The Museum Environment

London: Buttersworth & Co, 1978. 1st edition. Hardcover. VG- Fine internally but with cover wear and stains; previous owner's signature on ffep. No markings in text. Contents clean and tight.. Gold boards with white illus and black lettering. xiv/270 pp. with 16 color plates and 104 bw figures. The Museum Environment deals with the behavior and conservation of the various classes of museum exhibit. This book is divided into six sections that provide museum specifications for conservation. This text highlights the three contributing factors in the deterioration and decay of museum exhibits, namely light, humidity, and air pollution. Each section describes the mechanism of deterioration and the appropriate "preventive conservation". The changes in this edition from the previous include the electronic hygrometry, fluorescent lamps, buffered cases, air conditioning systems, and data logging and control in historic buildings. - from the publisher's web site. Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology.