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Paper, 'Observations sur l'art de conserver les ouvrages de peinture qui menacent ruine' [English translation] by Guilleaume Mazeas

Reference number: L&P/2/416

Date: 1753

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Subject: Conservation

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L&P/2/416
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1753
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Ink on paper
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14 pages
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Manuscript

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Guillaume Mazeas

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Guillaume Mazeas, Paper, 'Observations sur l'art de conserver les ouvrages de peinture qui menacent ruine' [English translation] by Guilleaume Mazeas, 1753, L&P/2/416, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_416/paper-observations-sur-lart-de-conserver-les-ouvrages-de-peinture-qui-menacent-ruine-english-translation-by-guilleaume-mazeas, accessed on 17 April 2026

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