Durability and Change: The Science, Responsibility, and Cost of Sustaining Cultural HeritageISBN: 978-0-471-95221-3
Hardcover
326 pages
July 1995
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Partial table of contents:
Preservation of Books and the Electronic Storage of Information (F.Westheimer).
Durability and Change: A Biochemist's View (F. Cramer).
The Value of Age and Decay (D. Lowenthal).
The Nature of Changes Caused by Physical Factors (W. Ginell).
Microbiological Impacts on the Cultural Heritage (C. Urzi & W.Krumbein).
The Role of the Conservation Scientist in Enhancing the Practice ofPreventive Conservation and the Conservation Treatment of Artifacts(N. Tennent).
The Architect's Role in Conservation (M. Schuller).
Selling Cultural Heritage: Conflicts and Possibilities (B.Goodey).
Appendices.
Indexes.
Preservation of Books and the Electronic Storage of Information (F.Westheimer).
Durability and Change: A Biochemist's View (F. Cramer).
The Value of Age and Decay (D. Lowenthal).
The Nature of Changes Caused by Physical Factors (W. Ginell).
Microbiological Impacts on the Cultural Heritage (C. Urzi & W.Krumbein).
The Role of the Conservation Scientist in Enhancing the Practice ofPreventive Conservation and the Conservation Treatment of Artifacts(N. Tennent).
The Architect's Role in Conservation (M. Schuller).
Selling Cultural Heritage: Conflicts and Possibilities (B.Goodey).
Appendices.
Indexes.