This bibliography was initially prepared in May 2002 by Bruno Pouliot, with the collaboration and assistance of Linda Lennon, Winterthur Class of 1997, who then served as Assistant Conservator on different projects at Winterthur Museum and for WUDPAC. Responsibility for the bibliography was passed to Dr. Joelle Wickens in 2009. It is constantly updated and your suggestions for new sources are welcome. Resources can be filtered by the following topics: Collections Care, General Reference, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Environmental Management, Housing, Storage, and Display, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Light, Mold, Packing and Transport, Pollutants, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Surveys and Assessments, and Sustainability.
A comparison of clear versus yellow ultraviolet filters in reducing fading of selected dyes.
Crews, P.C.
1988 – Studies in Conservation 33:87-93.
Crews, P.C. 1988. A comparison of clear versus yellow ultraviolet filters in reducing fading of selected dyes. Studies in Conservation 33:87-93.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management
A comparison of selected UV filtering materials for the reduction of fading.
Crews, P.C.
1989 – Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. 28(2):117-125.
Crews, P.C. 1989. A comparison of selected UV filtering materials for the reduction of fading. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. 28(2):117-125.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management
A proposal to reduce the exposure to light of museum objects without reducing illuminance or the level of visual satisfaction of museum visitors.
Cuttle, C.
2000 – Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 39(2):229-244.
Cuttle, C. 2000. A proposal to reduce the exposure to light of museum objects without reducing illuminance or the level of visual satisfaction of museum visitors. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 39(2):229-244.
Filter(s): Housing, Storage, and Display, Light, Environmental Management
Effect of light on historic textiles.
De Torres, A.
1987 – Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware. (Literature review and in house document)
De Torres, A. 1987. Effect of light on historic textiles. Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware. (Literature review and in house document)
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management
Museum lighting: Its past and future development. In Museum Microclimates: Contributions to the Copenhagen Conference, 19-23 November 2007. eds. T. Padfield and K. Borchensen.
Druzik, J., and B. Esh?j.
2007 – Copenhagen: National Museum of Denmark. 51-56.
This article is particularly relevant as it presents a history of pertinent research and recommendations to control light damage in collections. Although no specific solutions are proposed, the current thinking is presented on ways for conservators to consider the issue of light damage, while still allowing for viewing and display of collection objects. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
http://www.natmus.dk/graphics/konferencer_mm/microclimates/pdf/druzik.pdf
Druzik, J., and B. Eshj. 2007. Museum lighting: Its past and future development. In Museum Microclimates: Contributions to the Copenhagen Conference, 19-23 November 2007. eds. T. Padfield and K. Borchensen. Copenhagen: National Museum of Denmark. 51-56.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management
Let there be light: Winterthur’s Lighting Project. In Textiles Revealed: Object lessons in historic textile and costume research, ed. M. Brooks.
Eaton, L.
2000 – London: Archetype Publication. 93-97.
Eaton, L. 2000. Let there be light: Winterthur’s Lighting Project. In Textiles Revealed: Object lessons in historic textile and costume research, ed. M. Brooks. London: Archetype Publication. 93-97.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management