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Afshar, Mahasti, ed. Landmarks of a New Generation: User's Manual. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1997. (96pp., 5.2MB)
[Getty Conservation Institute (Los Angeles, California, United States) / historic preservation / manuals (instructional materials) / photodocumentation / teaching]

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]

Agnew, Neville, Michael Taylor, Alejandro Alva Balderrama, Hugo Houben. 6th International Conference on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture : Adobe 90 preprints : Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.A., October 14-19, 1990. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1990. Downloadable in four separate sections.
[architecture / authenticity / buildings / earthen architecture / excavations / structures]

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, and Françoise Descamps. Archaeological Sites in the Maya Area: A Conservation Challenge. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2009. Abstracts of presentations and summary of discussions from panel presented at the XXII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas in Guatemala City. (32pp., 1.1MB).
[archaeological sites / decision making / Guatemala / heritage management / landscape protection / Maya / symposia / site management / site presentation / site protection]

Castellanos, Carolina, and Françoise Descamps. Conservation Management Planning: Putting Theory into Practice. The Case of Joya de Cerén, El Salvador. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2009. Downloadable in two separate sections.
[archaeological sites / collaborating / El Salvador (Joya de Cerén) / documentation (function) / heritage management / Maya / planning / significance / site management / stakeholders / values]

Castellanos, Carolina, and Françoise Descamps. Sitios Arqueológicos en el Área Maya: Un Reto para la Conservación. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2009. Full-length presentations in their original Spanish-language form and summary of discussions from panel presented at the XXII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas in Guatemala City. (92pp., 6.1MB).
[archaeological sites / decision making / Guatemala / heritage management / landscape protection / Maya / symposia / site management / site presentation / site protection]

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]

Corzo, Miguel Angel, and Mahasti Afshar, eds. Art and Eternity: The Nefertari Wall Paintings Conservation Project, 1986-1992. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. Downloadable in three separate sections.
[Egypt (Valley of the Queens) / Getty Conservation Institute (Los Angeles, United States) / Tomb of Nefertari (Valley of the Queens, Egypt) / wall paintings]

Corzo, Miguel Angel, y Nieves Valentín, coordinadores. Conservación de vidrieras históricas: análysis y diagnóstico de su deterio. Restauración. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute y la Universidad Internacional Menéndez y Pelayo, en conjunto con el Instituto de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales, 1997.
[stained glass (visual works) /chemical analysis /corrosion / atmospheric corrosion / color changes / medieval / symbolism / Spain (León) / degradation / windows / stained glass (material)]

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)

Derrick, Michele R., Dusan Stulik, and James M. Landry. Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation
Science. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 1999. (252 pp., 6MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[archaeological objects / Dead Sea Scrolls / infrared spectroscopy / paintings / sculpture]

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]

Feilden, Bernard M. Entre Dos Terremotos : Los Bienes Culturales En Zonas Sismicas. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1987. (116pp., 4.9MB)
[collections / cultural property / damage / databases / earthquakes / historic buildings / intensity / inventorying / monuments / photogrammetry / planning / preparing / protecting / recording]

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]

Florian, Mary-Lou E., Dale Paul Kronkright, and Ruth E. Norton, The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1990. (352pp., 7.2MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[anatomy / climate / deterioration / ethnographic objects / fabrication / Getty Conservation Institute (Los Angeles, United States) / identification / plant materials / storage]

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 Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia. "Technician Training for the Maintenance of In Situ Mosaics." Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (132pp., 7MB) (Arabic 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]

Hardy, Mary, Claudia Cancino, and Gail Ostergren, eds. Proceedings of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project 2006 Colloquium. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2009. Downloadable in 23 sections or as one PDF.

Howe, Kathryn Welch, 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]

Howe, Kathryn Welch, 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]

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]

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]

Mac Lean, Margaret G.H., editor. Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific: Conservation and Policy. Proceedings of a Symposium held in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 8-13, 1991. Marina del Rey: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. (140pp., 3.3MB)
[Asia /conservation policy / environmental monitoring / Oceania / United States (Hawaii)]

Mac Lean, 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. "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]

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]

Martinez, Juan Manuel, Françoise Descamps, Kathleen Louw, eds. Proceedings 9th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities, Kazan, 19-23 June, 2007. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (88pp., 972KB).
[historic towns / cities / heritage management / conferences / sustainable development / values / economics / urban planning |adaptive reuse / cultural tourism / conservation policy / stakeholders |social issues / funding / decision making]

Martinez, Juan Manuel, Françoise Descamps, Kathleen Louw, eds. Actes 9e Congrès Mondial des Villes du Patrimoine Mondial, Kazan, 19-23 juin 2007. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (French version of the above) (88pp., 1MB).
[historic towns / cities / heritage management / conferences / sustainable development / values / economics / urban planning |adaptive reuse / cultural tourism / conservation policy / stakeholders |social issues / funding / decision making]

Martinez, Juan Manuel, Françoise Descamps, Kathleen Louw, eds. Actas 9° Congreso Mundial de la Organización de las Ciudades Patrimonio Mundial, Kazan, 19-23 junio 2007. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (Spanish version of the above) (88pp, 1MB).
[historic towns / cities / heritage management / conferences / sustainable development / values / economics / urban planning |adaptive reuse / cultural tourism / conservation policy / stakeholders |social issues / funding / decision making]

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. Mac Lean, 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. Metallography and microstructure of ancient and historic metals. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. (185pp., 9.3MB)
[brass / bronze / gold / iron / metallography / silver / steel]

Scott, David A., Peter Meyers, eds. Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian sites and artifacts: proceedings of a symposium organized by the UCLA Institute of Archaeology and the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, California, March 23-27, 1992. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1994. (437pp., 10.3MB)
[archaeological objects / archaeological sites/ archaeometallurgy / archaeometry / ceramics / metal / dating/ ethnohistory / kilns / materials science / obsidian / pottery / Pre-Columbian / stone / textiles]

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]

Striegel, Mary F. and Jo Hill. Thin-Layer Chromatography for Binding Media Analysis. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. (186pp., 3.9MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[binder (material) / thin layer chromatography / 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, Edna E. Kimbro, Frederick A. Webster, and William S. Ginell. Survey of Damage to Historic Adobe Buildings after the January 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. (171 pp., 7.2MB)
[historic buildings / retrofitting / seismic design / stabilizing]

Torraca, Giorgio. Lectures on Materials Science for Architectural Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2009. (205 pp., 5.4MB)
[architectural conservation / materials science / building materials / physical properties / mechanical properties / chemical properties / brick / mortar / concrete / porosity / cleaning / consolidation / preventive conservation / protective coating / surfaces OR surface layers / iron (metal) / polymer / ethyl silicate / silicone]

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. Mac Lean, 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]

Ward, Philip. The Nature of Conservation: A Race Against Time. Marina del Rey: Getty Conservation Institute, 1986. Downloadable in two separate sections.
Foreword to the Electronic Edition, 2010. (1p., 36KB)
[conservators / education / history of conservation / museums]

Ward, Philip. La conservación del patrimonio: carrera contra reloj. Marina del Rey: Getty Conservation Institute, 1986. Calif. (Spanish version of the above) (83pp., 9.8MB) Prólogo a la edición electrónica, 2010. (1p., 40KB)
[conservators / education / history of conservation / museums]

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]

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]