisine and gracious hospitality that represent the pleasures of fine dining at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.Call NumberTX715 .B7558 2000PublisherISBN9780848719555The Nutcracker Lady's Introduction to Nutcrackers
AuthorWagner, ArleneDescriptionAn educational and engaging guide to the history, types, and craftsmanship of nutcrackersCall NumberNK8551PublisherISBN9780978513504Wildfowl Carving Competition "93
AuthorHart, Cathy, editorDescriptionA colorful illustrated and informative paperbound catalog for the Wildfowl Carving Competition of 1993. Includes an article from"Art Wing" entitled, " Bruce Williams and Bird Carving".Call NumberG3792.D45E63Publisher
(ALHFM) Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums Index ot Annual Proceedings
Call NumberS548.4PublisherThe Beach Wildlife, Nature and the Beauty of Coastal Delaware
AuthorFleming, KevinDescriptionCaptures the beauty of Delaware's beaches along with an incredible variety of coastal wildlife and wild places. From the salt marshes, forests and wetlands along the Delaware Bay to the First State's Atlantic Ocean beaches and inland baysCall NumberF164ISBN9780982071687For Every House a Garden: A Guide for Reproducing Period Gardens
AuthorFavretti, Rudy & JoyCall NumberSB473 .F38PublisherISBN9780874515145Manners Maketh Man or Courteous Behavior for Young Gentlemen
AuthorDillon, Clarissa F.DescriptionLists some basic must have manners in different situations - table manners, greeting people, how to treat eldersCall NumberE163PublisherThe Restoration of Leather Bindings
AuthorMiddleton, Bernard C.Call NumberZ271 .M53 2004PublisherISBN9780838903919
Kitchen & Bath Showcase:
AuthorCheever, Ellen, CKD, CBD, AISDCall NumberTX653 .K52 1995PublisherISBN9781883065034Material life in America 1600-1860
AuthorSt. George, Robert Blair EditorDescriptionDefining material culture in its broadest sense by placing artifacts in the context of social relationships, the essays produce a rich and multifaceted portrait of early American life.Call NumberE161 .M36 1988PublisherISBN9781555530198
American furniture: seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century styles
AuthorComstock, HelenDescriptionAmerican Furniture Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Century StylesCall NumberNK2406 .C58Publisher
Peter Pan - The 1911 Classic Edition With Original Illustrations.
AuthorBarrie, J. M.DescriptionA paperback editon The 1911 Classic Edition of Peter Pan. The original title is on the title page with an illustration of the "PETER AND WENDY" by JM BARRIE, ILLUSTRATED by FD BEDFORD. The last pages: 142 - 145 include a QUIZ about the book with an Answer Key.PublisherISBN978-9916-9870-4-9Damage and Deterioration of Art on Paper due to Ignorance and the Use of Faulty Materials
AuthorWeidner, Marilyn KempDescriptionStudies in ConservationCall NumberN8560PublisherTreasures of America and Where to Find Them
DescriptionDescriptions and locations of America's most treasured houses, museums, gardens, buildings, monuments, historic sites and other fascinating places to visit.Call NumberG153PublisherThe Autobiography of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours 1739 1817
Authordu Pont, de Nemours, Pierre SCall NumberDC131.9.D85 A3413PublisherCeramics in America 2nd Printing
AuthorQuimby, Ian M. G. (editor)Call NumberNK4005 .W5PublisherISBN9780813904764The Magazine Antiques
DescriptionBound copies of Issues: 1922-2006Call NumberNK1125 .A3Publisher
Colonial Crafts
AuthorKalman, BobbieDescriptionColonial Crafts introduces young readers to the craftspeople who created useful works of art by hand. Children will find out how the artisans learned their trades through many years of apprenticeship, as their masters did before them, and gain an appreciation of the beautiful handmade objects that have lasted more than two hundred years. Visit the workshops of: - the wheelwright - the cooper - the founder - the shoemaker - the milliner - the gunsmith.Call NumberTT23 .K34 1992PublisherISBN9780865055100Henry Francis du Pont 1880 1969
AuthorSweeney, John A. H.Call NumberCT3200Flowers, Fruit, and Shells; Painting on Velvet, New Method of Oriental Tinting
AuthorWhittock, Nathaniel, Esq.Call NumberND1625Pleasures of the Table: Ritual and Display in the European Dining Room 1600-1900
AuthorBrown, Peter BlackwoodDescriptionAn Exhibition at Fairfax House, York, 1st September to 20th November 1997Call NumberNK1PublisherISBN9780948939112
Delftware: Faience Production at Delft
AuthorFourest, Henri-PierreDescriptionTranslation of La faÔences de DelftCall NumberNK4295 .F613PublisherISBN9780847803224
The records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) church, Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773. Tr. from the original Swedish by Horace Burr, with an abstract of the English records from 1773 to 1810and Errata to Records of Holy Trinity Church
AuthorBurr, Horace TranslatorDescriptionIndex and Errata to Records of Holy Trinity ChurchCall NumberF161 .D35 no. 9PublisherThe Cabinet Makers of America
AuthorBjerkoe, Ethel HallDescriptionLists 2500 American cabinetmakers from colonial times through the Industrial Revolution era with biographies, dates, and locations.†Call NumberNK2500Publisher
American Sewn Rugs: Their History With Exceptional Examples
AuthorWhitlock, JanDescriptionDemonstrates the varied techniques of making sewn rugs as well as a social history of their makers.Call NumberNK2812.W45 2012PublisherISBN9781467548663
