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Agnew, Neville, ed. Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road: Proceedings of an International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1997. Downloadable in eight separate sections.
[China (Dunhuang) / conferences / grottoes / mural paintings / sculpture]

Agnew, Neville, and Martha Demas, eds. Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China: English language translation, with Chinese text, of the document issued by China ICOMOS. 2nd Printing with revision. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. Downloadable in two parts:

PART I, Chinese-language text (49pp., 7.6MB)

PART II, English-language text (51pp., 6MB)
[conservation policy / historic sites / site management / site protection]

Avrami, Erica, Kathleen Dardes, Marta de la Torre, Samuel Y. Harris, Michael Henry, and Wendy Claire Jessup, contributors. "The Conservation Assessment: A Proposed Model for Evaluating Museum Environmental Management Needs." 1999. (39pp., 104KB)
[environmental monitoring / museology / collections management / risk assessment / security]

Avrami, Erica, Kathleen Dardes, Marta de la Torre, Samuel Y. Harris, Michael Henry, and Wendy Claire Jessup, contributors. "Evaluación Para la Conservación: Modelo Propuesto Para Evaluar las Necesidades de Control del Entorno Museístico." 1999. (Spanish version of the above) (40pp., 150KB)
[environmental monitoring / museology / collections management / risk assessment / security]

Avrami, Erica, Hubert Guillaud, and Mary Hardy, eds. Terra Literature Review: An Overview of Earthen Architecture Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (174 pp., 1.7MB)
[archaeological sites / building materials / documentation (function) / earthen architecture / structural analysis]

Avrami, Erica, Randall Mason, and Marta de la Torre. Values and Heritage Conservation: Research Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2000. (100pp., 771KB)
[cultural property / historic preservation / evaluation]

Cass, Glen R., James R. Druzik, Daniel Grosjean, William W. Nazaroff, Paul M. Whitmore, and Cynthia L. Whittman. Protection of Works of Art From Atmospheric Ozone. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1989. (97pp., 904 K)
[fading / air pollution / pigment / watercolor]

Castellanos, Carolina, Françoise Descamps, and María Isaura Aráuz. Executive Summary for the Management Plan of Joya de Cerén, El Salvador. Los Angeles: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte de El Salvador, and the Getty Conservation Institute, 2007. (25pp., 1.4MB)
[site management / archaeological sites / El Salvador]

Castellanos, Carolina, Françoise Descamps, and María Isaura Aráuz. Résume Exécutif du Plan de Gestion de Joya de Cerén, Le Salvador. Los Angeles: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte de El Salvador, and the Getty Conservation Institute, 2007. (French version of the above) (25pp., 1.4MB)
[site management / archaeological sites / El Salvador]

Castellanos, Carolina, Françoise Descamps, and María Isaura Aráuz. Resumen Ejecutivo del Plan de Manejo Joya de Cerén, El Salvador. Los Angeles: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte de El Salvador, and the Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (Spanish version of the above) (25pp., 1.4MB)
[site management / archaeological sites / El Salvador]

Castellanos, Carolina, Françoise Descamps, and María Isaura Aráuz, eds. Management Plan for Joya de Cerén. Los Angeles: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte de El Salvador, and the Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. This plan, in Spanish only, has introductions in English and French and can be downloaded in PDF format in 7 separate sections.
[site management / archaeological sites / El Salvador]

Cather, Sharon, ed. The Conservation of Wall Paintings: Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by the Courtauld Institute of Art and The Getty Conservation Institute. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. (181 pp., 6.3 MB)
[mural paintings / environmental monitoring / frescoes / soluble salt / treatment / cleaning / consolidation]

Corzo, Miguel Angel, ed. The Future of Asia's Past: Preservation of the Architectural Heritage of Asia. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1995. (75pp., 854KB)
[historic sites / archaeological sites / cultural tourism / conservation policy / conferences]

Dardes, Kathleen, and Andrea Rothe, eds. The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings: Proceedings of a Symposium at the J. Paul Getty Museum, April 1995. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. Downloadable in four separate sections. A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[panel paintings / wood / reinforcement / previous interventions / relative humidity / primary sources / preventive conservation]

Demas, Martha, compiler. "GCI Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites Bibliography." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (125 pp., 800KB)

Dorge, Valerie, and F. Carey Howlett, eds. Painted Wood: History and Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. Downloadable in six separate sections.
[furniture / painting techniques / pigment / polychrome / sculpture / wood]

Dorge, Valerie, and Sharon L. Jones, compilers. Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1999. (281pp., 3.4MB)
[disaster planning / manuals]

Bound copies in Spanish and French are also available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.

