First Aid for Art: Essential Salvage Techniques
	Author: Jane K. Hutchins Published: 2006-10-25
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Customer comments on this selection. Excellent resource for collectors of all kinds of objects, not just art. "First aid for art" is an incredibly useful and informative book. It isn't just for artists and collectors of art. Instructions are provided for emergency damage control and restoration techniques for all kinds of collections; books, paper, parchment, botany specimens, electronic media such as CDs, DVDs, and cassette tapes, furniture, paintings, paleontology specimens, photographs, sculpture and other art objects, skulls and skeletons, study skins, and textiles. There are two appendixes and an extensive list of useful web sites. The last section contains short biographies of the contributing authors and their credentials. The editors and contributing authors are all professional conservators. I like the design of the book as well the content. It's well organized and durable. The instructions are straightforward and visually easy to read as you would need them to be in an pinch. Printed in dark type with bullet points on stark white paper. The paper is thick so it doesn't rip easily. It is hardcover and spiral bound so it lays flat. However the binding is that of a normal book with the spiral inlay inside the hardcover. Design matches content in that the information is easily accessible in exactly the type of situation where it would be needed. There are conservation methods included along with rescue and restoration. For example, heading off the growth of mold and mildew, in the case of water damage to books. There are sections to each type of object and each is approximately a page long. For example, in the section for skulls and skeletons, there are sections for : 1. Properties - the properties of skulls and bones. 2. Common types of damage. 3. Supplies - what you may need and why. 3. Triage - how to decide what to treat first. 4. What to do - for wet specimens, dry specimens, and packing. Each chapter contains sections like this.
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