A guide to the preventative conservation of photograph collections
By: Bertrand Lavidrine ; with the collaboration of Jean-Paul Gandolfo and Sibylle Monod.
Contributors: Gandolfo, Jean-Paul.; Monod, Sibylle.; Getty Conservation Institute.
Publisher: Getty Conservation Institute; Getty Publications
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Photographs -- Conservation and restoration.; Photograph collections -- Conservation and restoration.
Description: "[The present volume] provides a selection from more than sixty-five texts tracing the development of this important area of conservation. The texts range chronologically from antiquity to the present day. They cover a wide range of subjects, including philosophies of preventive conservation, early traditions of housekeeping, the museum environment, relative humidity and temperature, pollution, biodeterioration, and light. There is also a generous selection of readings discussing future trends"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.