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Title(s):
Preserving the past [videorecording] / produced by Peggy Girshman ; directed by Tony Marshall.
Published/Created:
[Princeton, N.J.] : Films for the Humanities, c1984.
Physical Description:
1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Holdings:
Reference Library
Video 042
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Classification:
Videos
Notes:
Jim Hartz.
Executive producer, Bill Einreinhofer.
Originally broadcast as part of television series Innovation.
VHS.
Focuses on the restoration and preservation of art, historic documents, and buildings, visiting on-going preservation projects at the Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, Del., Princeton University's rare book collection, and a century-old country courthouse whose stone, wood, and marble are all being restored. Discusses the effects of air pollution on buildings.
Subject Terms:
Art -- Conservation and restoration.
Books -- Conservation and restoration.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
Contributors:
Hartz, Jim.
Girshman, Peggy.
Marshall, Tony.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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