Preventive conservation for historic house museums

Resource Information

The work Preventive conservation for historic house museums represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Preventive conservation for historic house museums

Statement of responsibility

Jane Merritt and Julie A. Reilly

Creator

• Merritt, Jane, 1952-
• Merritt, Jane, 1952-

Contributor

• Reilly, Julie A., 1957-
• Reilly, Julie A., 1957-

Subject

• Historic house museums -- Collection management -- United States
• Historic house museums -- United States -- Management
• Historic preservation -- United States
• United States -- Antiquities | Collection and preservation
• Dwellings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States
• Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States

Language

eng

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

Member of

• American Association for State and Local History book series
• Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

363.6/9

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E159

LC item number

.M527 2010eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography