Conservation and art material encyclopedia online [electronic resource] : CAMEO

Imprint: Boston : Museum of Fine Arts, Conservation and Collections Management Dept., 2000-

Online

Contributor: Derrick, Michele R., 1955-; Getchell, Phil.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Conservation and Collections Management Department; National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (U.S.); Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)

Summary: Searchable encyclopedia containing chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information on more than 10,000 historic and contemporary materials used in the conservation, preservation, and production of artistic, architectural, and archaeological materials. Includes more than 6000 images, including photos and drawings of materials' outward appearance, as well as analytical image records of microscopic and spectroscopic characteristics. Also contains links to commercial records, Material Safety Data Sheets, and to conservation organizations across the world.

Subjects: Art objects > Conservation and restoration > Encyclopedias.; Architecture > Conservation and restoration > Encyclopedias.; Antiquities > Collection and preservation > Encyclopedias.; Conservation and restoration > History.; Artists' materials > Encyclopedias.
Database topics: Art, Architecture and Design; Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Engineering

Beginning date: 2000
Title variation: Title in HTML header: MFA - CAMEO - Home; CAMEO; C.A.M.E.O; CAMD 2000-2002
Former title: Conservation and Art Materials Dictionary 2000-2002
File characteristics: Electronic data.
Note: Each entry contains a "last updated" field that provides the last modification date for the entry.; Principle investigator: Michele Derrick; Webmaster: Phil Getchell.; Partial funding from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (U.S.).; Title from Web page (viewed Apr. 8, 2005).
Format: Mode of access: Internet.
Note: Draft version first mounted on the Internet, Nov. 2000, as Conservation and Art Materials Dictionary (CAMD); With new funding received from the Institute for Museum and Library Services in 2002, it expanded to become the Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (CAMEO).