Eighteenth Century Technological Efficiency: The Reuse of Brazilian Sugar Chest Wood in Portuguese Cabinet Manufacture

We studied decorative Portuguese furniture from the 18th century Clerigos Church in Porto, to identify the woods used, to analyze their possible origin and understand the criteria for wood choice, according to sample location. We identified wood from Acacia sp., Castanea sativa, Couratari sp. and Da...

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Main Authors: Rocio Astrid BERNAL, Adelina VALENTE, Jose PISSARRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 2011-12-01
Series:International Journal of Conservation Science
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Online Access:http://ijcs.uaic.ro/pub/IJCS-11-19-Bernal.pdf