Museum Lighting: A Guide for Conservators and Curators

by David Saunders

Author David Saunders, former keeper of conservation and scientific research at the British Museum, explores how to balance the conflicting goals of visibility and preservation under a variety of conditions. Beginning with the science of how light, color, and vision function and interact, he proceeds to offer detailed studies of the impact of light on a wide range of objects, including paintings, manuscripts, textiles, bone, leather, and plastics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606066374
• ISBN13: 9781606066379
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Getty Conservation Institute
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 10.0"