Main entry:

Schaeffer, Terry T. (Terry Trosper), 1939-

Title & Author:

Effects of light on materials in collections : data on photoflash and related sources / Terry T. Schaeffer.

Publication:

Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, 2001.

Description:

viii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Series:

Research in conservation

Notes:
At head of title: The Getty Conservation Institute.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-198) and index.
Foreword / Timothy P. Whalen -- Ch. 1. Background Information. Photophysics. Photochemistry. Light Sources. Filters Used with Light Sources. Considerations for the Calculations -- Ch. 2. Results of the Literature Search. Colorants. Natural Fibers. Pulp, Paper, and Wood. Gums and Natural Resins. Synthetic Polymers. Polymeric Materials Containing Colorants. Fluorescent Whitening Agents. Photographic and Reprographic Materials. Miscellaneous Objects and Combinations of Materials -- Ch. 3. Technical Details from the Literature Search. Colorants. Natural Fibers. Pulp, Paper, and Wood. Gums and Natural Resins. Synthetic Polymers. Polymeric Materials Containing Colorants. Fluorescent Whitening Agents. Photographic and Reprographic Materials.

Summary:

This volume fills that gap by providing a survey of the impact of exposure to light with an emphasis on photoflash and reprographic sources. The information provided will assist conservators and collections managers in assessing the risk to art and archival objects of such exposures. The text surveys relevant photophysical and photochemical principles, photometric and radiometric measurement, and the spectral outputs of several light sources. Materials discussed include colorants and natural fibers; pulp, paper, and wood; natural and synthetic polymers; fluorescent whitening agents; photographic and reprographic materials; and objects containing combinations of materials. Approximations and assumptions used in the evaluation process are discussed in some detail, with examples of the different types of calculations.

Resources:
Getty Publications Virtual Library
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Online version available via the Getty publications virtual library

ISBN:

0892366451 (pbk.)
9780892366453 (pbk.)

Subject:

Artists' materials Deterioration.
Artists' materials Effect of light on.
Photochemistry.
Archival materials Deterioration.
Museum conservation methods.
Matériel d'artistes Détérioration.
Matériel d'artistes Effets de la lumière sur.
Photochimie.
Documents d'archives Détérioration.
Musées Méthodes de conservation.
Fotochemie.
Kunstcollecties.
Conservatie.
Exponat Blitzlicht Auswirkung.
Blitzlicht Exponat Auswirkung.
Art Deterioration.

Added entries:

Getty Conservation Institute
Research in conservation.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 222396
Call No.: N8558.5 .S3 2001
Status: Available