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Preserve, protect, and defend: a practical guide to the care of collections

Preserve, protect, and defend: a practical guide to the care of collections
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ISBN 1984056751 (pbk.)
9781984056757 (pbk.)
Author Appelbaum, Barbara
Title Preserve, protect, and defend : a practical guide to the care of collections / Barbara Appelbaum
Publisher New York : Barbara Appelbaum Books, 2018
Physical desc. xv, 388 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-369) and index.
Contents Introduction -- I: Setting the stage. What is preservation? -- The world of museums -- II: Working with consultants. Inspecting your building -- Consultant site visits: an overview -- Planning for a site visit (institution) -- Planning for a site visit (consultant) -- The site visit and report -- III: Decision-making in institutions. Prioritization and the long-range plan -- In-house preservation projects -- Decision-making fundamentals -- Planning preservation projects -- The preservation project team: who's at the table? -- IV: The museum environment. Temperature, relative humidity, and the welfare of collections -- Strategies for relative humidity control -- Light and light damage -- Museum lighting -- Air quality -- Going green -- V: Preparing for the unexpected. Safety first -- Disasters -- Water: protection, detection, and preparedness -- Water: recovery measures -- Fire and smoke -- Mold and pest management -- VI: Conservators and collections. The secret life of objects -- Conservation treatment de-mystified -- Conservators' expanding role.
Subject Museum conservation methods
Museums -- Climatic factors
Museums -- Design and construction
Museum techniques
Museum buildings -- Environmental engineering
Conservation and restoration
Art objects -- Conservation and restoration
Antiquities -- Collection and preservation
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