The National Trust manual of housekeeping, care and conservation of collections in historic houses
Type
Label
The National Trust manual of housekeeping, care and conservation of collections in historic houses
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 884-887) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The National Trust manual of housekeeping
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
751740785
Sub title
care and conservation of collections in historic houses
Table Of Contents
Introduction / Sarah Staniforth -- The historic house context : the National Trust experience / Christopher Rowell -- History of housekeeping / Madelaine Abey-Koch -- Conservation : principles, practice, and ethics / Sarah Staniforth -- Agents of deterioration / Sarah Staniforth -- Physical agents of deterioration / Helen Lloyd and Katy Lithgow -- Chemical agents of deterioration / Sarah Staniforth, Sophie Julien, and Linda Bullock -- Biological agents of deterioration / Robert Child -- Light as an agent of deterioration / Linda Bullock with Helen Lloyd -- Relative humidity as an agent of deterioration / Sarah Staniforth -- Planning and managing housekeeping / Helen Lloyd and Katy Lithgow -- Housekeeping tasks / Helen Lloyd and Katy Lithgow -- Stonework / Trevor Proudfoot -- Mosaics and decorative tiles / John Stewart, Sandra Davison, and Trevor Proudfoot -- Plasterwork / Trevor Proudfoot -- Painted interiors: wall paintings painted decoration / Katy Lithgow and Christine Sitwell -- Wallpaper / Mark Sandiford and Phillippa Mapes -- Woodwork / Jeremy Capadose -- Floors / Helen Lloyd -- Floor coverings / Helen Lloyd -- Window glass / Alfred Fisher and Helen Lloyd -- Metalwork / Rupert Harris -- Decorative light fittings / Helen Lloyd and Martin Mortimer -- Stone, plaster, and terracotta / Trevor Proudfoot and Sandra Davison -- Ceramics / Helen Lloyd and Christine Daintith -- Glass / Sandra Davison and Patricia Jackson -- Metals / Rupert Harris -- Arms and armour / Rupert Harris -- Clocks and watches / Jonathan Betts -- Scientific instruments / Nigel Seeley -- Musical instruments -- Furniture / Jeremy Capadose -- Gilded and painted wood / Jeremy Capadose and Victoria Marsland -- Lacquer and japanning / Christopher Calnan and Christine Sitwell -- Leather / Christopher Calnan -- Textiles / Caroline Rendell -- Tapestries, carpets, and rugs / Ksynia Marko -- Linens and whitework / Marilyn Dunn-Sixt -- Costume and accessories / Althea Mackenzie and Ann French -- Paper / Andrew Bush and Graeme Storey -- Glazed framed paper and other materials / Andrew Bush and Graeme Story -- Books / Caroline Bendix and Nicolas Pickwood -- Photographs / Anita Bools -- Paintings / Sarah Staniforth -- Portrait miniatures / Alan Derbyshire -- Polychrome sculpture / Christine Sitwell, Katy Lithgow, and Trevor Proudfoot -- Natural history collections / Simon Moore -- World culture collections / Sherry Doyal, Christine Murray, and Linda Shelley -- Archaeological collections / Dean Sully -- Plastics / Nigel Seeley and Vincent Daniels -- Collections outdoors / Helen Lloyd -- Outdoor stone / Trevor Proudfoot -- Outdoor metals / Rupert Harris -- Outdoor wood / Katy Lithgow -- Vehicles / Frances Jackson and Christopher Nicholson -- Keeping records / Caroline Rendell -- Health and safety / Mark Daniels -- Historic house technology / Tim Martin and Nigel Seeley -- Opening historic houses / Helen Lloyd -- Staffing historic houses / Helen Lloyd -- Storage / Katy Lithgow -- Building work : planning and protection / Katy Lithgow -- Events : planning and protection / Catherine MacCarthy ... [et al.] -- Display cases and exhibitions / Linda Bullock and Fiona Macalister -- Interpreting conservation / Nicky Ingram -- Living in historic houses / Mary Greenacre and Julie Vint -- Transporting objects / Margaret Reid and Sarah Hickey -- Commissioning conservation work / Nigel Seeley
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Manual of housekeeping