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When Galleries Shake - Earthquake Damage Mitigation for Museum Collections
Jerry Podany
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Description for When Galleries Shake - Earthquake Damage Mitigation for Museum Collections
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Earthquakes pose myriad dangers to heritage collections worldwide. This book provides an accessible introduction to these dangers and to the methodologies developed at the Getty and other museums internationally for mitigating seismic vulnerability. Conceived as a primer and reference, this abundantly illustrated volume begins with an engaging overview of explanations for earthquakes from antiquity to the nineteenth century. A series of chapters then addresses our modern understanding of seismic events and approaches for mitigating the damage they cause to heritage collections, covering such subjects as earthquake measurement, hazard analysis, the response of buildings and collections to seismic events, mount ... Read more
Earthquakes pose myriad dangers to heritage collections worldwide. This book provides an accessible introduction to these dangers and to the methodologies developed at the Getty and other museums internationally for mitigating seismic vulnerability. Conceived as a primer and reference, this abundantly illustrated volume begins with an engaging overview of explanations for earthquakes from antiquity to the nineteenth century. A series of chapters then addresses our modern understanding of seismic events and approaches for mitigating the damage they cause to heritage collections, covering such subjects as earthquake measurement, hazard analysis, the response of buildings and collections to seismic events, mount ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781606065228
SKU
V9781606065228
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Ref
99-15
About Jerry Podany
Until his retirement in 2016, Jerry Podany was head of antiquities conservation at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is the editor of Advances in the Protection of Museum Collections from Earthquake Damage (Getty Publications, 2008).
Reviews for When Galleries Shake - Earthquake Damage Mitigation for Museum Collections
With this volume, Podany makes an important contribution to museums of all sizes, whether or not they are located in areas where earthquakes are a daily concern.
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