Preventative Bibliography

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.

The evaluation of a packing case for paintings. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 7th Triennial Meeting, Copenhagen.

Green, T. and S. Hackney.
1984 – Paris: ICOM. 84.12.1-84.12.6.

Green, T. and S. Hackney. 1984. The evaluation of a packing case for paintings. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 7th Triennial Meeting, Copenhagen. Paris: ICOM. 84.12.1-84.12.6.

Filter(s): Packing and Transport

Way to go: crating artwork for travel.

Horne, S.
1985 – Hamilton, N.Y.: Gallery Association of New York State.

Horne, S. 1985. Way to go: crating artwork for travel. Hamilton, N.Y.: Gallery Association of New York State.

Filter(s): Packing and Transport

Shock, vibration, and the shipping environment. In Art in Transit: Studies in the Transport of Paintings, ed. M. F. Mecklenburg.

Marcon, P.
1991 – Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art. 121 -132.

Marcon, P. 1991. Shock, vibration, and the shipping environment. In Art in Transit: Studies in the Transport of Paintings, ed. M. F. Mecklenburg. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art. 121 -132.

Filter(s): Packing and Transport

The transport of paintings in microclimate display cases. Preventive conservation: practice, theory and research: Preprints of the contributions to the Ottawa Congress, 12-16 September.

Richard, M.
1994 – London: International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. 185-189.

Richard, M. 1994. The transport of paintings in microclimate display cases. Preventive conservation: practice, theory and research: Preprints of the contributions to the Ottawa Congress, 12-16 September. London: International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. 185-189.

Filter(s): Packing and Transport, Environmental Management

Control of temperature and relative humidity in packing cases. In Art in Transit: Studies in the Transport of Paintings, ed. M. F. Mecklenburg.

Richard, M.
1991 – Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art. 279-297.

Richard, M. 1991. Control of temperature and relative humidity in packing cases. In Art in Transit: Studies in the Transport of Paintings, ed. M. F. Mecklenburg. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art. 279-297.

Filter(s): Packing and Transport, Environmental Management

Degas pastels: problems with transport and examination and analysis of materials.

Norville-Day, H., J. Townsend and T. Green.
1993 – The Conservator 17: 46-55.

Norville-Day, H., J. Townsend and T. Green. 1993. Degas pastels: problems with transport and examination and analysis of materials. The Conservator 17: 46-55.

Filter(s): Packing and Transport