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Author Merritt, Jane, 1952-

Title Preventive conservation for historic house museums / Jane Merritt and Julie A. Reilly ; with chapter contributions by Lucy Lawliss and Rebecca L. Stevens.

Publication Info. Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 201 pages) : illustrations.
text file
Series American Association for State and Local History book series
American Association for State and Local History book series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.
Contents Preventive conservation and the historic house museum -- Evolution of the historic house museum -- Principles of preventive conservation : an overview -- Intellectual and physical controls -- Interpretation and preventive care -- Preventive conservation and exhibits in the historic house -- Preventive conservation and storage -- Preventive conservation and light -- Preventive conservation and environmental control -- Preventive conservation and integrated pest management -- Preventive conservation and the historic house landscape / Lucy Lawliss -- Preventive conservation and the historic house structure / Rebecca L. Stevens -- Preventive conservation and emergencies, safety, and security -- Pulling it all together : the preservation master plan.
Summary Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums is a primer on the preventive care practices that these unique sites need to slow the rate of deterioration and prevent damage and wear to the property and its collections. It proposes a collaborative approach to preservation planning that is based on interdisciplinary research, critical thinking, and observation rather than rote maintenance schedules and everyday residential cleaning practices. The authors recommend that sites have documents and plans in place that direct the intellectual and physical control of the collections and site.
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Subject Historic house museums -- United States -- Management.
Historic house museums.
United States.
Management.
Historic house museums -- Collection management -- United States.
Historic house museums -- Collection management.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
Dwellings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States.
Dwellings -- Conservation and restoration.
Dwellings.
Historic preservation -- United States.
Historic preservation.
United States -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation.
Antiquities.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Reilly, Julie A., 1957-
Other Form: Print version: 9786612960956
ISBN 9780759112162 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
0759112169 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9780759112179 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0759112177 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780759119413 (electronic)
0759119414 (electronic)
Standard No. 9786612960956