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Guldbeck, Per E. (Per Ernst)

The care of antiques and historical collections / by Per E. Guldbeck ; with revisions, an introduction, a chapter on photographs, and an index by A. Bruce MacLeish.

2nd ed., rev. and expanded.

Walnut Creek : AltaMira Press, ©1995.

xiii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

The Care of Antiques and Historical Collections gives you 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.

American Association for State and Local History book series

American Association for State and Local History book series.

Art objects -- Conservation and restoration.

Antiques -- Conservation and restoration.

MacLeish, A. Bruce.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The artifact and its documentation -- 2. Controlled environment vital for collections' conservation -- 3. Good storage-and how to keep it that way -- 4. Planning security for building and collection -- 5. Fire protection -- 6. The collections workroom : equipment and use -- 7. Packing artifacts for shipment -- 8. Paper : care and conservation -- 9. Conservation of wooden objects -- 10. Skin and leather artifacts -- 11. Metal objects : care and conservation -- 12. Textiles : care and conservation -- 13. Ceramics : care and conservation -- 14. Glass : problems and solutions -- 15. Artifacts of bone, ivory, and animal teeth -- 16. Stone artifacts -- 17. Photographs.

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