Description |
ix, 149 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Principles of storage / Konstanze Bachmann, Rebecca Anne Rushfield -- Emergency planning / Mary W. Ballard -- Control of temperature and humidity in small collections / Ann Brooke Craddock -- Construction materials for storage and exhibition / Ann Brooke Craddock -- Storage of works on paper / Marjorie Shelley -- Warning signs : when works on paper require conservation / Marjorie Shelley -- Storage and care of photographs / Klaus B. Hendriks -- Warning signs : when photographs need conservation / Klaus B. Hendriks -- The preservation and storage of sound recordings / Klaus B. Hendriks -- Painting storage : a basic guideline / Kenneth S. Moser -- When is it time to call a paintings conservator? / Charles von Nostitz -- Storage of historic fabrics and costumes / Christine Giuntini -- Textile conservation / Patsy Orlofsky -- Warning signs : when textiles need conservation / Lucy A. Commoner -- Storage containers for textile collections / Lucy A. Commoner -- Storage of stone, ceramic, glass, and metal / Lynda A. Zycherman |
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The care and conservation of metal artifacts / Elayne Grossbard -- Furniture conservation / Susan Klim -- Upholstery conservation / Kathryn Gill -- Preserving ethnographic objects / Carolyn L. Rose -- Care of folk art : the decorative surface / Valerie Reich Hunt -- Composite objects : materials and storage conditions / Valerie Reich Hunt |
Summary |
Written in accessible, nontechnical language, this book's twenty-three essays provide invaluable conservation guidelines for a variety of materials and media. Focusing also on proper storage techniques and environmental control, contributors offer information on emergency planning, disaster management, and identifying damages that may require professional treatment |
Analysis |
Museums Collections Conservation |
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Museums Collections Conservation |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-149) |
Subject |
Museum conservation methods.
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Museum techniques -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Author |
Bachmann, Konstanze.
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
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LC no. |
91039500 |
ISBN |
1560981741 (alk. paper) |
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