Jane Merritt, Julie A. Reilly

Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums describes the care routines that a historic house should practice to protect the site and its collections from damage, wear, deterioration, and catastrophic loss.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9780759112162
• ISBN-10: 0759112169
• Artikelnr.: 27139857

Autorenporträt

Jane Merritt is a textile conservator who has worked at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Park Service Harpers Ferry Center, among numerous other prestigious institutions.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House Museum
Chapter 2. Evolution of the Historic House Museum
Chapter 3. Principles of Preventive Conservation: An Overview
Chapter 4. Intellectual and Physical Controls
Chapter 5. Interpretation and Preventive Care
Chapter 6. Preventive Conservation and Exhibits in the Historic House
Chapter 7. Preventive Conservation and Storage
Chapter 8. Preventive Conservation and Light
Chapter 9. Preventive Conservation and Environmental Control
Chapter 10. Preventive Conservation and Integrated Pest Management
Chapter 11. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House Landscape
Chapter 12. Preventive Conservation and the Structure
Chapter 13. Preventive Conservation and Emergencies, Safety, and Security
Chapter 14. The Preservation Master Plan