''A Guide to the Preventive Conservation of Photograph Collections''
Bertrand Lavédrine
with the collaboration of
Jean-Paul Gandolfo and Sibylle Monod
Translated from the French by Sharon Grevet
The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles
© 2003 J. Paul Getty Trust
Second printing
Lavédrine, Bertrand, 1958-
A guide to the preventive conservation of photograph collections /
Bertrand Lavédrine; with the collaboration of Jean-Paul Gandolfo and Sibylle Monad.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-89236-701-6
1. Photographs-Conservation and restoration. 2. Photograph
collections-Conservation and restoration. I. Gandolfo, Jean-Paul.
II. Monod, Sibylle. III. Getty Conservation Institute. IV. Title.
TR465.L39 2003
Author(s): Bertrand Lavédrine
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 2003
Language: English
Commentary: Digitized by Atelierele Albe.
Pages: 308
City: Los Angeles
Tags: photographs-conservation, restoration
Bertrand Lavédrine
More than thirty years of continuing research into the preservation of photographic collections have led to a better understanding of the fragility of these images and the means by which to preserve them. A useful resource for the photographic conservator, conservation scientist, curator, as well as professional collector, A Guide to the Preventive Conservation of Photograph Collections synthesizes both the enormous amount of research that has been completed to date and the international standards that have been established on the subject.
The book opens with a description of the principal forms of deterioration that photographs may undergo. It surveys the variety of containers used to house photographs and the environmental conditions each is meant to improve. The book also discusses the maintenance of photographic collections and the precautions that must be taken in exhibiting them. Special attention is given to the digital technology and innovative techniques available to manage a photographic collection and ensure its longevity.
Bertrand Lavédrine works at the Centre de Recherches sur la Conservation des Documents Graphiques (CRCDG), a research center in Paris, France, dedicated to the preservation of paper documents, prints, films, and photographs.
304 pages
7 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches
128 color and 15 b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-0-89236-701-6
paperback
Getty Publications
Imprint: Getty Conservation Institute, 2003
