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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Introduction
Caring for Cultural Material 1
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Photographs
Paintings
Electronic Information Media
Acknowledgments

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Caring for Cultural Material 1

Photographs

Objectives
Introduction
Types of photographs
What are the most common types of damage
Common causes of damage
The do's and don'ts of handling photographs
The do's and don'ts of repair and labelling
Storing photographs
Practical steps you can take to improve your photographic storage
Easy do-it-yourself methods for storing photographs
Displaying photographs
Summary of conditions for storage and display
Photographs in Australia's climatic zones
Some miscellaneous advice
More About Photographs
A brief overview of photographic deterioration mechanisms
A brief overview of the chemistry of photography
Layer structures for various photographs
A brief history of the development of photography
Identification of historic photographs
For further reading
Self-evaluation quiz
Answers to self-evaluation quiz

 


FOREWORD . . A NOTE TO READERS . . INTRODUCTION

Home . . Caring for Cultural Material 1 . . Caring for Cultural Material 2
Damage and Decay . . Managing Collections . . Managing People
Handling, Transportation, Story and Display . . Glossary . . Index

 

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