Picture conservation report.
Contributors: State University College at Buffalo. Dept. of Art Conservation.; Boston Athenaeum.; Public Archives of Canada.
Publisher: Library of The Boston Athenaeum
Published: 1971
Place of publication: [Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Books -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses.; Manuscripts -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses.; Archives -- Congresses.; Bookbinding -- Congresses.; Libraries -- Congresses.; Paper -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Art Conservation Department Library
Notes: Art Conservation Department Library.

"Reprint from the papers of the Boston Athenaeum's Seminar on Conservation."

"May 17-21, 1971."

At head of title: Public Archives of Canada.

Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: The scope of the problem; value: Materials; value: Material control and testing; value: Causes for deterioration; value: Environment, level of illumination and protection against harmful radiations and their influence; value: Environment control; value: Sulfur dioxide test papers; value: Physics of light; value: Control of light; value: Some practical considerations of humidity control; value: Acid deterioration; value: fungus deterioration; value: Insect damage; value: Pest control; value: The care of books; value: Routine care of materials; value: Requirements for the preservation of book collections in the book storerooms of the Lenin State library; value: Instructions for inspecting book collections; value: Instructions for dusting book collections and for leaf-by-leaf treatment of damaged and dirty books; value: Cleaning procedure for book stacks; value: Deacidification; value: Lamination; value: Maranyl as a fixative for pastel; value: When disaster strikes; value: A proposal for co-operative library conservation; value: Some references on environmental controls; value: Literature review; value: Some formulas.