A Bibliography on Historical Organization Practices: Historic Preservation; Volume 1
Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1975. Hardbound. Grey cloth. ix, 141 pp. No illus. More
Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1975. Hardbound. Grey cloth. ix, 141 pp. No illus. More
Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1980. Hardcover. Blue cloth. 227 pp. No illus. More
Washington: American Association of Museums, 1998. Softcover. GLossy color illustrated glued wraps. 427 pp., some bw illustrations. Designed to provide the practical information needed by today's registrars and collections managers, as well as serve as a text for museum studies students. It reflexts the increased complexity of museums and of..... More
Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1979. Hardcover. Maroon cloth. 218 pp. No illus. More
Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1978. Hardcover. Rust cloth. 90 pp. No illus. More
Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 2007. Softcover. White & blue & illus. wraps, 175 pp., few BW illus. A collection of six thematic essays and two case studies; with written "responses" to each one. Main contributions: Art museums, archaeology, and antiquities in an age of sectarian violence..... More
Savage, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1991. Hardcover. Black cloth/boards. Pale gold lettering. White/flesh dj with bw illus.; dark blue lettering on spine. 129 pp. with occasional bw illustrations. The cultural phenomenon known as the Colonial Revival emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a period of..... More
Marina del Rey: The Getty Research Institute, 1988. Softcover. Grey/slate wraps. 68 pp. with charts and chemical compound diagrams. Volume 2 in The Getty Research Institute's Research in Conservation series. Contents includes: The use of cellulose nitrate in art conservation -- The structural chemistry of commercial cellulose nitrate -- Causes..... More
Walnut Creek, Calif. AltaMira Press, 1996. Softcover. Green & sage wraps, 261 pp., BW illus. "Provides ample information on the art of label writing for diverse audiences, and explores the theoretical and interpretive considerations of placing labels within an exhibition. An examination of the impact of technological advances on the..... More
Washington, D.C. American Association of Museums, 1999. Softcover. Gold and blue wraps, 226 pp., no illus. "Designed to give museum professionals a clearer understanding of the complex intellectual property issues embedded in every aspect of museum practice. Intended as a guide to informed decision making, it outlines a legal framework..... More
Washington, D.C. American Association of Museums, 1999. Softcover. Yellow and blue wraps, 226 pp., no illus. "Designed to give museum professionals a clearer understanding of the complex intellectual property issues embedded in every aspect of museum practice. Intended as a guide to informed decision making, it outlines a legal framework..... More
Moscow: Gos. Istoricheskiy Musey, 2006. Softbound. Chartreuse wraps with color illustration and black Cyrillic lettering. 255 pp. with occasional bw figures. Text in Russian. Four chapters, each with multiple essays by different authors. Includes an index of names and list of abbreviations. A good reference for those in museum studies..... More
New York: Independent Curators International, 2015. Softcover. blue, textured wraps w/ stamped printing. 344 pgs. Since the publication of Thinking Contemporary Curating in 2012, art historian Terry Smith has continued his travels through the globalizing art world, talking to curators. The dozen searching conversations in this book--with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Claire..... More
Saint Petersburg, Russia: State Russian Museum, 2001. Palace Edition. Hardcover. Black pictorial board cover, no dj. 215 pages : illustrations (some color). Text in Russian; Russian and English in facing columns. More
Saint Petersburg, Russia: State Russian Museum, 2002. Palace Edition. Hardcover. Black pictorial board cover, no dj. 271 pages : illustrations (some color). Text in Russian; Russian and English in facing columns. More
London: The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 2004. Softcover. Mauve wraps with bw lettering. 81 pp. with several bw illustrations. Articles on upholstery and furniture conservation, holographic methods for analysing panel paintings, water in porous building materials, and organiz materials in wall paintings. More
St. Petersburg: Izd. Sankt-Peterburgskogo Universiteta, 2006. Hardbound. White boards with rainbow colors and black Cyrillic lettering. 200 pp. with no illus. Text in Russian. All kinds of things about gallery and exhibition space: transporting art, commissions on sales, organization, economics, purchasing works of art, etc. More
Baltimore, Maryland: Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, 2011. Softcover. Beige/maroon illus. card wraps with turquoise lettering. White lettering on turquoise spine. 240 pp. with 80 color and bw figures. Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Few expressions in the culture of human..... More
Ottawa: Canadian Conservation Institute, 2003. Softcover. Brown and white ilustrated wraps with black lettering, 168 pp, bw and color illustrations. Contents: Key airborne pollutants -- Quantification of the exposure-effect relationship -- Risk assessment -- Control strategies -- Preservation management -- Monitoring. More
Washington, DC: American Association of Museums, 1998. Softcover. White & purple wraps, 196 pp., some BW illus. "Explores the impact of the 'new media' on museums and their public, examining the ways in which film, video, interactive multimedia, and related technology now mediate the real objects and real experiences that..... More
London: Buttersworth & Co., 1978. 1st edition. Hardcover. Gold boards with white illus and black lettering. xiv/270 pp. with 16 color plates and 104 bw figures. The Museum Environment deals with the behavior and conservation of the various classes of museum exhibit. This book is divided into six sections that..... More
Marina del Rey, Calif. The Getty Conservation Institute, 1986. Second Printing, 1989. Softcover. Mossy green ill. wraps. ix, 69 pp. Numerous bw and color plates. Re-issued by the Getty Conservation Institute in 2007. "Much good (and certainly no harm) will come of studying [this book], but the reader should be..... More
Washington, D C: American Association of Museums, 2001. Softcover. light blue wraps w/ white printing. 109 pgs. Remains tightly bound. "This handbook includes the latest version of the 'Guidelines Concerning Unlawful Appropriation of Objects During the Nazi Era' and examples of museum policy and procedures that address the Guidelines. In..... More
Philadelphia: NORTH AMERICAN TEXTILE CONSERVATION CONFERENCE 2002, 2002. Softcover. Red/grey/bluewraps with red/blue lettering. v + 168 pp. with bw illustrations and charts throughout. Volume 3 of The North American Textile Conservation Conference, issued to attendees of the conference held April 5 & 6 2002 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia..... More
Washington, DC: SITES (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service), 1982. second printing. Softcover. White illus. wraps; Spiralbound; 172 pp.; 150+ bw figures. Covers all aspects of staging a temporary exhibition--planning, preperation, fabrication, lighting, security, and more. More