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General literature on the history of photography and photographic processes

Baldwin, Gordon. Looking at Photographs. A guide to Technical Terms. Malibu: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1991.

Besser, H. Introduction to Imaging. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2003.

Coe, B., Haworth-Booth, M.A. A Guide to Early Photographic Processes. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983.

Coe, B. Cameras: from Daguerreotypes to Instant Pictures. London: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 1978.

Coe, B. Colour Photography: The First Hundred Years, 1840-1940. London: Ash & Grant, 1978.

Coote, Jack H. The Illustrated History of Colour Photography. Surrey: Fountain Press, 1993.

Farber, Richard. Historic photographic processes: A guide to Creating Handmade Photographic Images. New York: Allworth Press, 1998.

Frizot, Michel (ed.). A New History of Photography. Cologne: Könemann Verlag, 1998.

Johnson, William S., Rice, M., Williams, C. Photography from 1839 to Today: George Eastman House Rochester, NY. Cologne: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, 2000.

Nadeau, Luis. Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic and Photomechanical Processes. Vols. 1 and 2. New Brunswick, Canada: 1989.

Sobieszek, R. et al. Color as form. A History of Color Photography. Rochester (NY): George Eastman House, 1982.

Ware, Mike. Cyanotype: The History, Science and Art of Photographic Printing in Prussian Blue. London: Science Museum and National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, 1999.


Literature on conservation and restoration of photographic heritage

Barton, John P., Wellheiser, Johanna G. (ed.). An Ounce of Prevention: A Handbook on Disaster Contingency Planning for Archives, Libraries, and Record Centres. Toronto: Toronto Area Archevists Group Education Foundation, 1985.

Brown, Margaret R. Boxes for the Protection of Rare Books: Their Design and Construction. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1982.

Canadian Conservation Institute. Notes. [There are 8 documents concerning the conservation of photographs: # 2/5: Using a Camera to Measure Light Levels; #15/3: Display and Storage of Museum Objects Containing Cellulose Nitrate; #16/1: Care of Encased Photographic Images; #16/2: Care of Black and White Photographic Glass Plate Negatives; #16/3: Care of Black and White Photographic Negatives and Film; #16/4: Care of Black and White Photographic Prints; #16/5: Care of Photographic Materials; #16/6: Processing Contemporary Black and White Photographic Films and Paper] (Available at the Canadian Conservation Institute, 1030 Innes Rd., Ottawa, Canada K1A 0M8).

Cartier-Bresson, Anne F. Les Papier Salès: Alteration et Restauration des Premieres Photographies sur Papier. Parijs: Direction des Affaires Culturelles de la Ville de Paris, 1984.

Clapp, Anne F. Curatorial Care of Works of Art on Paper. New York: Nick Lyons Books, 1987.

Clark, Susie (ed.). Care of Photographic, Moving Image & Sound Collections, 20th-24th July 1998, York, England (conference papers). Leigh: The Institute of Paper Conservation (IPC), 1999.

Clark, Susie. Preservation of Photographic Materials. London: National Preservation Office, 1999.

Clark, S., Winsor, P., Ball, S. Conservation of Photographic Materials. London: the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, 1997.

Conservation of Scrapbooks and Albums. The Book and Paper Group / Photographic Materials Group Joint Session at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, June 11, 1999, St. Louis, Missouri (Postprints).

Eastman Kodak Company. Conservation of Photographs. Rochester, NY, Eastman Kodak Co., 1985. (Kodak Pub. F-40); Storage and Care of Kodak Color Photographs (Pub. E-30); Prevention and Removal of Fungus on Prints and Films (Pub. AE-22); Copying and Duplication (Pub. M-1); The Book of Film Care Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company, 1983. (Kodak Pub. H-23);Storage and Preservation of Microfilms (Pub. D-31).

Ellis, Margaret Holben. The Care of Prints and Drawings. Nashville: AASLH Press, 1987.

Hendriks, Klaus B., Whitehurst, Anne. Conservation of Photographic Materials: a Basic Reading List. Ottawa, Ontario: National Archives of Canada, 1988.

Hendriks, Klaus B. The Preservation and Restoration of Photographic Materials in Archives and Libraries: a RAMP Study with Guidelines. Paris: UNESCO (PGI-84/WS/1), 1984.

Hendriks, Klaus B., Thurgood, B., Iraci, J., Lesser, B., Hill, G. Fundamentals of Photographic Conservation: A Study Guide. Toronto: Lugus Productions with the National Archives of Canada, 1991.

