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SAINT-PETERSBURG SCIENTIFIC CENTER OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES LIBRARY
Peter Waters
Preservation of Cultural
Heritage in Libraries
Selected Works
Selected, Edited and Introduction
by Valerii Leonov
Saint-Petersburg
2005
2005
Translation into Russian:
N.I. Yashugin,
I.M. Belyaeva,
L.G. Levashova
N.I. Yashugin,
I.M. Belyaeva,
L.G. Levashova
ISBN 5-336-00064-710
CONTENTS
| Foreword | 9 |
| Archival Methods of Treatment for Library Documents (Advances in Chemistry Series, no. 193. 1981) |
13 |
| The Florence Flood of 1966 | 24 |
| Report on the Visit to the USSR Library of the Academy of Sciences | 44 |
| Columbus Discovers Calligraphy | 60 |
| A Unique Library “Preventive” Preservation Technology | 72 |
| From Florence to Saint-Petersburg | 76 |
| The Successful Future Development of a Country Largely Depends on the attitude to its past |
87 |
| Phased Conservation | 90 |
| Afterword | 113 |
| Index | 118 |
Peter Waters (1930-2003) is outstanding expert in the field of preservation and restoration of library collections. In 1988-1999 he rendered real assistance in recovery and restoration of collections of the Library of the Academy of Sciences after (strong) fire.
The basic attention of the book is given to description of a technique of phase conservation and safety of library and archival materials.
The edition is intended for librarians and experts in the field of conservation and restoration.
Peter Waters. Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Libraries: Selected Works. Saint-Petersburg, 2005.
