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The Museum Environment is in two parts; Part I: intended for conservators and museum curators and describes the principles and techniques of controlling the environment so that the potentially damaging effects of light, humidity and air pollution on museum exhibits may be minimised. Part II: the author brings together and summarises information and data, hitherto widely scattered in the literature of diverse fields, which is essential to workers in conservation research.
Since the timely publication of the first two editions of this book in hardback, interest in preventive conservation has continued to grow strongly making publication of this paperback edition all the more welcome. Those whose responsibility it is to care for the valuable and beautiful objects in the world's collections have become increasingly aware that it is better to prevent their deterioration, by ensuring that they are housed and displayed in the best possible environmental conditions, than to wait until restoration and repair are necessary. The changes for the second edition have been mainly concentrated in the sections on electronic hygrometry, new fluorescent lamps, buffered cases, air conditioning systems, data logging, and control within historic buildings. A new appendix, giving a summary of museum specificiations for conservation, provides a useful, quick reference.
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'...fills a gap in conservation literature which has been evident for years...will become a standard work which is consulted by conservators and museum scientists for years to come.' - The Conservator '...an admirable model textbook which sets out the logic of conservation, and its measurements and tools, with an irreproachable dry brevity.'
Royal Institute of British Architects Journal
'No museum library should be without a copy.'
Museum News
'(An) authoritative guide'
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The Museum Environment (Conservation in the Arts, Archaeology and Architecture)
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The Museum Environment
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Buttersworth & Co, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0408707925
ISBN 13: 9780408707923
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Hardcover. 1st edition. Gold boards with white illus and black lettering. xiv/270 pp. with 16 color plates and 104 bw figures. The Museum Environment deals with the behavior and conservation of the various classes of museum exhibit. This book is divided into six sections that provide museum specifications for conservation. This text highlights the three contributing factors in the deterioration and decay of museum exhibits, namely light, humidity, and air pollution. Each section describes the mechanism of deterioration and the appropriate "preventive conservation". The changes in this edition from the previous include the electronic hygrometry, fluorescent lamps, buffered cases, air conditioning systems, and data logging and control in historic buildings. - from the publisher's web site. Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology. VG- Fine internally but with cover wear and stains; previous owner's signature on ffep. No markings in text. Contents clean and tight. Seller Inventory # 165107