Historical Perspectives On Preventive Conservation

Author : Sarah Staniforth,Getty Conservation Institute
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606061428

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Historical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation by Sarah Staniforth,Getty Conservation Institute Pdf

"[The present volume] provides a selection from more than sixty-five texts tracing the development of this important area of conservation. The texts range chronologically from antiquity to the present day. They cover a wide range of subjects, including philosophies of preventive conservation, early traditions of housekeeping, the museum environment, relative humidity and temperature, pollution, biodeterioration, and light. There is also a generous selection of readings discussing future trends"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Lisa Elkin,Christopher Norris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997867922

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Preventive Conservation by Lisa Elkin,Christopher Norris Pdf

Good storage is the foundation of effective collection care, advancing conservation while at the same time promoting accessibility and use. Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage covers the storage of all types of collections, including science, fine and decorative art, history, library, archive, and digital collections. It concentrates on preventive conservation and emphasizes a risk management approach. Reflecting the breadth of its scope, the new book is collaboration between The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections; the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works; the Smithsonian Institution; and the George Washington University Museum Studies Program.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biological specimens
ISBN : UCSD:31822024027096

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Storage of Natural History Collections: A preventive conservation approach by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bertrand Lavédrine
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Photograph collections
ISBN : 0892367016

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A Guide to the Preventive Conservation of Photograph Collections by Bertrand Lavédrine Pdf

A resource for the photographic conservator, conservation scientist, curator, as well as professional collector, this volume synthesizes both the masses of research that has been completed to date and the international standards that have been established on the subject.

Author : Miriam Clavir
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780774852500

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Preserving What Is Valued by Miriam Clavir Pdf

Preserving What Is Valued explores the concept of preserving heritage. It presents the conservation profession's code of ethics and discusses four significant contexts embedded in museum conservation practice: science, professionalization, museum practice, and the relationship between museums and First Nations peoples. Museum practice regarding handling and preservation of objects has been largely taken as a given, and it can be difficult to see how these activities are politicized. Clavir argues that museum practices are historically grounded and represent values that are not necessarily held by the originators of the objects. She first focuses on conservation and explains the principles and methods conservators practise. She then discusses First Nations people's perspectives on preservation, quoting extensively from interviews done throughout British Columbia, and comparing the British Columbia situation with that in New Zealand. In the face of cultural repatriation issues, museums are attempting to become more culturally sensitive to the original owners of objects, forming new understandings of the "right ways" of storage and handling of materials. Miriam Clavir's work is important for museum professionals, conservators, those working with First Nations collections in auction houses and galleries, as well as students of sociology and anthropology.

Author : Margaret Holben Ellis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781442239722

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The Care of Prints and Drawings by Margaret Holben Ellis Pdf

The 2nd edition of The Care of Prints and Drawings provides practical, straightforward advice to those responsible for the preservation of works on paper, ranging from curators, facility managers, conservators, registrars, collection care specialists, private collectors, artists, or students of museum studies, visual arts, art history, or conservation. A greater emphasis is placed on preventive conservation, a trend among collecting institutions, which reflects the growing recognition that scarce resources are best expended on preventing deterioration, rather than on less effective measures of reversing it.

Author : Garry Thomson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483102719

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The Museum Environment by Garry Thomson Pdf

The Museum Environment, Second Edition deals with the behavior and conservation of the various classes of museum exhibit. This book is divided into six sections that provide museum specifications for conservation. This text highlights the three contributing factors in the deterioration and decay of museum exhibits, namely light, humidity, and air pollution. Each section describes the mechanism of deterioration and the appropriate “preventive conservation . The changes in this edition from the previous include the electronic hygrometry, fluorescent lamps, buffered cases, air conditioning systems, and data logging and control in historic buildings. This book is of great value to conservation researchers and museum workers.

Author : Bertrand Lavédrine,Jean-Paul Gandolfo
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780892369577

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Photographs of the Past by Bertrand Lavédrine,Jean-Paul Gandolfo Pdf

In recent years, interest in old photographs has grown significantly among a broad public, from collectors, conservators, and archivists to amateurs seeking to preserve precious family albums. Although the medium of photography is barely 150 years old, its relatively brief history has witnessed the birth of a wide range of photographic processes, each of which poses unique conservation challenges. Photographs of the Past: Processes and Preservation provides a comprehensive introduction to the practice of photograph preservation, bringing together more information on photographic processes than any other single source. Introductory chapters cover issues of terminology; the rest of the book is divided into three parts: positives, negatives, and conservation. Each chapter focuses on a single process--daguerreotypes, albumen negatives, black-and-white prints, and so on--providing an overview of its history and materials and tracing the evolution of its technology. This book will serve as an irreplaceable reference work for conservators, curators, collectors, dealers, conservation students, and photographers, as well as those in the general public seeking information on preserving this ubiquitous form of cultural heritage.

