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Collection care : an illustrated handbook for the care and handling of cultural objects /

Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects provides a solid overview of basic collection care procedures and policies. The topics covered address the decision making criteria and risk assessment solutions involved in the best practices for handling art and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Powell, Brent A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Mervin Richard
  • Introduction / Rebecca Fifield
  • Part 1. Overview and history
  • History
  • Organizational structures
  • Case study: Comparing approaches : the museum and the transport agent / Jim Grundy
  • Training, health, and safety
  • Case study: Mentoring and the collection care profession / Kurt Christian
  • Case study: Training at Crozier / Nicole Bouchard Tejeiro
  • Part 2. Guidelines and principles
  • Two-dimensional objects : procedures and practices
  • Focus on: The US National Park Service museum handbooks : the evolution of a museum manual / Abby Sue Fisher
  • Three-dimensional objects : procedures and practices
  • Focus on: Rigging safety is no accident / Kevin Marshall
  • Focus on: Risk assessment in packing design / John Molini
  • Part 3. Working within collection care environments
  • The internal environment
  • Focus on: Lighting in the museum / Simm Steel
  • The external environment
  • Focus on: International shipping by air and sea / Kim Powell
  • Focus on: Art packing and transport : cushioning foam selection and application / Geoff Browne
  • Working with materials and equipment
  • Focus on: Specialized art handling equipment : when it is necessary and how to develop it / Mark Slattery.