Url http://aic.stanford.edu/library/online/brochures/paint.html Description Proper care of paintings: maintaining a suitable environment, displaying paintings, handling procedures, framing, housekeeping guidelines, disasters and other problems and resources. From the AIC. Random Quote American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
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1. Protecting Paper and Book Collections During Exhibition

Information and simple rules for display from the Northeast Document Conservation Center technical leaflet.
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to view a full list of available leaflets 2.5 Protecting Paper and Book Collections During Exhibition Director of Paper Conservation Northeast Document Conservation Center Exhibitions are
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2. The Library of Congress: Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs

From the Library of Congress, the care, handling and storage techniques for photographs including cased, glass, film, paper and negative photographic items.
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Information Leaflet on the Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress).
and Storage of Photographs Originally published by: IFLA Core Programme Preservation and International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Photographic materials have complex
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3. Repairing Paper Artifacts

Procedures and supplies needed to repair paper and reinforce weak areas in paper artifacts.
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to view a full list of available leaflets 7.3 Repairing Paper Artifacts Why Repair Paper Artifacts? Tears are repaired most often to improve the appearance of a torn paper artifact, to prevent a
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4. Prevention

Methods for preventing artifact deterioration, including controlling the environment, light levels, pollution monitoring, insect infestation monitoring, handling, storage, and treatment when needed.
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Ashmolean Museum: Further information about the Museum and its collections
Give to the Ashmolean Appeal: > Preservation & Prevention Preservation & Prevention One of the objectives of conservation is to reduce any factors that could result in the deterioration

5. The Care of Feathers

Small PDF document discussing the preservation of feathers from the Bishop Museum. Includes a standard of preservation for feathers.
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