300 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Conservation scientists in museums and galleries have a clear understanding of the damage that light can inflict on an object, but what of the designers that create exhibitions to display these precious items? Light for Arts Sake provides a basis for a level of professional expertise for lighting practice in museums. Rather than portraying conservation and display as having diametrically opposed... Read more
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: A philosophy for the presentation of art
Chapter Two: Revealing visual attributes
2.1 Light and illumination
2.2 Human response to light
2.3 Light levels in museums
2.4 Revealing with light
Chapter Three: Light-induced damage to objects
3.1 Photochemical reactions
3.2 Radiant heating effect
3.3 Material response to exposure
3.4 Limiting exposure
Chapter Four: Daylighting typologies
4.1 The aesthetics of daylight
4.2 Side-lit rooms
4.3 Monitor skylights
4.4 Central skylight picture galleries
4.5 Overall daylight-diffusing ceilings
4.6 Restricted daylight-diffusing ceilings
4.7 Polar-oriented skylights
4.8 Wall-lighting picture galleries
4.9 The presence of daylight
Chapter Five: Daylighting controls
5.1 Light transmission
5.2 Light distribution
5.3 Ultraviolet transmission
5.4 Solar heat gain
5.5 Thermal transmission
Chapter Six: Electric lighting typologies
6.1 The aesthetics of electric lighting
6.2 Room surface lighting
6.3 Lighting three-dimensional objects
6.4 Lighting two-dimensional objects
6.5 Case lighting
6.6 Supplementing daylight
6.7 Self-luminous art objects
Chapter Seven: Electric lighting controls
7.1 Light output control
7.2 Luminaire optical control
7.3 Luminaire directional control
7.4 Lighting control systems
Chapter Eight: Lighting strategies
8.1 Ambient illumination
8.2 A sequence of visual experiences
8.3 Minimal-exposure displays
8.4 The great space
8.5 Visual connections
Chapter Nine: Procedures for practice
9.1 A museum lighting pro forma
9.2 Setting up lighting for a new exhibition
9.3 Maintaining lighting during the life of an exhibition
References
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: A philosophy for the presentation of art
Chapter Two: Revealing visual attributes
2.1 Light and illumination
2.2 Human response to light
2.3 Light levels in museums
2.4 Revealing with light
Chapter Three: Light-induced damage to objects
3.1 Photochemical reactions
3.2 Radiant heating effect
3.3 Material response to exposure
3.4 Limiting exposure
Chapter Four: Daylighting typologies
4.1 The aesthetics of daylight
4.2 Side-lit rooms
4.3 Monitor skylights
4.4 Central skylight picture galleries
4.5 Overall daylight-diffusing ceilings
4.6 Restricted daylight-diffusing ceilings
4.7 Polar-oriented skylights
4.8 Wall-lighting picture galleries
4.9 The presence of daylight
Chapter Five: Daylighting controls
5.1 Light transmission
5.2 Light distribution
5.3 Ultraviolet transmission
5.4 Solar heat gain
5.5 Thermal transmission
Chapter Six: Electric lighting typologies
6.1 The aesthetics of electric lighting
6.2 Room surface lighting
6.3 Lighting three-dimensional objects
6.4 Lighting two-dimensional objects
6.5 Case lighting
6.6 Supplementing daylight
6.7 Self-luminous art objects
Chapter Seven: Electric lighting controls
7.1 Light output control
7.2 Luminaire optical control
7.3 Luminaire directional control
7.4 Lighting control systems
Chapter Eight: Lighting strategies
8.1 Ambient illumination
8.2 A sequence of visual experiences
8.3 Minimal-exposure displays
8.4 The great space
8.5 Visual connections
Chapter Nine: Procedures for practice
9.1 A museum lighting pro forma
9.2 Setting up lighting for a new exhibition
9.3 Maintaining lighting during the life of an exhibition
References
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Christopher Cuttle
"Light for Art's Sake is a well thought, through publication and it will form a valuable element for museum and art gallery designers. But it will also be a valuable text for all students of lighting - young and old."
David Loe, Lighting Research & Technology
