Description
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Published 1985. Wraps, 48 pp.; 22 cm; Fourth Edition; 11 black-and-white figures, including a framing cross-section diagram.
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Condition & notes
In Very Good condition. Staple bound. Cream illustrated paper covers printed with an all-over red foxing-spot design (part of the cover art), black lettering on front; mild shelf and edge wear, light scuffing and soiling to front cover. Binding tight. Faint pencil residue at top right corner of title page; pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Practical guide to the care of prints, drawings, watercolors and documents from the Conservation Laboratory of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Department of Prints and Drawings. First published in 1971, prompted by two exhibitions held at the Museum that spring: "The Art and Craft of Papermaking," organized by the Library of Congress, and "Conservation of Works of Art on Paper." Covers the history of papermaking, the dangers to paper (light, heat, humidity, air pollution, insects, poor mats and wooden backings), museum-board matting, hinging and framing, and restoration. Figures show damage and repair on works by George Fuller, John Singleton Copley, Paul Helleu and Seymour Haden, and a Netherlandish woodcut of Christ on the Cross (1450-1460) before and after restoration. Includes a list of suppliers, a list of conservation training programs and a bibliography. Contents: Preface; The History of Papermaking; The Enemies of Paper; Matting and Framing; A Note on Restoration; Materials and Services; Programs in Art Conservation; Bibliography.