Over a sixty-year period

Translated by Helen Glanville

Musillo focuses especially on the long career and influence of Castiglione (whose Chinese name was Lang Shining)

various environmental and climatic conditions

this abundantly illustrated volume begins with an engaging overview of explanations for earthquakes from antiquity to the nineteenth century

Changing Views of Textile Conservation Rucsha Over a sixty-year periodEdited by Mary M. Brooks and Dinah D. Eastop This volume aims to promote critical thinking about the concepts and practices of textile conservation and to encourage engagement with new issues. Recognizing conservation as a dynamic social force, the volume draws attention to the cultural significance of textiles and dress and to the importance of textile conservation in fostering understanding and use of collections. The eighty one readings illustrate