Annual reunion of the Lodge of Perfection Valley of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 19, 1991, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the U. S. A
National Committee to Save America's Cultural Collections ; Arthur W. Schultz, chairman ; foreword by Arthur W. Schultz ; introduction by the Honorable Robert McCormick Adams ; with essays by Huntington T. Block ... [et al.].
ISBN
0810931745
0810925583 (PBK)
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y
Publisher
Abrams,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
216 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-207) and index.
Contents
Mortality of things--Creating and maintaining the right environement--paintings--Works of art on paper--Library and archivalcollections--Photographs--Furniture--Textiles--Decorative arts--Metal objects--Stone objects--Musical instruments--Ethnographic materials--Security for cultural objects in the home--Increasing value of art and historical artifacts--Authenticating your collections--Appraising and insuring your collections--Donating your collections--Obtaining professional conservation services--Conservation resources.
Heritage Preservation and National Park Service ; Charles E. Fisher and Hugh C. Miller, general editors ; Clare Bouton Hansen, project director; preface by Robert Stanton and Lawrence L. Reger ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton ; introduction by Richard Hampton Jenrette ; with essays by Gordon Bock ... [et al.].
ISBN
0810940876
0810927799 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams,
Date of Publication
c1998.
Physical Description
256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-249) and index.
Contents
Why care about your historic house?--Geting to know your house--Establishing a maintenance program--Structural systems--Roofs--Exterior masonry--Exterior woodwork--Wooden windows--Exterior paints and other finishes--Plaster--wallpapers--Interior paints and other finishes--Interior woodwork--Flooring and floor finishes--heating, cooling, and ventilating systems--Kitchens and bathrooms--Lighting and electrical systems--Caring for the landscape--Fire protection--Appraisals, insurance, preservation easements, and estate planning.
Includes state records from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New York, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
