Caring for Cultural Material 1
Caring for Cultural Material 2
Damage and Decay
Managing Collections
Managing People
Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display
Glossary
Index
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Caring for Cultural Material 1
In this volume:
arrow Paper
– Books
– Photographs
– Paintings
– Electronic Information Media
– Acknowledgments
Paper
In this chapter:
– Objectives
– Introduction
arrow Paper in collections
– What is paper?
– Ingredients and properties of paper
– What are the most common types of damage?
– Common causes of damage
– The do’s and don’ts of handling flat paper
– The do’s and don’ts of repair and labelling
– Guidelines for storing and displaying flat paper
– Materials suitable for the storage and display of paper
– Preparing flat paper for storage
– Housing flat paper
– Mounting/hinging flat paper
– Protective enclosures for flat paper
– Storage boxes for flat paper
– Displaying flat paper
– Framing flat paper items
– Paper items with special needs
– Papyrus and Parchment
– Some miscellaneous information
– Summary of conditions for storage and display
– Paper in Australia’s climatic zones
  MORE ABOUT PAPER
– Cellulose fibres and paper quality
– Acidity and alkalinity
– For further reading
– Self-evaluation quiz
– Answers to self-evaluation quiz

 

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Paper

Paper in collections

Paper is used to make a wide range of objects, including:

  • prints;

  • books;

  • maps;

  • photographs;

  • letters;

  • architectural plans;

  • documents;

  • magazines;

  • watercolours;

  • stamps;

  • drawings;

  • newspapers;

  • technical drawings;

  • archives.; and

  • posters;

This section deals with the care of flat paper items—items made of single sheets of paper.

For more information
Books and photographs have specific needs. For information on the care of books and photographs, please see the chapters on Books and Photographs in this volume.
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