Jane Merritt, Julie A. Reilly

Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums

• Broschiertes 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

• American Association for State and Local History
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 541g
• ISBN-13: 9780759112179
• ISBN-10: 0759112177
• Artikelnr.: 27134512

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. Julie A. Reilly is an objects conservator who has worked at the National Museum of American History, Colonial Williamsburg, and the National Park Service. She is currently the head of the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center of the Nebraska State Historical Society.

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