Technical Examination and Documentation (CUMC90032) // Further information

Further information

• Texts

  Prescribed texts

  A subject reader will be available in the pre-teaching period.

  Recommended texts and other resources

  In addition to the Subject Reader, the following texts are recommended for this subject and can be purchased from online book stores and/or borrowed from the Baillieu library (copies will also be available in class):

  • Bigras, C, Choquette, M & Powell, J 2010. Lighting Methods for Photographing Museum Objects, Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa (available from the CCI).
  • Hodges, H 1989. 'The Examination of artifacts', in Artifacts - an introduction to early materials and technology. London: Duckworth, pp. 175-228 (UniM Baillieu 609.03 HODG).
  • Odegaard, N, Carroll, S & Zimmit, WS 2000/2007. Material Characterization Tests for Objects of Art and Archaeology - 1st/2nd edition. London: Archetype Publications (UniM Baillieu 620.110287 ODEG).
  • Powell, BA 2016. Collection Care - An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Stuart, B 2007. Analytical Chemistry in Conservation. UK: John Wiley & Sons (UniM Baillieu 702.88 STUA).
  • Van Horn, DR, Culligan, H & Midgett, C (eds) 2015. Basic Condition Reporting - A Handbook - 4th edition. New York: Rowman & Littlefield (UniM Baillieu 069.52 BASI).
  • Warda, J (ed) 2008/2011. The AIC Guide to Photography and Conservation Documentation - 1st/2nd edition. Washington DC: American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (UniM Baillieu 025.84 AIC) (The 2011 2nd edition is available from the AIC).

  Additional texts may be recommended.

• Related Handbook entries

  This subject contributes to the following:

  Type	Name
  Specialisation (formal)	Principles of Cultural Materials Conservation

• Links to additional information

  http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/grimwadecentre#about

Last updated: 31 January 2024