Drescher, Timothy W. "Priorities in Conserving Community Murals." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (14pp., 347KB)
[mural paintings / conservation policy / stakeholders / artist's intent / funding / public art]

Eppich, Rand, and Amel Chabbi, eds. Recording, Documentation, and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places: Illustrated Examples. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2007. Downloadable in seven separate sections.
[condition assessment / documentation (function) / historic buildings / monitoring / recording]

Faulk, Wilbur, and Laurie Sowd."Collections Theft Response Procedures." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Guidelines from The J. Paul Getty Trust and The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2001. (17pp., 246KB)
[preventive conservation / collections management / manuals / security / museums / archives]

Feller, R. L., and M. Wilt. Evaluation of Cellulose Ethers for Conservation. The J. Paul Getty Trust, 1990. (165pp., 2.1 MB)
[polymerization / stability]

Feller, Robert L. Accelerated Aging: Photochemical and Thermal Aspects. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1994. (292pp., 1.5MB)
[photochemistry / thermal analysis]

Garfinkle, Ann. "The Legal and Ethical Consideration of Mural Conservation: Issues and Debates." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (22pp., 141KB).
[conservation policy / public art / ethics (concept) / artists' rights / owner-contractor agreements / legislation]

The Getty Conservation Institute."GCI Lime Mortars and Plasters Bibliography: Sorted by Author." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (100 pp., 939KB)

The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Lime Mortars and Plasters Bibliography: Sorted by General Category." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (195 pp., 1.6MB)

The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Project Terra Bibliography: Sorted by Author." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (63 pp., 380KB)

The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Project Terra Bibliography: Sorted by General Category." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (106 pp., 603KB)

The Getty Conservation Institute. Incentives for the Preservation and Rehabilitation of Historic Homes in the City of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. (70pp., 3.5 MB)
[USA / California / historic preservation / historic buildings / economics]

The Getty Conservation Institute and the American Institute for Conservation. "Professional Development for Conservators in the United States: Report of the Directors' Retreat for the Advancement of Conservation Education." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Report of meeting held in Warrenton, VA, October 10-12, 2002. (21pp., 316KB)
[education / training / USA]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia. "Formation de techniciens à l'entretien des mosaïques in situ." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (133pp., 7.1MB)

The Getty Conservation Institute and Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia. "Technician Training for the Maintenance of In Situ Mosaics." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (133pp., 7.6MB) (English version of the above)

The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia. The Hieroglyphic Stairway of Copán, Honduras: Study Results and Conservation Proposals. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia, 2006. Downloadable in seven separate sections.
[archaeological sites / biodeterioration / building stone / Honduras (Copán) / rhyolite / tuff / weathering]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia. La Escalinata Jeroglífica de Copán, Honduras: Resultados de los Estudios y Propuestas de Conservación. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia, 2006. (Spanish version of the above) (212pp., 5.2MB)
[archaeological sites / biodeterioration / building stone / Honduras (Copán) / rhyolite / tuff / weathering]

The Getty Conservation Institute and the Israel Antiquities Authority. "Illustrated Glossary: Mosaics In Situ Project." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (17pp., 1.8 MB)

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura, eds. Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces. Los Angeles: Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura and the J. Paul Getty Trust, 2006. (241pp., 7.2MB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura, eds. Methodología para la Conservación de Retablos de Madera Policromada. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2006. (Spanish version of the above) (242pp., 7.6MB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura, eds. "Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces: Bibliography/Methodología para la Conservación de Retablos de Madera Policromada: Corpus Bibliográfico." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2006. (With introductions in Spanish and English.) (51pp., 216KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta Andalucía Conserjería de Cultura, eds. Workshop on Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces: Document on Retablos 2002. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. (17 pp., 502KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta Andalucía Conserjería de Cultura, eds. Taller sobre Metodología para la Conservación de Retablos de Madera Policromada: El Documento de Retablos 2002. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. (Spanish version of the above) (17 pp., 508KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta Andalucía Conserjería de Cultura, eds. Journées d'Étude sur la Méthodologie pour la Conservation des Retables en Bois Polychromes: Document des Retables 2002. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. (French version of the above) (17 pp., 513KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

Golden, Mark. "Mural Paints: Current and Future Formulations." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (14pp., 290KB)
[public art / acrylic paint / supports (artists' materials) / fading / blistering / cracking / mural paintings]

