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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| − | A growth or accumulation of material on the exterior surface of an object. Accretions may be unintentional ([ | + | A growth or accumulation of material on the exterior surface of an object. Accretions may be unintentional ([[dirt|dirt]], [[salt|salts]], [[corrosion|corrosion]], insect deposits, [[guano|guano]], drips, burial deposits) or intentional (expansion, alteration) additions that change the appearance of the object. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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| + | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
| + | * [http://www.international.icomos.org/publications/monuments_and_sites/15/pdf/Monuments_and_Sites_15_ISCS_Glossary_Stone.pdf ICOMOS-ISCS: Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns] | ||
| − | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accretion (Jan. 6, 2006) | |
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| − | * Wikipedia | ||
* ''A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms'', Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998 | * ''A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms'', Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 16:14, 18 April 2022
Description
A growth or accumulation of material on the exterior surface of an object. Accretions may be unintentional (Dirt, salts, Corrosion, insect deposits, Guano, drips, burial deposits) or intentional (expansion, alteration) additions that change the appearance of the object.
Synonyms and Related Terms
encrustation; incrustation; flyspeck; accrétion (Fr.)
Additional Images
Encrustation
ICOMOS-ISCS
Encrustation
ICOMOS-ISCS
Resources and Citations
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accretion (Jan. 6, 2006)
- A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998
- Matte Paint: Its history and technology, analysis, properties and conservation treatment, Eric Hansen, Sue Walston, Mitchell Bishop (ed.), J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, Vol. 30 of AATA, 1993
- Richard Buck, Inspecting and Describing the Condition of Art Objects, Museum Registration Methods, AAM, Washington DC, 1979