Durability and Change : The Science, Responsibility, and Cost of Sustaining Cultural Heritage (Hardcover)

Partial table of contents:

Preservation of Books and the Electronic Storage of Information (F. Westheimer).

Durability and Change: A Biochemist's View (F. Cramer).

The Value of Age and Decay (D. Lowenthal).

The Nature of Changes Caused by Physical Factors (W. Ginell).

Microbiological Impacts on the Cultural Heritage (C. Urzi & W. Krumbein).

The Role of the Conservation Scientist in Enhancing the Practice of Preventive Conservation and the Conservation Treatment of Artifacts (N. Tennent).

The Architect's Role in Conservation (M. Schuller).

Selling Cultural Heritage: Conflicts and Possibilities (B. Goodey).

Appendices.

Indexes.