num_pages: 220
description: The impact of light on works of art and archival materials has long been an issue of concern to conservators and other museum professionals, yet the literature on this subject has never been systematically reviewed. This volume fills that gap by providing a survey of the impact of exposure tolight with an emphasis on photoflash and reprographic sources. The information provided will assist the professional audience, especially conservators and collections managers, in assessing the risk to art and archival objects of such exposures.The text surveys relevant photophysical and photochemical principles, photometric and radiometric measurement, and the spectral outputs of several light sources. Materials discussed include colorants and natural fibers; pulp, paper, and wood; natural and synthetic polymers; fluorescentwhitening agents; photographic and reprographic materials; and objects containing combinations of materials. Approximations and assumptions used in the evaluation process are discussed in some detail, with examples of the different types of calculations.
language: English
title: Effects of Light on Materials in Collections: Data on Photoflash and Related Sources
titlecomplete: Effects of Light on Materials in Collections: Data on Photoflash and Related Sources (Research in Conservation)
genres: Conservation
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Getty Conservation Institute