print email comment close Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (CAMEO) URL: http://www.mfa.org/cameo/ Description: "CAMEO contains chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information on over 10,000 historic and contemporary materials used in the conservation, preservation, and production of artistic, architectural, and archaeological materials." Browsable by material name; searchable by material name and other characteristics (such as density or melting point). Some entries contain images and authority files. Site also includes a searchable conservation organization directory. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Library of Congress Subject Headings: Art -- Conservation and restoration Preservation of materials LII Database Information: Record 2774 created by on 10/30/2003 Last modification on 11/06/2003 Published: 10/30/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2774