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Conservation of Cultural Heritage : Key Principles and Approaches.
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 face conservato...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE Key Principles and Approaches; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of plates; List of tables; List of charts; Preface; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Dedication; Part I General collection care practices; 1 Conservation in a museum context; Museum
- an overview: building, collections, functions; Role, functions and responsibilities of a conservator; 2 Preventive conservation; An overview of preventive conservation concepts; Building; Museum environment; Integrated Pest Management and housekeeping; Emergency preparedness and response.
- 3 Collection care processesAn overview; Tracking artifacts: marking and labeling systems; Examination and documentation; Laboratory examination of artifacts; 4 Exhibit and storage; An overview; Open exhibit versus display cases; Materials
- on exhibit and in storage; Supports for objects on exhibit and in storage; Part II Materials and conservation practice; Introduction to Part II; 5 Indigenous cultures and Western concepts of preservation; An overview: museum preservation versus intangible heritage; Artifact preservation in Native American communities; Native American artifacts.
- NAGPRA and repatriation challengesAustralian museums and Aboriginal cultures; Maori culture of New Zealand; Pacific Ocean Indigenous cultures; 6 Organic materials of plant origin; An overview; Cellulose and lignin; Plant fibers: morphological characteristics, viewed as diagnostic features of artifacts; Historically important writing supports; Paper; Textiles; Baskets; Wood; Plant-derived adhesives and exudes; Plant materials: summary of recommendations; 7 Organic materials of animal origin; An overview; Characteristics and properties of proteinous materials; Skins.
- Other materials of animal origin: collagenOther materials of animal origin: keratin; Preventing damage to protein-based materials; 8 Inorganic materials: metals; An overview; Metals and metal alloys: processing technologies; Metal processing technologies; Corrosion of metals and metal alloys; Examination of metal artifacts; Handling, exhibit and storage of metal objects; Metals: preventive treatments; 9 Inorganic materials: non-metal minerals and artifacts; Minerals and pigments; Mineral pigment descriptions; Non-mineral pigment descriptions; Glass (author: Steven Koob); Ceramics.
- 10 Man-made materialsAn overview; Polymer characteristics; Natural and semi-synthetic polymers; Synthetic, man-made polymers; Inorganic and synthetic fibers; Materials designed for space exploration; Time-based media; Bibliography; List of Useful Websites; Index.