The Care of Antiques and Historical Collections - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Care of Antiques and Historical Collections write by Per Ernst Guldbeck. This book was released on 1995. The Care of Antiques and Historical Collections available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Care of Antiques and Historical Collections is a wonderful handbook that gives you and your staff the crucial knowledge you need to start and maintain sound programs of storage, display and environmental control for your historical artifacts. Providing instruction for both the expert and novice conservationist, MacLeish offers sound advice on how you can take a few active measures to protect, clean, repair, and care for objects most commonly found in museums or private collections. This is MacLeish's fully revised and greatly expanded edition of Per E. Gudbeck's classic The Care of Historical Collections.
Care and Conservation of Natural History Collections
Care and Conservation of Natural History Collections - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Care and Conservation of Natural History Collections write by David James Carter. This book was released on 1999. Care and Conservation of Natural History Collections available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book covers the physical care of botanical and zoological collections for scientific teaching and display purposes with emphasis on preservation for scientific value. A manual for curators and collections managers containing practical guidance, recommendations and advice across the whole field of natural history curation (excluding palaeontology). A wide range of international experts with hands-on experience of collections have been chosen to contribute chapters on the care and conservation of both dried and fluid-preserved collections of plant material, vertebrates and invertebrates. The emphasis is on remedial conservation, ie the employment of best practice to prevent or arrest the long-term deterioration of specimens to preserve their scientific and cultural worth. Special chapters will cover the fields of genetic material, pest control, the museum environment - policies and procedures, with appendices on such topics as documentation and disaster planning. *Practical manual containing guidance, recommendations and advice for natural history curation and conservation *Clearly presented, well illustrated, including colour photographs and extensive references *Multi-contributor work by the best in their respective fields
Managing Conservation in Museums
Managing Conservation in Museums - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Managing Conservation in Museums write by Suzanne Keene. This book was released on 2012-06-25. Managing Conservation in Museums available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explaining and critically reviewing management procedures such as performance indicators and strategic planning, this book shows how techniques from mainstream management can be used to facilitate a holistic and professional approach to the business of conservation and collection preservation. It offers practical guidance on strategy, quantitative planning and condition surveying, and presents many solutions to the challenges faced by museum staff and conservation specialists. This new edition takes into account changes such as the arrival of the Heritage Lottery Fund, policies for access and the growing convergence of museums, libraries and archives. It also highlights the advent of digital collections and the use of information and communications technology.
Caring for Your Collections
Caring for Your Collections - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Caring for Your Collections write by Huntington T. Block. This book was released on 1992-04-30. Caring for Your Collections available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Practical, authoritative advice invaluable to anyone who collects.
Barbershop
Barbershop - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Barbershop write by Christian R. Jones. This book was released on 1998. Barbershop available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first volume ever to explore old-time barbershop items: poles, chairs, mugs, bottles, razors, signs, and much more. It documents the occupational history of traditional barbershops, which are fading today. More than 900 items appear in over 650 color photographs with current market prices.
