Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Konstanze Bachmann is the paper conservator at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Table of 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.