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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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See also [[efflorescence]], [[flaking|scaling]], [[subflorescence]].
 
See also [[efflorescence]], [[flaking|scaling]], [[subflorescence]].
 
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
Exfoliation (Deut.); esfoliação (Port.)
 
Exfoliation (Deut.); esfoliação (Port.)
  
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
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File:Exfoliation_ICOMOS.jpg|Exfoliation
 
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

Revision as of 15:14, 26 August 2020

Egyptian bronze
MFA Acc. #: 72.4417

Description

The irreversible loss of scales, flakes, or layers from a surface. Exfoliation may occur on exterior stones due to weathering, deterioration from salts, or freeze-thaw action. Exfoliation also occurs in audio and video media when the surface coating flakes from the supporting tape or disc.

See also Efflorescence, scaling, Subflorescence. [[File:Exfoliation_ICOMOS.jpg|thumb|Exfoliation
ICOMOS-ISCS

Synonyms and Related Terms

Exfoliation (Deut.); esfoliação (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Pam Hatchfield, Pollutants in the Museum Environment, Archetype Press, London, 2002
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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