Methodology
Ashmolean Museum: Conservation - Prevention
Methods for preventing artifact deterioration, including controlling the environment, light levels, pollution monitoring, insect infestation monitoring, handling, storage, and trea…
Barry Bauman Conservation
Offers conservation of paintings and fine arts to museums and non-profit organizations.
Basic Guidelines for the Care of Special Collections
Care of objects within special collection, with steps for conservation, environment and finding professional assistance. From the AIC.
Bookbinding, a tutorial
A tutorial introduction to long-stitch bookbinding, aimed primarily at the preservation of old pulp paperbacks.
Care, Handling and Storage of Motion Picture Film
Care, handling and storage of motion picture film including nitrate, acetate and, safety-based film.
Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs
From the Library of Congress, the care, handling and storage techniques for photographs including cased, glass, film, paper and negative photographic items.
Caring For Architecture
Basic care of architecture: inspection and maintenance, environment, what to look for and where to look when inspecting, housekeeping, record keeping, alterations and improvements,…
Caring for Furniture
Basic care concerns for furniture, including effects of the environment, insect activity, and housekeeping. From the AIC.
Caring for Textiles
Effects of environmental factors, including light, temperature and humidity, and pollution, and proper storage and housekeeping of textiles. From the AIC.
Caring For Works of Art on Paper
Guidelines for the care of paper based works of art, including proper storage and handling, essentials of proper framing, protection from light, protection from unsafe temperature …
Caring for Your Paintings
Proper care of paintings: maintaining a suitable environment, displaying paintings, handling procedures, framing, housekeeping guidelines, disasters and other problems and resource…
Caring for Your Photographs
Guidelines for the care of photographs: choosing storage enclosures, environment, displaying photographs, handling, housekeeping, disaster preparedness, and common concerns and sol…
Conservation - Investigation
Object investigation techniques at the Ashmolean Museum, including visual investigation, environmental monitoring, and non-destructive and destructive analytical investigation tech…
Deterioration
Deterioration studies at the Ashmolean Museum. Includes discussions on metals, textiles, ceramics, casts and paper.
Emergency Drying Procedures for Water Damaged Collections
Techniques and procedures to follow to salvage water damaged library collections, including books, framed items, photographic materials. paper and mold damaged materials
Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper
Basic stabilization techniques of small to medium mold outbreaks in paper collections.
Fumigation for Insect Control
Article on fumigation within museums and art repositories.
Leather Dressing
Use of leather dressing for the treatment of rare leather bound books and library materials.
Managing: Pests in Your Collections
A discussion of different pest control techniques. Includes a guide to identification of wood boring beetles.
Protecting Paper and Book Collections During Exhibition
Information and simple rules for display from the Northeast Document Conservation Center technical leaflet.
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