A selection of new reference books - just arrived for the Chantry Library collection !
Managing and Growing a Cultural Heritage Web Presence: a Strategic Guide by Mike Ellis, Facet Publishing, London, 2011 ISBN: 978-1-85604-710-4
This book provides a complete guide for anyone looking to build or maintain a cultural heritage web presence. Peppered with data and case studies on current practice from large and small cultural heritage institutions, this book advises the reader on the best strategic approach, as well as providing insight into how key institutions manage their websites, and hints and tips on best practice. A companion web site provides template downloads and other up-to-date information including links and white papers. Essential reading for those who are single-handedly trying to keep their site running on limited budget and time as well as those who have big teams, large budgets and time to spend.
Looking at Prints, Drawings and Watercolours: A Guide to Technical Terms (second edition) by Paul Goldman, The British Museum Press, London,, in association with the J. Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2006, ISBN: 978-0-89236-681-6
Many of the terms applied by art historians and curators to describe prints, drawings, and watercolours are not readily understood by museum visitors and art enthusiasts. These terms can also be difficult to find in reference books. This publication defines and illustrates in one portable volume the most commonly used technical terms related to these three media, and features over one hundred entries—alphabetically arranged from aquatint to wood engraving—that concisely explain the processes and materials utilized in creating prints, drawings, and watercolours. This revised edition, has been updated with additional colour illustrations and new entries on digital printmaking and copies and fakes.
Looking at Photographs: A Guide to Technical Terms (revised edition), by Gordon Baldwin and Martin Jürgens, Getty Publications, Los Angeles, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-89296-971-3
From its origins at the end of the 1830s, photography has never ceased to evolve both aesthetically and technologically. The past decade has given rise to the new age of digital photography, so Looking at Photographs, first published in 1991, has been revised and updated to define and illustrate terms from the earliest processes to this new technology. At once a rich and informative glossary and a history of the medium, this fully illustrated guide will be invaluable to all those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the art of photography.
Looking at Paintings: A Guide to Technical Terms (revised edition) by Tiarna Doherty and Anne T. Woollett, Getty Publications, Los Angeles, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-89236-972-0
What is tempera? What is foreshortening? What is fresco? These terms—and more than 100 others—are explained and illustrated in Looking at Paintings. First published in 1992, Looking at Paintings—now thoroughly revised and expanded—presents concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most often encountered by museum goers. This new edition pays special attention to the processes and methods of paintings conservation; it also offers definitions and examples of materials and techniques—such as colour field and collage—that did not appear in the earlier volume.