Koestler, Robert J., and E.D. Santoro. Assessment of the Susceptibility to Biodeterioration of Selected Polymers and Resins: Final Report Submitted to the Getty Conservation Institute. GCI Scientific Program Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1988. (118pp., 8.6MB)
[biodeterioration / deterioration / fungi / polymers / resin (organic material) / stone]

Kumar, Rakesh, and Anuradha V. Kumar. Biodeterioration of Stone in Tropical Environments: An Overview. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1999. (95pp., 624KB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[tropical climate]

Letellier, Robin. "RecorDIM 2002 Activities Report." 2003. (83pp., 728KB)
[recording / documentation (function) / information management / historic sites]

Letellier, Robin, Werner Schmid, and François LeBlanc. Recording, Documentation, and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places: Guiding Principles. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2007. (174pp., 13.1MB)
[data processing / documentation (function) / guidelines / heritage management / recording]

Maekawa, Shin, and Franciza Toledo. "A Climate Control System for Hollybourne Cottage, Jekyll Island Historic District, Georgia." Paper presented at conference of American Society of Heating Refrigeration Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), IAQ 2001 - Moisture, Microbes, and Health Effects: Indoor Air Quality and Moisture in Buildings in San Francisco, CA, November 4-7, 2001. (17pp., 620KB)
[USA / environmental control / historic houses / tropical climate / HVAC / relative humidity]

MacLean, Margaret G.H., and David Myers. Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site: A Case Study. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (49pp., 1.6MB) A book publication of the case study is available in Heritage Values in Site Management for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[Canada / Québec / values / conservation policy / site management / stakeholders / citizen participation]

Maekawa, Shin, and Franciza Toledo. "Controlled Ventilation and Heating to Preserve Collections in Historic Buildings in Hot and Humid Regions." Paper presented at the ICOM-CC 13th Triennial Meeting in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, September 22-27, 2002. (17pp., 236KB)
[environmental monitoring / tropical climate / HVAC / preventive conservation / relative humidity]

Maekawa, Shin. Oxygen-Free Museum Cases. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. (76 pp., 1.6MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[collections care / exhibit cases / anoxia]

Maekawa, Shin, and Franciza Toledo. "Sustainable Climate Control for Historic Buildings in Hot and Humid Regions," Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal Vol. 14, No. 3 (2003). [Also presented at the 18th International Conference on Passive Low Energy Architectures (PLEA) Conference, November 2001, Florianópolis, Brazil.](7pp., 412KB)
[tropical climate / environmental control / energy conservation / HVAC]

Randy Mason, ed. Economics and Heritage Conservation: A Meeting Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, December 1998. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Trust, 1999. (67pp., 351KB)
[historic preservation / conferences / cultural property]

Mason, Randall, Margaret G. H. MacLean, and Marta de la Torre. Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site: A Case Study. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (53pp., 1.3MB) A book publication of the case study is available in Heritage Values in Site Management for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[England / values / partnership / sustainability / site management]

Mason, Randall, David Myers, and Marta de la Torre. Port Arthur Historic Site: A Case Study. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (76pp., 1.4MB) A book publication of the case study is available in Heritage Values in Site Management for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[Australia / Tasmania / values / memory / site management / funding / interpretation / partnership]

McDonald, John K. House of Eternity: The Tomb of Nefertari. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. Downloadable in four separate sections.
[Tomb of Nefertari (Valley of the Queens, Egypt) / tombs / wall paintings]

Nazaroff, William W., Mary P. Ligocki, Lynn G. Salmon, Glen R. Cass, Theresa Fall, Michael C. Jones, Harvey I.H. Liu, and Timothy Ma. Airborne Particles in Museums. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. (145 pp., 1.5MB)
[indoor air pollution]

Oliver, Anne. Fort Selden Adobe Test Wall Project, Phase I, Final Report. The Getty Conservation Institute and Museum of New Mexico State Monuments, 2000. (108pp., 1MB)
[USA / New Mexico / environmental monitoring / site analysis / erosion / protective coating]

Pounds, Jon. "The Gift of Absence: Mural Restoration in a Policy Void." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (10pp., 91KB)
[conservation policy / public art / mural paintings / repainting / USA / Illinois / Chicago]

Price, C.A. Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. (79pp., 468KB)
[building stone]

