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Caring for your collections / National Committee to Save America's Cultural Collections ; Arthur W. Schultz, chairman ; foreword by Arthur W. Schultz ; introduction by the Honorable Robert McCormick Adams ; with essays by Huntington T. Block ... [et al.]

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رقم التسجيلة 3955
نوع المادة book
ردمك 0810931745
رقم الطلب

AM303.C37

العنوان Caring for your collections / National Committee to Save America's Cultural Collections ; Arthur W. Schultz, chairman ; foreword by Arthur W. Schultz ; introduction by the Honorable Robert McCormick Adams ; with essays by Huntington T. Block ... [et al.]
بيانات النشر New York, N.Y: Abrams, 1992.
الوصف المادي 216 p : 29 cm ; ill. (some col.)
ملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-207) and index

المحتويات / النص

- The mortality of things - Creating and Maintaining the right enviroment - Paintings - Works of art on paper - Library and archival collections - Photographs - Furniture - Textiles - Decorative arts - Metal Objects - Stone objects - Musical instruments - Ethnographic materials - Secutrity for cultural objects in the home - The incressing value of art and historical artifacts - Authenticating your collections - Apraising and insuring your collections - Donating your collections - Obtaining professional conservation services - Conservation resources further reading author biographies

المستخلص

Although a vast amount of our country's art and antiques is still in private hands, most books on conservation and maintenance have been written for professional curators and museum staff members. This handy and eminently readable volume is the first comprehensive, practical care guide aimed at the average person. 118 illustrations, 50 in full color.

المواضيع Collectibles - Private collections - Conservation and restoration - United States
Collectibles - Private collections - United States - Protection

الأسماء المرتبطة Schultz, Arthur W
Block, Huntington T
United States