This book covers the physical care of botanical and zoological collections for scientific teaching and display purposes with emphasis on preservation for scientific value. A manual for curators and collections managers containing practical guidance, recommendations and advice across the whole field of natural history curation (excluding palaeontology). A wide range of international experts with hands-on experience of collections have been chosen to contribute chapters on the care and conservation of both dried and fluid-preserved collections of plant material, vertebrates and invertebrates. The emphasis is on remedial conservation, which is the employment of best practice to prevent or arrest the long-term deterioration of specimens to preserve their scientific and cultural worth. Special chapters will cover the fields of genetic material, pest control, the museum environment - policies and procedures, with appendices on such topics as documentation and disaster planning.
- ISBN10 0750609613
- ISBN13 9780750609616
- Publish Date 8 December 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 September 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Architectural Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English