Photographs of the past : process and preservation / Bertrand Lavédrine ; with Jean-Paul Gandolfo, John McElhone, and Sibylle Monod ; translated by John McElhone.

Main entry:

Lavédrine, Bertrand, author.

Title & Author:

Photographs of the past : process and preservation / Bertrand Lavédrine ; with Jean-Paul Gandolfo, John McElhone, and Sibylle Monod ; translated by John McElhone.

Publication:

Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, [2009]
©2009

Description:

xii, 352 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Translated from the French.

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"--Cover.

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ISBN:

9780892369577 (paperback)
0892369574 (paperback)

Subject:

Photographs Conservation and restoration.
Photographies Conservation et restauration.
21.41 techniques, materials and equipment of photographic art.
Erhaltung
Konservierung
Fotografie
Restaurierung
Foto's.
Conservatie.
Restauratie.
Fotografi handböcker, manualer, etc.
Fototeknik handböcker, manualer, etc.
Fototeknik historia.
Fotografi bevarande och restaurering.
Mörkrumsteknik handböcker, manualer, etc.
Photographie.
Geschichte 1825-2000
Kh.01.05.·photographisches verfahren - Photographisches Verfahren

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.

Added entries:

Gandolfo, Jean-Paul, author.
McElhone, John P., author, translator.
Monod, Sibylle, author.
Getty Conservation Institute.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 319676
Call No.: 319676
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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