"This indispensable guide to museum lighting, written by distinguished conservation scientist David Saunders, is the first new volume of its kind in over thirty years"--
Light, Radiation, and Human Vision -- The Nature of Light -- Light, Color, and the Eye -- White Light -- Seeing Objects -- Perceiving Color -- Factors that Affect Vision -- Classifying and Measuring Color -- Color Order Systems -- Measuring Color -- Measuring Color Difference -- Classifying and Measuring Light Sources -- Classifying White Light -- Light and Ultraviolet Measurement -- White Light Sources -- Light and Ultraviolet Radiation as Agents of Deterioration -- Historical Observations of Light Damage -- Radiation-Induced Processes -- Assessing Vulnerability to Light Damage -- Ranking Vulnerability -- The Effect of Wavelength -- Synergistic Effects -- Effect of Light and Ultraviolet Radiation on Museum Objects -- Dyes and Pigments -- Metals, Stone, Glass, Ceramics, and Enamels -- Wood and Furniture -- Prints and Drawings -- Watercolors -- Books and Manuscripts -- Easel Paintings -- Wall Paintings -- Photographs and Digital Prints -- Textiles, Embroidery, Upholstery, Tapestries, Rugs, and Carpets -- Basketry, Matting, Barkcloth, and Papyrus -- Bone and Ivory -- Horn, Tortoiseshell, Hair, Fur, and Quillwork -- Leather and Skin -- Natural History and Paleontology Collections -- Plastics -- Varnishes, Resins, and Coatings -- Conservation Materials -- Light for Studying and Viewing -- Light Levels and Vision -- Color Temperature, Color Rendering, and Vision -- Age and the Viewer -- Color Preferences -- Lighting within Museum Practice -- An Outline Chronology of Museum Lighting -- Light Sources-Pros and Cons -- Recommended Light Levels in the Museum -- Practical Lighting Design I: Minimizing Damage -- Eliminating Ultraviolet and Infrared Radiation -- Minimizing Light Levels -- Minimizing Light Dose -- Keeping Track of Light -- Practical Lighting Design II: Maximizing Visibility -- Adaptation -- Contrast -- Lighting Scenarios -- Lighting Policy and Practice -- Object Lifetimes -- Developing Policy, Strategy, and Practice -- Formulating Guidelines -- Relationship to Other Museum Policies and Practices -- Future Trends in Lighting -- Appendix A: Color Equations -- A.1 Derivation of CIE Lab and CIE LCh Data -- A.2 Color Difference Equations -- Appendix B: Data Tables.