This first volume of the Getty Conservation Institute's Readings in Conservation series presents a comprehensive collection of texts on the conservation of art and architecture. Designed for students of art history as well as conservation, the book consists of 46 texts, many originally published in obscure or foreign journals. The 30 art historians and scholars represented raise questions such as when to restore, what to preserve and how to maintain aesthetic character. Excerpts have been selected from the following books and essays: John Ruskin The Seven Lamps of Architecture; Bernard...
This first volume of the Getty Conservation Institute's Readings in Conservation series presents a comprehensive collection of texts on the conservati...
"In seventy-two essential texts from the nineteenth century to the present day, this anthology collects key writings that have influenced both the philosophical and the practical aspects of conserving photographs"--P. [4] of cover.
"In seventy-two essential texts from the nineteenth century to the present day, this anthology collects key writings that have influenced both the phi...
Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island--all are examples of irreplaceable cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly disappearing. In 1996 the Getty Conservation Institute published Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research as a tool for conservators and conservation scientists to guide policy, practice, and research in the preservation of stone in monuments, sculpture, and archaeological sites.
This second edition reflects the explosion of new research, enlarging the discussion of preventive conservation and adding new sections on rock art and...
Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island--all are examples of irreplaceable cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly disappearin...
This fourth volume in the Readings in Conservation series aims to promote critical thinking about the concepts and practices of textile conservation and to encourage engagement with new issues. Recognizing conservation as a dynamic social force, the volume draws attention to the cultural significance of textiles and dress and to the importance of textile conservation in fostering understanding and use of collections.
The eighty-one readings illustrate not only the intellectual foundations but also the important changes in conservation practice and contribute to the growing...
This fourth volume in the Readings in Conservation series aims to promote critical thinking about the concepts and practices of textile conservatio...
This book is the seventh in the Readings in Conservation series, which gathers and publishes texts that have been influential in the development of thinking about the conservation of cultural heritage. The present volume provides a selection of more than ninety-five texts tracing the development of the conservation of works of art on paper. Comprehensive and thorough, the book relates how paper conservation has responded to the changing place of prints and drawings in society. The readings include a remarkable range of historical selections from texts such as Renaissance printmaker Ugo da...
This book is the seventh in the Readings in Conservation series, which gathers and publishes texts that have been influential in the development of th...