Hesse, W., Schmidt, M. Faustregeln für die Fotoarchievierung, 4. Auflage (Rundbrief Fotografie, Sonderheft 1). Esslingen: Museumsverband Baden-Württemberg, 2001.

ICN-Kwaliteitseisen voor archieven. Amsterdam: Instituut Collectie Nederland, 2001.

Johnson, Stub, J. Conservation Management and Archival Survival of Photographic Collections. Göteborg: Institute of Conservation of Gothenborg (Göteborg Studies in Conservation/ ACTA Universitatis Gothoburgensis), 1997.

Keefe, Lawrence E., Jr., Inch, Dennis. The Life of a Photograph: Archival Processing, Matting, Framing, and Storage. Boston / London: Focal Press, 1984.

Koch, M. et al. Research Techniques in Photographic Conservation, Proceedings in the Conference in Copenhagen 14-19 May 1995. Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, 1996.

Lavédrine, Bertrand. A Guide to the Preventive Conservation of Photograph Collections. Los Angeles (CA): Getty Conservation Institute, 2003.

Lavédrine, Bertrand. La conservation des photographies. Paris: CNRS, 1990.

Lavédrine, Bertrand. Les autochromes, approche historique et technologique du procédé. Etude des liés à sa conservation, Les document graphiques et photographiques, analyse et conservation. Travaux du centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Documents Graphiques (CRCDG). Paris: La Documentation française, 1993.

Lavédrine, Bertrand, Gondolfo, Jean-Paul, Monod, Sibylle. Les Collections Photographiques. Guide de conservation préventive. Paris: ARSAG, 2001.

Les Documents Graphiques et Photographiques: Analyse et Conservation. Paris: Editions de Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1981.

National Research Council. Preservation of Historical Records. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1986.

Porro, J. (ed.), Reilly, Bernard F., Reilly, Jr. James M., Norris, Debbie Hess, Puglia, Steven T., De Stefano, Paula, van Haaften, J., McClung, P. Photograph Preservation and the Research Library. Mountain View (CA): Research Libraries Group, Inc., 1991.

Reilly, James M. Care and Identification of 19th-Century Photographic Prints. (Kodak Publication G-2S). Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company, 1986.

Reilly, James M. IPI Storage Guide for Acetate Film. Rochester, NY: Image Permanence Institute, 1996.

Reilly, James M. Storage Guide for Color Photographic Materials. Albany, NY: The University of the State of New York, New York State Education Department, New York State Library, The New York State Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials, 1998.

Rempel, Siegfried. The Care of Photographs. New York: Nick Lyons Books, 1987.

Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn, Munoff, Gerald J., and Long, Margery S. Archives and Manuscripts: Administration of Photographic Collections. (SAA Basic Manual Series). Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1984.

Sauvegarde et conservation des photographies, dessins, imprimés et manuscrits. Actes des journées internationales d’études de l’ARSAG, Paris, 30 septembre - 4 Octobre 1991.

Standards in the Museum Care of Photographic collections. London: Museums and Galleries Commission, 1996.

Storage Guide for Color Photographic Materials. New York, NY, the University of the State of New York, New York State Education Department, New York State Library, the New York State Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials, 1998.

The American Institute for Conservation of Historical and Artistic Works (AIC). Topics in Photographic Preservation.

Thomson, Garry. The Museum Environment, 2nd ed. Boston: Butterworths / International Institute for Conservation, 1986.

Wilhelm, Henry. The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs: Traditional and Digital Color Prints, Color Negatives, Slides and Motion Pictures. Grinnell: Preservation Publishing Company, 1993.

Ware, Mike. Mechanisms of Image Deterioration in Early Photographs: the Sensitivity to Light of W.H. Talbot’s Halide-fixed Images 1834-1844. London: Science Museum and National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, 1994.


Literature on the digitization of photographic heritage

Frey, F., Reilly, James M. Digital Imaging for Photographic Collections: Foundations for Technical Standards. Rochester: Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1999.

Kenney, A.R., Rieger, O.Y. (eds). Moving Theory into Practice: digital imaging for libraries and archives. Mountain View (CA): Research Libraries Group, 2000.

Lee, S.D. Digital Imaging: a Practical Handbook. London: London Library Association Publishing, 2001.

Ostrow, Stephen E. Digitizing Historical Collections for the internet. Washington / Amsterdam: Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) / European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA), 1998.

 
 

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