Description
Issues within the Conservation of Photographs is the first publication to chronicle the emergence and systematic development of photograph conservation as a profession. In seventy-two crucial texts from the nineteenth century to the current day, this anthology collects key writings that have influenced both the philosophical and the practical aspects of conserving photographic materials. The materials were carefully selected by the editors along side an advisory board of international experts and include some–particularly the lectures, memos, and letters–that have never been published.
A number of the topics–protected environmental parameters, silver image permanence, and proper remedy methods–have been debated because the introduction of photography. By promoting an working out of these issues, this volume seeks to advance the education of rising conservation professionals, inspire new scholarship, and give a contribution to the field’s ongoing evolution.