RE: {OzArch} Canadian books on photographing heritage objects, and corrosion in metals
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Hi John,
There are also some good books on conservation available from the Getty Virtual Library.
http://www.getty.edu/Search/VirtualLibrary?title=&author=&qt=&imprint=&type=&subject=cnsv&series=
Regards,
Andrew
Bachelor of Archaeology, Adv. Dip. Elect. Eng., Dip. Management
ISO Compliance and Risk Management
From: oza...@googlegroups.com [mailto:oza...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Pickard
Sent: Monday, 20 April 2015 8:49 AM
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Subject: {OzArch} Canadian books on photographing heritage objects, and corrosion in metals
Good morning all,
A couple of weeks ago, Gary Vines posted a link to the Canadian Conservation Institute and their guides to conserving heritage stuff (
I trawled through the site, downloaded several freebies, and ordered two publications which were delivered in about a week:
Bigras, C., et al. (2010). Lighting methods for photographing museum objects. Ottawa, Canadian Conservation Institute.
If you ever wondered how someone got those fabulous pictures of museum objects, then the Bigras book is essential reading. It provides details of how to photograph objects with various properties and get good results. Although the book is designed for pro photographers who have all the lights etc., there’s a huge amount of info on how to get images with the required detail. Yes, it is expensive ($CDN 50 for 61 pages!), but it is a really good investment if you need to provide decent images of objects.
Selwyn, L. (2004). Metals and corrosion: a handbook for the conservation professional. Ottawa, Canadian Conservation Institute.
The Selwyn book has more info on corrosion that I ever wanted to know. Among other things I learned: rust ain’t rust, it’s a complex of a dozen different minerals. The book has a huge amount of info on the chemistry of corrosion, interactions of metals and the environment (especially dust and air-borne pollutants), and different ways of stabilising corrosion, and of avoiding corrosion in collections. Metals covered are aluminium, copper (and its alloys), gold, iron and steel, lead, nickel, silver, tin, and zinc. Costs $CDN 81.25 for 223 pages, and worth every cent.
Thanks to Gary for sending the info originally, but I’m not sure if Team Australia would approve of sending money out of the country.
Cheers, John
John Pickard
john.p...@bigpond.com
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