Conservation, Preservation, Picture frames and framing
From introduction: “The material is based on our experience in dealing with countless queries that have come into the Conservation Laboratory…a basic explanation of the nature of paper and an enumeration of the fundamentals of preservation, including framing and matting, are brought together in a single convenient source of practical information. Perhaps a few readers will be encouraged to delve still further into the subject by consulting the works listed in the selected bibliography that follows the text.” Contents: Preface – The History of Papermaking – The Enemies of Paper – Matting and Framing – A Note on Restoration – Materials and Services – Programs in Art Conservation – Bibliography.