A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China’s Forbidden City
A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive ...
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Fresh Paint Or Patina Of Ages, That’s The Antique Question
This late-17th-century dressing box would not be of such value or interest were a restoration to strip it of its patina. Daderot, CC0. Antique furniture has survived for hundreds of years before ...