Museum lighting : a guide for conservators and curators /
"This indispensable guide to museum lighting, written by distinguished conservation scientist David Saunders, is the first new volume of its kind in over thirty years"--
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Los Angeles :
The Getty Conservation Institute,
[2020]
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Table of Contents:
- Light, Radiation, and Human Vision
- The Nature of Light
- Light, Color, and the Eye
- White Light
- Seeing Objects
- Perceiving Color
- Factors that Affect Vision
- Classifying and Measuring Color
- Color Order Systems
- Measuring Color
- Measuring Color Difference
- Classifying and Measuring Light Sources
- Classifying White Light
- Light and Ultraviolet Measurement
- White Light Sources
- Light and Ultraviolet Radiation as Agents of Deterioration
- Historical Observations of Light Damage
- Radiation-Induced Processes
- Assessing Vulnerability to Light Damage
- Ranking Vulnerability
- The Effect of Wavelength
- Synergistic Effects
- Effect of Light and Ultraviolet Radiation on Museum Objects
- Dyes and Pigments
- Metals, Stone, Glass, Ceramics, and Enamels
- Wood and Furniture
- Prints and Drawings
- Watercolors
- Books and Manuscripts
- Easel Paintings
- Wall Paintings
- Photographs and Digital Prints
- Textiles, Embroidery, Upholstery, Tapestries, Rugs, and Carpets
- Basketry, Matting, Barkcloth, and Papyrus
- Bone and Ivory
- Horn, Tortoiseshell, Hair, Fur, and Quillwork
- Leather and Skin
- Natural History and Paleontology Collections
- Plastics
- Varnishes, Resins, and Coatings
- Conservation Materials
- Light for Studying and Viewing
- Light Levels and Vision
- Color Temperature, Color Rendering, and Vision
- Age and the Viewer
- Color Preferences
- Lighting within Museum Practice
- An Outline Chronology of Museum Lighting
- Light Sources-Pros and Cons
- Recommended Light Levels in the Museum
- Practical Lighting Design I: Minimizing Damage
- Eliminating Ultraviolet and Infrared Radiation
- Minimizing Light Levels
- Minimizing Light Dose
- Keeping Track of Light
- Practical Lighting Design II: Maximizing Visibility
- Adaptation
- Contrast
- Lighting Scenarios
- Lighting Policy and Practice
- Object Lifetimes
- Developing Policy, Strategy, and Practice
- Formulating Guidelines
- Relationship to Other Museum Policies and Practices
- Future Trends in Lighting
- Appendix A: Color Equations
- A.1 Derivation of CIE Lab and CIE LCh Data
- A.2 Color Difference Equations
- Appendix B: Data Tables.