The Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection (Winterthur Decorative Arts Series)
"This book puts the conservators' techniques into laymen's terms, explaining how various categories of objects should be cleaned, displayed, and stored to preserve them in their present state and to prevent future deterioration.  The book is well organized and clearly written, and the full-color illustrations show examples of damage to objects as well as conservation techniques." —Maine Antique Digest