Main entry:

Thomson, Garry.

Title & Author:

The museum environment / Garry Thomson.

Publication:

London ; Boston : Butterworths, 1978.

Description:

xiv, 270 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Series:

The Butterworth series on conservation in the arts, archaeology, and architecture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Light part I: Surface deterioration -- Light and hear energy -- The spectrum -- The basic light sources -- Colours and materials which change -- Damage caused by UV and visible radiation -- UV radiation and how to deal with it -- Measuring UV and visible radiation -- The reciprocity law -- Controlling visible radiation -- Reducing illuminance -- 50 lux -- artificial light -- Diffusion of light -- 150 lux -- daylight and artificial light -- Treatment of windows -- Angle at which light falls on exhibits -- Reducing time of exposure -- A suite of exhibition rooms -- Heat -- Control of temperature -- Lighting for professional photography, television and restoration -- Electronic flash -- Colour rendering -- The measurement of colour -- The lighting situation and the process of seeing -- Humidity part I: The importance of humidity -- Measuring the humidity in the air -- The wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer -- Understanding the hygrometric chart -- Response of museum material to RH -- Best RH for moisture-containing absorbent materials -- Climate inside and outside the museum -- Condensation and the dew point -- Humidity control -- RH control in a room -- The humidistat -- Humidifying equipment -- Dehumidifying equipment -- Room RH control: maintenance and air circulation -- Packaged air-conditioning units -- Central air conditioning -- RH control in a closed case -- buffers -- RH control in a closed case -- use of salts -- Mechanical RH stabilisation in cases -- Future development of exhibition case stabilisation -- RH is often a matter of compromise -- Buildings which cannot be humidified -- Improvisation and RH control -- Humidity control in archaeology -- Air pollution part I: The problem -- Particulates -- Particulate concentrations today -- New concrete buildings -- Removal of particulates -- Electrostatic precipitators (electro-filters) -- Gaseous pollution -- Sulphur dioxide (SO₂) -- Damage caused by sulphur dioxide -- Glass and sulphur dioxide -- Effects of sulphur dioxide on lichens and mosses -- Ozone -- Effects of ozone -- Nitrogen oxides -- Effects of nitrogen dioxide -- Levels of ozone and nitrogen dioxide likely to be encountered -- Chlorides -- Pollution through storage conditions -- Removal of gaseous pollutants -- Fire extinguishers -- Vibration -- Light part II: Spectral curves -- Sun and sky -- Lamps and control equipment -- Measuring UV -- Luminous efficiency and the light meter -- Some basic light units -- Visual performance -- Luminance and subjective brightness -- The Blue Wool standards -- Damage versus wavelength -- Heat radiated from light sources -- Activation energy -- The primary photochemical reaction -- Placing a colour on the CIE chromaticity chart -- The colour rendering calculation -- Colour rendering and the black body convention -- Humidity part II: The standard hygrometric (psychometric) chart -- A simple air-conditioning operation -- The lithium chloride hygrometer -- Dimensional changes caused by RH variation -- Outdoor climate and response of objects indoors -- Does constant RH keep dimensions unchanged at all temperatures? -- Effect of people on RH and temperature -- Moisture content of absorbent materials useful as buffers -- Exchange of air between case and room -- Hygrometric half-time -- Penetration of oxygen and water vapour through plastic films -- Air pollution part II: Plotting the size distribution of particulates -- Choice of particulate filter -- Efficiency of activated carbon filters -- The fate of sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere -- The formation of ozone.

Resources:
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0408707925
9780408707923
0408709499
9780408709491

Subject:

Heimatmuseum der Gemeinde Gründau
KunstWerk
Museum buildings Environmental engineering.
Museums.
Museum conservation methods.
Musées Méthodes de conservation.
Musées (Édifices) Technique de l'environnement.
Musées.
museums (institutions)
Beleuchtung
Konservierung
Luftfeuchtigkeit
Luftverschmutzung
Patrimonio Cultural.

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.

Added entries:

Butterworth series on conservation in the arts, archaeology, and architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 3534
Call No.: TH6057.M87.T46 1978 (ID:87-B11859)
Status: Available