Reedy, Terry J., and Chandra L. Reedy. Principles of Experimental Design for Art Conservation Research. GCI Scientific Program Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1992 (123pp., 1.6MB) Preface to the Electronic Edition, 2008. (3pp., 19KB)
[scientific analysis / statistical analysis]

Reedy, Terry J., and Chandra L. Reedy. Statistical Analysis in Art Conservation Research. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1988. (110pp., 872 K)
[statistics]

Rust, Michael K., and Janice M. Kennedy. The Feasibility of Using Modified Atmospheres to Control Insect Pests in Museums. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. (131pp., 2.8 MB)
[anoxia / pest control / insect damage]

Scott, David A., Jerry Podany, and Brian B. Considine, eds. Ancient & Historic Metals: Conservation and Scientific Research. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1994. Downloadable in three separate sections.
[bronze / casting / cleaning / copper / corrosion / gold / metal / sculpture / weathering / zinc]

Selwitz, Charles. Cellulose Nitrate in Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1988. (71pp., 556KB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[adhesive / ceramics / coating (material) / conservation materials / metal / stability]

Selwitz, Charles. Epoxy Resins in Stone Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1992. (117pp., 1.8 MB)
[discoloration / mechanical strength]

Selwitz, Charles, and Shin Maekawa. Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. (113pp., 1.5MB)
[collections care / pest control]

Shank, Will. "Before the Paint Hits the Wall." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (8pp., 102KB)
[mural paintings / supports (artists' materials) / public art / conservation policy]

Stanley Price, Nicholas, ed. The Conservation of the Orpheus Mosaic at Paphos, Cyprus. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. (88pp., 9.5MB)
[cleaning / consolidation / detaching / environmental monitoring / glass / mosaics / photodocumentation / site protection / stone / training]

"Summary Report, Project Terra Research Meeting." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Report of meeting held in Torquay, England, May 14, 2000. (21pp., 83KB)
[earthen archtecture]

"Terra Consortium: Guidelines for Institutional Collaboration." Guidelines for program of Project Terra and the UNESCO Chair on Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures, and Sustainable Development, 2000. (9pp., 56KB)
[earthen architecture / sustainable development / collaborating / partnership]

Tolles, E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, and William S. Ginell. Planning and Engineering Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Adobe Structures. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (154pp., 4.3MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[adobe / earthquakes / historic buildings / historic preservation / seismic design / structural analysis / USA (Southwest)]

Tolles, E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, and William S. Ginell. Guías de planeamiento e ingeniería para la estabilización sismorresistente de estructuras históricas de adobe. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (Spanish version of the above) (160pp., 4.8MB)
[adobe / earthquakes / historic buildings / historic preservation / seismic design / structural analysis / USA (Southwest)]

Tolles, E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, Frederick A. Webster, and William S. Ginell. Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures: Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2000. (174 pp., 3.2MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[historic buildings / retrofitting / seismic design / stabilizing]

Tolles, E. Leroy, Frederick A. Webster, Anthony Crosby, and Edna E. Kimbro. Survey of Damage to Historic Adobe Buildings after the January 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. (171 pp., 7.2MB)
[adobe / earthquakes / historic sites / retrofitting / structural analysis / surveys]

de la Torre, Marta, ed. Assessing the Values of Cultural Heritage: Research Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (123pp., 750KB)
[cultural property / evaluation / economics / historic preservation]

de la Torre, Marta, Margaret G.H. MacLean, and David Myers. Chaco Culture National Historical Park: A Case Study. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, June 2003. (66pp., 1.7MB) A book publication of the case study is available in Heritage Values in Site Management for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[New Mexico / Chaco Canyon / archaeological sites / Anasazi / compliance archaeology / legislation / Native American]

Weber, John Pitman. "Politics and Practice of Community Public Art: Whose Murals Get Saved?" Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (16pp., 348KB)
[conservation policy / mural paintings / repainting / USA / Illinois / Chicago]

Welch Howe, Kathryn, preparer. Los Angeles Historic Resource Survey Assessment Project: Summary Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2001. (34pp., 119KB)
[USA / California / historic buildings / historic preservation / historic districts]

Welch Howe, Kathryn, preparer. The Los Angeles Historic Resource Survey Report: A Framework for a Citywide Historic Resource Survey. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (120pp., 6.4MB)
[USA / California / historic buildings / historic preservation / historic districts]

Wheeler, George. "Alkoxysilanes color photo supplement," containing full-color images of black and white figures from Alkoxysilanes and the Consolidation of Stone. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2005. (4pp., 1.1MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[stone / consolidation]