Preventive conservation practice, theory and research : preprints of the contributions to the Ottawa Congress, 12-16 September 1994 / edited by Ashok Roy and Perry Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1994.Description: 244 pages, [4] pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, colour) ; 30 cmSubject(s): Online resources:
Contents:
Learning from the history of preventive conservation / Manfred Koller -- A systematic approach to preservation : description and integration with other museum activities / Stefan Michalski -- Conservation risk assessment : a strategy for managing resources for preventive conservation / Robert Waller -- National support as a key to preventive conservation / Lawrence Reger and Carolyn Rose -- Working with design professionals : preventive conservators as problem solvers, not problem creators / Murray Frost -- Preventive conservation and restoration : a matter of costs / Eugenio la Rocca and Roberto Nardi -- Let's be honest -- realistic environmental parameters for loaned objects / Jonathan Ashley-Smith, Nick Umney, and David Ford -- Relative humidity re-examined / David Erhardt and Marion Mecklenburg Hygrometric measurement in museums: calibration, accuracy, and the specification of relative humidity / Jonathan P. Brown -- Preventive conservation at the Field Museum / Catherine Sease and Catherine Anderson Moving the collections at the Royal British Columbia Museum / Valerie Thorp and Colleen Wilson -- Preserving conceptual integrity : ethics add theory in preventive conservation / Miriam Clavir -- Traditional care and conservation, the merging of two disciplines at the National Museum of the American Indian / Ann Drumheller and Marian Kaminitz -- PREMA : a conservation strategy for African collections / R.L. Barclay and C. Antomarchi -- Preventive conservation within conservation training programmes / Chris Caple -- A methodology of preventive conservation for a large, expanding and mixed archaeological collection / Diane Dollery -- Control of climate for rock-cliff sculptures against frost shattering, mold growth and salt efflorescence / Sadatoshi Miura -- Preventive strategies for reducing the impact of visitors on the microenvironment of caves at the Mogao Grottoes / Shin Maekawa -- The conservation of the Cueva de Altamira / J.A. Herraez, M.A. Rodriguez and E. de Alvaro -- Direct measurements to determine sandstone deterioration / Andrew Thorn -- Preventing salt damage in porous materials / Clifford Price and Peter Brimblecombe -- The wall paintings of Gundsømagle Church, Denmark / Tim Padfield, Peder Bølllngtoft, Bent Eshøj and Mads Chr. Christensen -- Mediaeval wooden churches in a cold climate -- parish churches or museums? / Tone M. Olstad -- Ambient atmospheric conditions as a significant factor in the conservation of an altarpiece by Conrad von Soest in its original location / Jurgen P. Legrum Preventive conservation of stained glass windows / J.M. Bettembourg -- The preservation of historic houses and sites : the interface of architectural restoration and collection/display conservation principles / Nathan Stolow -- Appropriate technologies for relative humidity control for museum collections housed in historic buildings / Sarah Staniforth, ob Hayes, and Linda Bullock -- Insect trapping in museums and historic houses / R.E. Child and D.B. Pinniger -- The impact of overvisiting : methods of assessing the sustainable capacity of historic houses / Helen Lloyd and Tim Mullany -- The Ruskin Library : architecture and environment for the storage, display and study of a collection / Richard MacCormac and Michael Popper Comparative study of air-conditioned and non air-conditioned museums / T. Oreszczyn, M. Cassar, and K. Fernandez -- Moisture, ventilation and mould growth / Graeme Scott -- New storage facility for the National Museum of Science and Industry / Gina Laurin and Peter Scott -- Cultural property environmental monitoring / Graham Martin and Nigel Blades -- Pollution monitoring in storage and display cabinets : carbonyl pollutant levels in relation to artifact deterioration / Cecily M. Grzywacz and Norman H. Tennent -- The environmental performance of display cases / May Cassar and Graham Martin -- Passive monitoring for museum showcase pollutants / Barry Knight -- Oxygen-free storage using Ageless oxygen absorber / Mark Gilberg and David Grattan -- Performance of wooden storage cases in regulation of relative humidity change / Nobuyuki Kamba -- The transport of paintings in microclimate display cases / Mervin Richard -- Wavelength-dependent fading of artists' pigments David Saunders and Jo Kirby -- Air pollution effects on library microforms / Edward Zinn [and others] -- Surveying large collections of photographs for archival survival / Jesper Stub Johnsen -- Evaluation of storage and display conditions for cellulose nitrate objects / Michele Derrick, Vinod Daniel, and Andrew Parker -- MicroChamber papers used as a preventive conservation material / William K. Hollinger, Jr. -- Study of the homogeneity of mass deacidification treatments using atomic absorption spectrometry / F. Daniel [and others] -- The applicability of alkaline reserves to painting canvases / Stephen Hackney and Torben Ernst -- The role of costume mounting in preventive conservation / Sarah White -- The development of an earthquake-safe mounting system for a collection of ancient Greek vases / Z. Barov, C. Faber, and R. Sennett.