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Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 52, Number 1February 2013
AuthorDerrick, Michele, Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionArchitectural Models:Materials, Fabrication and Conservation Protocols.Use of Imaging Spectroscopy and in situ Analytical Methods for the Characterization of the Materials and Techniques of 15th century Illuminated Manuscripts.Vibration Control DuringCall NumberN8554 .A53aMAPS Finding Our Place In The World
AuthorAkerman, James R.; Karrow, Robert W. Jr. - EditorsDescriptionIntroduces the widest range of maps; maps from different time periods and a variety of cultures; maps made for divergent purposes and depiting a range of environments; and maps that embody the famous, the important, the beautiful, the groundbreaking, or the amusing.Call NumberGA201 .M365PublisherISBN9780226010755
Pleasures 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
The Diligent Needle: Instrument of Profit, Pleasure and Ornament
AuthorEaton, Linda CuratorDescriptionCatalog of exhibition that highlights the historical significance of needlework in womenís lives, showcasing its roles in education, economic opportunity, and artistic expression.Call NumberNK9212White Work : Techniques and 188 Designs
AuthorHouck, Carter (editor)Call NumberTT778.W55 W48 1978PublisherISBN9780486236957Wynkyn de Worde Father of Fleet Street
AuthorMoran, JamesDescriptionone of the most important early printers in England, widely regarded as the father of Fleet Street for being the first to set up a printing business in Londonís Fleet Street around 1500Call NumberZ232.W87 M6PublisherISBN9780853313885The Golden Age of American Gardens :Proud Owners Private Estates 1890 1940
AuthorGriswold, Mac and Weller, EleanorDescriptionProud Owners Private Estates 1890 1940Call NumberSB466.U6 G75PublisherISBN9780810933583Historic Landmarks of Delaware and the Eastern Shore
AuthorMacDonald, Betty HarringtonDescriptionThis series of pen-and-ink illustrations of historic buildings accompanied by text originally appeared in the Wilmington Journal-Every Evening.Call NumberF165 .M23
Basic Condition Reporting A Handbook
AuthorVan Horn, Deborah Rose Culligan, Heather and Midgett, Corinne EditorsDescriptionText that serves as a training tool and a common vocabulary for the very important task of creating condition reports for museum collections.Call NumberAM139 .B38PublisherISBN9781442247710
American Antiques: The Hennage Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia
AuthorStillinger, ElizabethDescriptionThe most complete account of the Hennages' collecting journeyCall NumberNK406PublisherISBN9780879350802
Delaware Bay Stories, Past and Present
AuthorHanna, James MiltonDescriptionTrue stories about events occurring on or near Delaware Bay over a span of years including Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Boating and fishing, Bower's Beach, DE and the people who worked on the Bay.Call NumberF174PublisherISBN9781930052444
Book Sewings By Hand
AuthorHorton, Richard W.DescriptionDemonstrates how to perform a wide array of book sewing methods. The short, well-illustrated instructions have been honed through countless workshops over the years. This volume can serve both as an instruction guide for new binders and a ready-reference work for those more experienced.Call NumberZ700PublisherISBN9781598382303Enduring Grace: Quilts from the Shelbourne Museum Collection With Instructions for 5 Heirloom Quilts
The Seven Centuries Cookbook From Richard II to Elizabeth II
AuthorMcKendry, MaximeDescriptionTriumphant vindication of 7 centuries of English gastronomy. It corrects the commonplace conception of what the English culinary tradition represents.Call NumberTX715PublisherISBN9780070451537The Thirteen Colonies Cookbook: a collection of favourite receipts from thirteen exemplary eighteenth-century cooks with proper menus for simple fare and elegant entertainments and selected notes of historic interest, being a guide to open-hearth and bee-hive oven cookery, adapted for twentieth-century use
AuthorDonovan, Mary, Hatrak, Amy, Mills, Frances, etc.Call NumberTX715 .T39PublisherISBN9780275223007
