Photographs of the past :
process and preservation /
Bertrand Lavédrine ; with Jean-Paul Gandolfo, John McElhone, and Sibylle Monod ; translated by John McElhone.
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| Summary: | "In recent years, interest in old photographs has grown significantly among a broad public, from collectors, conservators, and archivists to amateurs seeking to preserve precious family albums. Although the medium of photography is barely 150 years old, its relatively brief history has witnessed the birth of a wide range of photographic processes, each of which poses unique conservation challenges." "This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the practice of photograph preservation, bringing together more information on photographic processes than any other single source. Introductory chapters cover issues of terminology; the rest of the book is divided into three parts: positives, negatives, and conservation. Each chapter focuses on a single process - daguerreotypes, albumen negatives, black-and-white prints, and so on - providing an overview of its history and materials and tracing the evolution of its technology. This book will serve as an irreplaceable reference work for conservators, curators, collectors, dealers, conservation students, and photographers, as well as those in the general public seeking information on preserving this ubiquitous form of cultural heritage."--Jacket. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French Translated from the French. |
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Los Angeles :
Getty Conservation Institute,
©2009.
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| Notes: | Translated from the French. Includes bibliographical references and index. Physical description: xii, 352 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm more |
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Photographs of the past. |
| ISBN: | 9780892369577 (pbk.) 0892369574 (pbk.) |
Table of Contents:
Positives on metal
Positives on glass
Positives on plastic film
Positives on textile
Positives on paper
Negatives on paper
Negatives on glass
Negatives on plastic film
Types of deterioration and influencing factors
Conservation treatment
Digital imagining and conservation
Disasters.
Positives on metal
Positives on glass
Positives on plastic film
Positives on textile
Positives on paper
Negatives on paper
Negatives on glass
Negatives on plastic film
Types of deterioration and influencing factors
Conservation treatment
Digital imagining and conservation
Disasters.