The preparator's handbook : a practical guide for preparing and installing collection objects / Andrew Saluti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saluti, Andrew, author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museum techniques.

Physical Description:

xvi, 175 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]

Summary:

"The Preparator's Handbook is an invaluable resource for emerging museum professionals or anyone working in galleries and collections with little-to-no previous preparatory experience or training. It explores, explains, and demonstrates object preparation and installation techniques"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What is a preparator?

Object handling : a philosophical approach

Preparation in action : pack it, but don't touch it : a case study of the trope / Meredith Wiemer

Preparation management

Preparation in action : new glass now / Warren Bunn II

Two-dimensional object preparation

Preparation in action : mounting scrolls for exhibition / Donia Conn

Three-dimensional object preparation

Preparation in action : simple fosshape supports for textiles / Kirsten Schoonmaker

Preparation in action : the object directs the process : creating ethafoam cradles for the Field Museum's paleontological collection / Adrienne Stroup

Installation of objects

Preparation in action : exterior sculpture at Stone Quarry Hill Art Park / Emily Zaengle

Practical basics for lighting, audio, and video

Preparator's resources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Saluti, Andrew. Preparator's handbook

ISBN:

9781538139226

9781538139219

1538139219

1538139227

OCLC:

1304813255

Publisher Number:

99995722359