Early Family Home
AuthorKalman, BobbieDescriptionDescribes the life of early settlers, including the construction of a home, the clearing of land, folk medicine, candle making, quilting bees, weaving, and wedding partiesCall NumberE40 .K35 1992PublisherISBN9780865050167Lenape Country Delaware Valley Society Before William Penn
AuthorSoderlund, Jean R.DescriptionRecounts the story of the strong, proud and, at times, fierce people who once thrived along the Delaware River.Call NumberF157.D4 S68 2015PublisherISBN9780812246476
The Book and Paper Group Annual Volume Thirty-nine 2020
DescriptionPapers presented at the Book and Paper Group Annual Meeting 2020Call NumberZ700.9 .B66A Caddy Collection
AuthorBramble, MarkDescriptionOverviews, chronology of historical events related to holidays and festivals, calendar and geographical listings of observances, bibliography, and contact information and webCall NumberTX657.T43 B73PublisherISBN9780764354571Letters of Benjamin Rush Volume I 1761 1792
AuthorRush, Benjamin Butterfield, L. H. (editor)Call NumberR154.R9 A4The 1984 Longwood Program Seminars
Call NumberSB450PublisherOld Domestic Base-metal Candlesticks from the 13th Century to the 19th
AuthorMichaelis, Ronald FrederickDescriptionRecords the development of the candlestick from the 13th to the 19th century.Call NumberNK6443 .M52PublisherISBN9780902028272
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection Vol 6
AuthorHennage, Joseph H.DescriptionAmerican masterpieces and raritiesCall NumberNK805 .A64Publisher
After Columbus: Smithsonian Chronicle of the North American Indians
AuthorViola, Herman J.Call NumberE77.V56 1990PublisherISBN9780895990280The American Home: Material Culture, Domestic Space, and Family Life
AuthorThompson, Elenanor McD.DescriptionFifteen essays, spanning the period from the mid-17th to the early 20th century, explore the history of the American house and home.Call NumberNA8480 .A63 1998PublisherISBN9780912724492
Sotheby's Caring For Antiques, The Complete Guide to Handling, Cleaning, Display and Restoration
AuthorSimpson, Mette Tang Huntley, Michael EditorsDescriptionAccessible advice on the precautions to be taken when handling, cleaning, storing and displaying antiques including detailed instructions on how to recognize conditions that may require attention.Call NumberNK1127.5 .S67 1992PublisherISBN9780671751050Mike and Marie Learn About Delaware's Beginnings: Earliest Settlers Book III
AuthorFenimore, Harvey Curtis, Jr.DescriptionA popular children's book that introduces young readers to the state's heritageCall NumberF174PublisherAmerican Furniture
AuthorBeckerdite, Luke EditorDescriptionMannerist Furniture Cabinetmakers New York Turned Chairs SchrankeCall NumberNK2405 .A6Publisher
Canalling Along the DE and Hudson
AuthorGilchrist, AnnDescriptionHistory of the construction of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Most of the text was taken from the author's earlier work Footsteps Across Cement.Call NumberHE396PublisherWinslow Homer: The Croquet Game
AuthorCurry, David ParkCall NumberN6537.H58 A4 1984PublisherISBN089467031XThe Cadwalader Family: Art and Style in Early Philadelphia
AuthorLindsey, Jack L.Sewell, DarrellDescriptionCatalogue of an exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art of eighteenth and early nineteenth century furniture, portraits, clothing, and objets d'art commissioned and owned by the Cadwalader family of Philadelphia.Call NumberN5198Publisher
Vasari on Technique
AuthorVasari, GiorgioDescription†being the introduction to the three arts of design, architecture, sculpture and painting, prefixed to the Lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors, and architects.Call NumberN7420 .V3PublisherCaring for Your Cherished Objects The Winterthur Guide
AuthorGardiner, JoyIrving, Joan EditorsCall NumberNK1127.5ISBN9781538162965Layton's Legacy: A Historic Art Collection, 1888-2013
AuthorEastberg, John C. Vogel, EricDescriptionDraws on a recently discovered archive of Layton family papers, travel journals, and vintage photographs and on five years of extensive archival research in the United States and Great Britain.Call NumberN582.M5 A85PublisherISBN9780982381014
