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Basic condition reporting : a handbook / edited by Deborah Rose Van Horn, Heather Culligan, and Corinne Midgett

This guide provides standardised vocabulary and methodology for documenting the state of preservation of museum objects. It establishes consistent procedures for recording conditions prior to loans, exhibitions, and conservation treatments.

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