[Ads-l] Antedating of "Conservation" (Art)

[Shapiro, Fred]

conservation (OED, 1.f. The preservation or restoration of archaeological artefacts, historical sites, works of art, etc., by means of specialized techniques, 1937)

1870 Manfred Holyoake  (title of book) The conservation of pictures.

Fred Shapiro


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