Title: British Museum Technical Research Bulletin, volume 1 Publisher: British Museum Year: 2007 Website: http://www.britishmuseum.org/... Articles in PDF format. Table of contents:
Title: Moving Theory into Practice. Digital Imaging Tutorial Publisher: Cornell University Library Online access: http://www.library.cornell.edu/... PDF version: http://www.library.cornell.edu/... (3.9 Mb) Other languages: this book is also available in French and Spanish Table of contents (compact version): Preface 1. Basic Terminology 2. Selection 3. Conversion 4. Quality Control 5. Metadata 6. Technical Infrastructure A. Digitization Chain B. Image Creation C. File Management D. Delivery 7. Presentation 8. Digital Preservation 9. Management 10. Continuing Education
Title: Handbook on the Use of Lasers in Conservation and Conservation Science Editors: M. Schreiner, M. Strlič, R. Salimbeni. Publisher: COST office, Brussels, Belgium Year: 2008. e-version ISBN-10: 973 88109 30 e-version ISBN-13: 978 973 88109 3 8 Link: http://alpha1.infim.ro/...
Table of contents (compact version):
1. The Principles of Laser 1.1. Fundamentals
2. Laser Cleaning 2.1. Principles of Laser Cleaning 2.2. Stone 2.3. Paintings 2.4. Paper and Other Organic Materials 2.5. Lasers and Biodeterioration 2.6. Safety
3. Documentation and Diagnosis 3.1. 3D Laser Scanning of Architectural Sites 3.2. 3D Laser Scanning of Artworks 3.3. Laser Doppler Vibrometry 3.4. Interferometry 3.5. Shearography 3.6. Fluorescence LIDAR
Title: Preserve then Show Editors: Dan Niseen, Lisbeth Richter Larsen, Thomas C. Christensen and Jesper Stub Johnsen Publisher: Danish Film Institute Year: 2002
Note: After the links were removed from the first source, they were made available at the Danish Film Institute website.
Description: 'Preserve then Show' is the title of an anthology spotlighting film preservation and restoration and presenting the latest research in the field. Edited and published by the Danish Film Institute (DFI), the anthology is based on papers delivered at an international seminar at the DFI in November 2001 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the first film museum in Denmark, now the DFI/ Archive & Cinematheque. (from the original press-release)
1. Philosophy The Raw Material of Film History, Casper Tybjerg (pdf, 134 Kb) Film as an Art Object, Paolo Cherchi Usai (pdf, 250 Kb)
2. Preservation Film Storage Studies – Recent Findings, Jean-Louis Bigourdan (pdf, 94 Kb) Optimizing Nitrate Film Storage, Peter Z. Adelstein (pdf, 102 Kb) Condensation in Film Containers during Cooling and Warming, Tim Padfield (pdf, 454 Kb; alternative link) The Condition Assessment for the Film Collection of the DFI, Karin Bonde Johansen and Mikael Braae (pdf, 348 Kb) Environmental Assessment and Condition Survey: A Strategic Preservation Plan for the DFI’s Motion Picture Film Collections, Jean-Louis Bigourdan (pdf, 153 Kb) From Condition Assessment Survey to a New Preservation Strategy for the DFI, Jesper Stub Johnsen (pdf, 348 Kb)
3. Restoration Notes on the Proliferation of Metropolis, Martin Koerber (pdf, 141 Kb) Restoring a Danish Silent Film – Nedbrudte Nerver, Thomas C. Christensen (pdf, 270 Kb) Preservation of Early Sound Films, Uffe Lomholt Madsen (pdf, 660 Kb) The Restoration of Silent Films Produced by Nordisk Films Kompagni, Marguerite Engberg (pdf, 359 Kb) Digital Image Restoration – Black Art or White Magic?, Paul Read (pdf) Restoration of Movie Films by Digital Image Processing, Rudolf Gschwind (pdf, 527 Kb)
4. Presentation Managing a Collection – Issues of Selection and Transmission, Gabrielle Claes (pdf, 345 Kb) The First Film Archive, Esben Krohn (pdf, 618 Kb) The Nordisk Film Collection – an Introduction, Lisbeth Richter Larsen (pdf, 988 Kb)
Title: Inhibiting the deterioration of plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) – a museum perspective Author: Yvonne Rose Shashoua University: Technical University of Denmark Year: 2001 Type of document: PhD thesis Website: http://www.natmus.dk/... Download: http://www.natmus.dk/... (PDF, 2.82 Mb)
Table of contents (compact version):
1. Abstract and Danish summary (Dansk resumé) 2. Introduction and background to the research project 3. Plasticized PVC; manufacture and deterioration 4. Deterioration of plasticized PVC in the museum environment 5. Experimental methods 6. Results and discussion 7. Conclusions 8. References Appendices
Title: Effect of Washing of Cellulose Triacetate Films with Different Degrees of Degradation Author: Karin Bonde Johansen Type of Document: Master thesis University: School of Conservation, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Year: 2004 Pages: 116 Download: http://www.dfi.dk/... (PDF, 3.67 Mb)
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