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Conservation of Cultural Heritage : Key Principles and Approaches

Title
Conservation of Cultural Heritage : Key Principles and Approaches / Hanna M. Szczepanowska.
Author
Szczepanowska, Hanna M.
Publication
London : Routledge, 2013.

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Description
xlvi, 317 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 24 cm
Summary
"Conservation of Cultural Heritage covers the methods and practices needed for future museum professionals who will be working in various capacities with museum collections and artefacts. It also assists current professionals in understanding the complex decision making processes that faces conservators on a daily basis. Covering a broad range of topics that are key to sound conservation in the museum, this volume is an important tool for students and professional alike in ensuring that best practice is followed in the preservation of important collections"--
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-304) and index.
Contents
Conservation in a museum context -- Preventive conservation -- Collection care processes -- Exhibit and storage -- Indigenous cultures and Western concepts of preservation -- Organic materials of plant origin -- Organic materials of animal origin -- Inorganic materials : metals -- Inorganic materials : non-metal minerals and artifcats -- Man-made materials.
ISBN
  • 9780415674744 (hardback)
  • 0415674743 (hardback)
  • 9780415674751 (paperback)
  • 0415674751 (paperback)
  • 0203081196 (ebook)
  • 9780203081198 (ebook)
  • 9780203081198 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
  • 2012019343
  • 99953502675
OCLC
  • ocn703209018
  • 703209018
  • SCSB-5685031
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries