The Care of Antiques and Historical Collections |
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| Author:
| MacLeish, A. Bruce
Guldbeck, Per E. |
| Series title: | American Association for State and Local History Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7619-9135-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | AltaMira Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $60.95 |
Book Description:
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The Care of Antiques and Historical Collections is a wonderful handbook that gives you and your staff the crucial knowledge you need to start and maintain sound programs of storage, display and environmental control for your historical artifacts. Providing instruction for both the expert and novice conservationist, MacLeish offers sound advice on how you can take a few active measures to protect, clean, repair, and care for objects most commonly found in museums or private collections....
More DescriptionThe Care of Antiques and Historical Collections is a wonderful handbook that gives you and your staff the crucial knowledge you need to start and maintain sound programs of storage, display and environmental control for your historical artifacts. Providing instruction for both the expert and novice conservationist, MacLeish offers sound advice on how you can take a few active measures to protect, clean, repair, and care for objects most commonly found in museums or private collections. This is MacLeish's fully revised and greatly expanded edition of Per E. Gudbeck's classic The Care of Historical Collections.