33750
Title Of Article Chaper
The mounting and storage of prints, drawings and watercolours at the British Museum
Title Of Journal Book
International Conference on the Conservation of Library and Archive Materials and the Graphic Arts, Cambridge, 22-26 September 1980. Abstracts and preprints
Pages
132-134
Publisher
Institute for Paper Conservation. Society of Archivists
Publisher City
London
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
International Conference on the Conservation of Library and Archive Materials
Meeting City
Cambridge
Abstract
The system of mounting fulfills the following points: aesthetic requirements, conservation standards, basic security needs, maximum use of limited storage space. A detailed description of inlaying (false margin) and a method of sandwiching recto/ verso compositions between sheets of perspex is described.
Keywords
Drawing, framing mounting; Watercolour, framing mounting; Print engraving, framing mounting; Watercolour, storage; Print, engraving storage; Drawing, storage
pub_id
33750
Meeting Date
19800922-19800926