This book is the second edition to Directory of Museums in India published by Usha Agrawal in 2000. This edition has a revised list of 657 museums and tries to update the changes in basic information such as name, phone number etc.
This directory has a revised and updated list of museums of India with their basic information. The list includes new museums set up recently and those museums under construction. This is an updated publication from the previous publication by Museum Association of India in 1984.
This book gives firsthand information on different insect species that cause major damage to wooden cultural property. It gives description of the various insects, their life cycle and their control, which is of significance to the conservators for preservation of wood. It also includes rare species particularly those found in imported wood.
This book gives step-by-step instructions in various aspects of conservation of books and manuscripts for practitioners of art conservation as well as custodians of art collections. The entire book is divided into six parts:
1. Writing materials, history, methods of fabrication and their general properties.
2. Principles and methods of preventive conservation.
3. Techniques of conservation treatment.
4. Special situations- conservation of water damaged documents and conservation of trace papers.
5. Case studies.
6. Relevant materials and methods.
This book discusses wall paintings in India, their continuity and importance as a cultural heritage and focuses on the lack of understanding of the present status of conservation of wall painting. The various problems such as lack of policies of ‘reintegration’ in India, inadequate understanding of materials and their properties are discussed. Achievements in wall painting conservation, work at various sites in the country by different institutions, scientific analysis of several wall paintings conducted at different sites and surveys conducted at various sites under auspices of INTACH are also presented.