Author : Margaret Holben Ellis
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606064320

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Historical Perspectives in the Conservation of Works of Art on Paper by Margaret Holben Ellis Pdf

This book is the seventh in the Readings in Conservation series, which gathers and publishes texts that have been influential in the development of thinking about the conservation of cultural heritage. The present volume provides a selection of more than ninety-five texts tracing the development of the conservation of works of art on paper. Comprehensive and thorough, the book relates how paper conservation has responded to the changing place of prints and drawings in society. The readings include a remarkable range of historical selections from texts such as Renaissance printmaker Ugo da Carpi’s sixteenth-century petition to the Venetian senate on his invention of chiaroscuro, Thomas Churchyard’s 1588 essay in verse “A Sparke of Frendship and Warme Goodwill,” and Robert Bell’s 1773 piece “Observations Relative to the Manufacture of Paper and Printed Books in the Province of Pennsylvania.” These are complemented by influential writings by such figures as A. H. Munsell, Walter Benjamin, and Jacques Derrida, along with a generous representation of recent scholarship. Each reading is introduced by short remarks explaining the rationale for its selection and the principal matters covered, and the book is supplemented with a helpful bibliography. This volume is an indispensable tool for museum curators, conservators, and students and teachers of the conservation of works of art on paper.

Author : Stephen Hackney
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606066263

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On Canvas by Stephen Hackney Pdf

The first truly comprehensive analysis of the history, practice, and conservation of painting on canvas. Throughout its long history in Western art, canvas has played an influential role in the creative process. From the Renaissance development of oil painting on canvas to the present day—through Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, and other art historical movements—the use of canvas has enhanced the scale of painting, freedom of brushwork, and spontaneity in technique. This book recounts some of that rich history in relation to corresponding developments in conservation practice. Rather than concentrating on the familiar concerns of cleaning and varnish removal, this volume considers the preservation of a painting’s structure. By focusing on recent studies on the fundamental nature of canvas and its mechanisms of deterioration, the book explains new approaches to the conservation of both contemporary and historical art—including reversible, passive, and preventive treatments, particularly with respect to lining. Written by Stephen Hackney, a conservation practitioner and leader in conservation research, On Canvas is the first book to take a comprehensive look at this important subject and is destined to become an invaluable resource for the field.

Author : Hanna M. Szczepanowska
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780415674744

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Conservation of Cultural Heritage by Hanna M. Szczepanowska Pdf

Conservation of Cultural Heritage covers the methods and practices needed for future museum professionals who will be working in various capacities with museum collections and artifacts. It also assists current professionals in understanding the complex decision making processes that faces conservators on a daily basis. Covering a broad range of topics that are key to sound conservation in the museum, this volume is an important tool for students and professional alike in ensuring that best practice is followed in the preservation of important collections.

Author : Marco Frediani,Luca Rosi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Antiquities
ISBN : 1628088125

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Cultural Heritage by Marco Frediani,Luca Rosi Pdf

This title on cultural heritage uses several points of view. Included are theories on cultural heritage preservation such as the cult of ancient monuments, our history and the economic value of cultural heritage preservation. A diagnostic evaluation is suggested through an integrated multidisciplinary approach, making use of quantitative and reliable data. This diagnosis helps in understanding the new properties of decayed wood and, in perspective, lets us classify the material according to its level of decay for better conservation.

Author : D. E. N. Boer PETERS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1787359220

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Heritage Conservation and Social Engagement by D. E. N. Boer PETERS Pdf

Author : Bart Ankersmit,Marc H.L. Stappers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319342412

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Managing Indoor Climate Risks in Museums by Bart Ankersmit,Marc H.L. Stappers Pdf

This book elaborates on different aspects of the decision making process concerning the management of climate risk in museums and historic houses. The goal of this publication is to assist collection managers and caretakers by providing information that will allow responsible decisions about the museum indoor climate to be made. The focus is not only on the outcome, but also on the equally important process that leads to that outcome. The different steps contribute significantly to the understanding of the needs of movable and immovable heritage. The decision making process to determine the requirements for the museum indoor climate includes nine steps: Step 1. The process to make a balanced decision starts by clarifying the decision context and evaluating what is important to the decision maker by developing clear objectives. In Step 2 the value of all heritage assets that are affected by the decision are evaluated and the significance of the building and the movable collection is made explicit. Step 3. The climate risks to the moveable collection are assessed. Step 4: Those parts of the building that are considered valuable and susceptible to certain climate conditions are identified. Step 5. The human comfort needs for visitors and staff are expressed. Step 6: To understand the indoor climate, the building physics are explored. Step 7. The climate specifications derived from step 3 to 5 are weighed and for each climate zone the optimal climate conditions are specified. Step 8: Within the value framework established in Step 1, the options to optimize the indoor climate are considered and selected. Step 9: All options to reduce the climate collection risks are evaluated by the objectives established in Step 1.

Author : Naoko Sonoda
Publisher : Springer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811008863

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New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology by Naoko Sonoda Pdf

This book presents up-to-date information about museums and museology in present-day Asia, focusing on Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Thailand.Asian countries today have developed or are developing their own museology and museums, which are not simple copies of European or North American models. This book provides readers with carefully chosen examples of museum activities—for example, exhibition and sharing information, database construction, access to and conservation of museum collections, relationships between museums and local communities, and international cooperation in the field of cultural heritage. Readers are expected to include museum professionals and museology students.Throughout the course of this book, the reader will understand that a museum is not only a place for collecting, representing, and preserving cultural heritage but also plays a fundamental role in community development. This book is highly recommended to readers who seek a worldwide vision of museum studies.The peer-reviewed chapters in this volume are written versions of the lectures delivered by selected speakers at the international symposium "New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology" held in February 2015 at the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan.