A Bibliography on Historical Organizational Practices: Interpretation; Volume 3
Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1978. Hardcover. Rust cloth. 90 pp. No illus. More
Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1978. Hardcover. Rust cloth. 90 pp. No illus. More
Milano: Goppion, 2011. Softcover. Three volumes bound in tan wraps with black lettering; each volume has a plastic dust jacket and all three are issued in a black cardboard slipcase. Volume 1 and 2 are 525 pp, many uncut, illustrated thorughout in bw. Index is 48 pp. Reprint of the..... More
Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Conservation Institute, 1998. Second Edition. Softcover. Spiral-bound, color illus. covers, 74 pp., BW illus. "Addresses the use and construction of display mounts, and is intended for museum workers (e.g. technicians, preparators, exhibit specialists, designers, collection managers, conservators) who have as yet a limited to moderate experience in..... More
Daedeok Science Town, Korea: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage of Korea, 2011. Hardcover. Beautiful charcoal and slate grey brocade cloth and gold lettering; 365 pp. with color and bw images throughout. Includes CD Rom PDF file of book. Compiles various kinds of resources on conservation treatment of paper and..... More
London / Boston: Butterworths, 1984. Hardcover. Black boards with white lettering; 494 pages, [148] pages of plates : illustrations (some color). Butterworths series in conservation and museology. Contents: Examination and documentation -- Technology of the principal constituents of renderings -- Pigments -- The history of techniques from the prehistoric period..... More
Washington, DC: American Association of Museums, 1998. Softcover. Red wraps, 105 numbered pp., many more of graphs and illus. Professional Practice Series. "Examines the fundamentals of a museum visit: the amount of time spent and the number of stops made by visitors. These critical measures are indicators of learning in..... More
Oxford, England: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010. Original Edition. Hardcover. Glossy, black boards with color image and white/red lettering. 311 pp. with mostly color images throughout, numbered by chapter. Errata slip tipped into ffep. A reference manual for textile conservators, textile conservations students, and museum and heritage professionals. Includes case studies from the..... More
Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, Vermont, USA: Ashgate, 2004. Softcover. Yellow wraps with b/w illustration. XXIV, 779 pp. Numerous illustrations; weighs 3.5 lbs. A radical selection of key texts introduces the reader to the intense investigation of the modern European idea of the museum that has taken place since the 1950s..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, 1992. Spiral bound. Textured putty wraps with line drawings and black lettering. Black spiral binding. 346 pp. with bw illus. throughout. Contains 113 ideas and practical solutoins for the storage of natural history collections, includeing anthropological and archive holdings. Contributions..... More
London: Archetype Publications, 2004. Hardcover. Brown/red illustrated boards. xii + 408 pp. with 68 color images and many bw charts and chemical compound diagrams. Text in English. This publication is intended to provide a quick overview of well-known dyestuffs that can be found in objects of cultural value in order..... More
Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps with black lettering on lavender spine. 155 pp. Profuse bw illus. and diagrams. Addresses materials and technology of manufacture of ancient and historic metal objects and artifacts, providing insight into their date, origin, and probable use. Very scientific, with..... More
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Hardcover. Shade of gray & illus. boards, 219 pp., 9 BW illus., 21 color plates. A collection of 11 essays on the subject. "Much of the literature on post-violent contexts addresses problems of transitional justice, memory studies, and post-conflict reconciliation. This volume inscribes an innovative..... More
Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003. Reprint; Not an e-book. Softcover. Glossy black wraps with white lettering and red stripe. [14] + 293 pp. with 16 color plates and 104 bw figures. The Museum Environment, Second Edition deals with the behavior and conservation of the various classes of museum exhibit. This book..... More
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Red & gold glossy boards, 481 pp. "A comprehensive guide to both U.S. and international laws and conventions affecting museums, art galleries, natural and historic heritage, and other cultural organizations. This fourth edition details laws protecting art and artists, cultural and natural..... More
Ottawa: Canadian Conservation Institute, 1993. Softcover. Blue illustrated wraps, 440 pp, bw illustrations. Written in English. Prefatory material and abstracts in English and French. Proceedings of a conference held in Ottawa, Canada, 15 to 20 September 1991. Includes bibliographical references. More
Newcastle, England: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt letters on spine, gray & illus. dust jacket, 250 pp., BW illus. A collection of 13 essays, "which derive from a symposium held at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005, tells the story of how medieval art was collected..... More
Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2006. Hardcover. Ecru / navy blue boards; bw image and lettering. 376 pp. with occasional color and bw images. No. 26 in the Transatlantische Historische Studien (series). A series of 18 articles, 9 in German; 9 in English. Some museums are being dissolved, collections reorganized, and..... More
Washington, DC: American Association of Museums, 2003. Softcover. White & color illus. wraps, 158 pp., some BW illus. "Covers all you need to know about touring an exhibition to multiple venues. The first section examines developing the show concept, assigning duties to staff, setting a budget, determining fees, negotiating contracts..... More
Liege: Trésor de Liège, 2014. Paperback. White card wraps with color illus. and maroon lettering. 179 pp. with color images throughout. Text in French. L'ouvrage rassemble les contributions originales sur des oeuvres d'orfèvrerie mosane et septentrionale des XIIe et XIIIe siècles de musées européens et américains par les conservateurs des..... More
Seaford, Del. NoUVIR Research Institute, 2002. Softcover. Tan & color illus. wraps, 153 pp., few BW illus. "A simple, clear and comprehensive examination of the environmental dangers to art and artifacts. The science is deep, the examination focused and the solutions practical and effective, particularly for those with limited budgets..... More
Washington DC: American institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1993. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps. White lettering on green spine. vi + 62 pp. with bw photos throughout. Although entitled Guide to the Maintenance of Outdoor Sculpture, this book does not describe how to do conservation maintenance in a traditional..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: NMS Publishing Limited, 1999. Softcover. Black & color illus. wraps, viii, 152 pp. Numerous color & bw plates. "The authoritative guide to the identification and care of plastics, including classic collectibles, from Bakelite radios to Barbie dolls." (back cover) Includes the history of plastics, collectables, identification, care, and..... More
New York: Arno Press, 1971. Hardcover. cream cloth boards w/ black printing. 86 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Pages appear clean, but, may have errant mark, notations, etc. No dustjacket. Uncommon. More
New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1941. Hardcover. Tan dust jacket. Tan cloth cover with gold lettering. 7 preliminary leaves, 484 pages, 1 leaf : illustrations, plans. Includes bibliographical references and index. Great detailed reference tool for a time gone by. More
London: Archetype Publications, 2002. Softcover. Bluish-teal and illustrated wraps. 203 pp. BW figures. "The sources of pollutants, methods of testing for them and their potential to damage materials exposed to them are all examined, as are a range of construction materials used in the museum environment, from wood products to..... More