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Book SynopsisThe 2nd edition of The Care of Prints and Drawings provides practical, straightforward advice to those responsible for the preservation of works on paper, ranging from curators, facility managers, conservators, registrars, collection care specialists, private collectors, artists, or students of museum studies, visual arts, art history, or conservation. A greater emphasis is placed on preventive conservation, a trend among collecting institutions, which reflects the growing recognition that scarce resources are best expended on preventing deterioration, rather than on less effective measures of reversing it. Expanded and richly illustrated chapters include:Supports for Prints and Drawings discusses the properties of parchment and paper and introduces the general preservation needs and conservation problems of all works on paper, regardless of their media. Conservation Problems Related to the Paper Support of Prints and Drawings presents a guide to recognizing the symptoms and diagnosing
Trade ReviewThis newly-revised edition of The Care of Prints and Drawings remains replete with essential information about how to preserve works on paper, but also reflects today’s prevailing focus on preventive care in the field of conservation. Filled with practical strategies, specific and detailed information, as well as fascinating details about the nature of paper-based artwork and artifacts, the knowledge and experience shared in this volume are indispensible to anyone involved in its care. -- Pamela Hatchfield, Robert P. and Carol T. Henderson Head of Objects Conservation, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; President, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and the FAIC
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Supports for Prints and Drawings 2. Conservation Problems Related to the Paper Support of Prints and Drawings 3. Conservation Problems Related to the Materials and Techniques of Prints 4. Conservation Problems Related to the Materials and Techniques of Drawings 5. Item-Level Collection Protection: Envelopes, Sleeves, Folders, Enclosures, Mats, Boxes, Frames, and Furniture 6. Preventive Conservation for Prints and Drawings 7. Basic Paper Conservation Procedures Glossary Appendix 1: How to Make Starch Paste and Methyl Cellulose Adhesive By Katherine Sanderson Appendix 2: Suppliers of Paper Conservation Materials and Equipment Compiled by Catherine Lukaszewski About the Author Index
