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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791749703321

Autore

Merritt Jane <1952->

Titolo

Preventive conservation for historic house museums [[electronic resource] /] / Jane Merritt and Julie A. Reilly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : AltaMira Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-96095-4

9786612960956

0-7591-1941-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

American Association for State and Local History book series

Altri autori (Persone)

ReillyJulie A. <1957->

Disciplina

363.6/9

Soggetti

Historic house museums - United States - Management

Historic house museums - Collection management - United States

Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration - United States

Dwellings - Conservation and restoration - United States

Historic preservation - United States

United States Antiquities Collection and preservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Notes; Bibliography; Supplier Resources; Architecture Resources; Web Resources; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums describes the care routines that a historic house should practice to protect the site and its collections from damage, wear, deterioration, and catastrophic loss.