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Learning from the history of preventive conservation / Manfred Koller -- A systematic approach to preservation : description and integration with other museum activities / Stefan Michalski -- Conservation risk assessment : a strategy for managing resources for preventive conservation / Robert Waller -- National support as a key to preventive conservation / Lawrence Reger and Carolyn Rose -- Working with design professionals : preventive conservators as problem solvers, not problem creators / Murray Frost -- Preventive conservation and restoration : a matter of costs / Eugenio la Rocca and Roberto Nardi -- Let's be honest -- realistic environmental parameters for loaned objects / Jonathan Ashley-Smith, Nick Umney, and David Ford -- Relative humidity re-examined / David Erhardt and Marion Mecklenburg Hygrometric measurement in museums: calibration, accuracy, and the specification of relative humidity / Jonathan P. Brown -- Preventive conservation at the Field Museum / Catherine Sease and Catherine Anderson Moving the collections at the Royal British Columbia Museum / Valerie Thorp and Colleen Wilson -- Preserving conceptual integrity : ethics add theory in preventive conservation / Miriam Clavir -- Traditional care and conservation, the merging of two disciplines at the National Museum of the American Indian / Ann Drumheller and Marian Kaminitz -- PREMA : a conservation strategy for African collections / R.L. Barclay and C. Antomarchi -- Preventive conservation within conservation training programmes / Chris Caple -- A methodology of preventive conservation for a large, expanding and mixed archaeological collection / Diane Dollery -- Control of climate for rock-cliff sculptures against frost shattering, mold growth and salt efflorescence / Sadatoshi Miura -- Preventive strategies for reducing the impact of visitors on the microenvironment of caves at the Mogao Grottoes / Shin Maekawa -- The conservation of the Cueva de Altamira / J.A. Herraez, M.A. Rodriguez and E. de Alvaro -- Direct measurements to determine sandstone deterioration / Andrew Thorn -- Preventing salt damage in porous materials / Clifford Price and Peter Brimblecombe -- The wall paintings of Gundsømagle Church, Denmark / Tim Padfield, Peder Bølllngtoft, Bent Eshøj and Mads Chr. Christensen -- Mediaeval wooden churches in a cold climate -- parish churches or museums? / Tone M. Olstad -- Ambient atmospheric conditions as a significant factor in the conservation of an altarpiece by Conrad von Soest in its original location / Jurgen P. Legrum Preventive conservation of stained glass windows / J.M. Bettembourg -- The preservation of historic houses and sites : the interface of architectural restoration and collection/display conservation principles / Nathan Stolow -- Appropriate technologies for relative humidity control for museum collections housed in historic buildings / Sarah Staniforth, ob Hayes, and Linda Bullock -- Insect trapping in museums and historic houses / R.E. Child and D.B. Pinniger -- The impact of overvisiting : methods of assessing the sustainable capacity of historic houses / Helen Lloyd and Tim Mullany -- The Ruskin Library : architecture and environment for the storage, display and study of a collection / Richard MacCormac and Michael Popper Comparative study of air-conditioned and non air-conditioned museums / T. Oreszczyn, M. Cassar, and K. Fernandez -- Moisture, ventilation and mould growth / Graeme Scott -- New storage facility for the National Museum of Science and Industry / Gina Laurin and Peter Scott -- Cultural property environmental monitoring / Graham Martin and Nigel Blades -- Pollution monitoring in storage and display cabinets : carbonyl pollutant levels in relation to artifact deterioration / Cecily M. Grzywacz and Norman H. Tennent -- The environmental performance of display cases / May Cassar and Graham Martin -- Passive monitoring for museum showcase pollutants / Barry Knight -- Oxygen-free storage using Ageless oxygen absorber / Mark Gilberg and David Grattan -- Performance of wooden storage cases in regulation of relative humidity change / Nobuyuki Kamba -- The transport of paintings in microclimate display cases / Mervin Richard -- Wavelength-dependent fading of artists' pigments David Saunders and Jo Kirby -- Air pollution effects on library microforms / Edward Zinn [and others] -- Surveying large collections of photographs for archival survival / Jesper Stub Johnsen -- Evaluation of storage and display conditions for cellulose nitrate objects / Michele Derrick, Vinod Daniel, and Andrew Parker -- MicroChamber papers used as a preventive conservation material / William K. Hollinger, Jr. -- Study of the homogeneity of mass deacidification treatments using atomic absorption spectrometry / F. Daniel [and others] -- The applicability of alkaline reserves to painting canvases / Stephen Hackney and Torben Ernst -- The role of costume mounting in preventive conservation / Sarah White -- The development of an earthquake-safe mounting system for a collection of ancient Greek vases / Z. Barov, C. Faber, and R. Sennett.

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