Avrami, Erica, Hubert Guillaud, and Mary Hardy, eds. Terra Literature Review: An Overview of Earthen Architecture Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (174 pp., 1.7MB)
[archaeological sites / building materials / documentation (function) / earthen architecture / structural analysis]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia. "Formation de techniciens à l'entretien des mosaïques in situ." 2008. (133pp., 7.1MB)

The Getty Conservation Institute and Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia. "Technician Training for the Maintenance of In Situ Mosaics." 2008. (133pp., 7.6MB) (English version of the above)

Welch Howe, Kathryn, preparer. The Los Angeles Historic Resource Survey Report: A Framework for a Citywide Historic Resource Survey. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (120pp., 6.4MB)
[USA / California / historic buildings / historic preservation / historic districts]

Castellanos, Carolina, Françoise Descamps, and María Isaura Aráuz. Executive Summary for the Management Plan of Joya de Cerén, El Salvador. Los Angeles: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte de El Salvador, and the Getty Conservation Institute, 2007. (25pp., 1.4MB)
[site management / archaeological sites / El Salvador]

Castellanos, Carolina, Françoise Descamps, and María Isaura Aráuz. Résume Exécutif du Plan de Gestion de Joya de Cerén, Le Salvador. Los Angeles: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte de El Salvador, and the Getty Conservation Institute, 2007. (French version of the above) (25pp., 1.4MB)
[site management / archaeological sites / El Salvador]

Descamps, Françoise, and Jennifer Carballo, eds. Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces. Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura and the J. Paul Getty Trust, 2006. (241pp., 7.2MB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

Descamps, Françoise, and Jennifer Carballo, eds. Methodología para la Conservación de Retablos de Madera Policromada. Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura and the J. Paul Getty Trust, 2006. (Spanish version of the above) (242pp., 7.6MB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

Eppich, Rand, and Amel Chabbi, eds. Recording, Documentation, and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places: Illustrated Examples. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2007. Downloadable in seven separate sections.
[condition assessment / documentation (function) / historic buildings / monitoring / recording]

Letellier, Robin, Werner Schmid, and François LeBlanc. Recording, Documentation, and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places: Guiding Principles. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2007. (174pp., 13.1MB)
[data processing / documentation (function) / guidelines / heritage management / recording]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura, eds. "Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces: Bibliography/Methodología para la Conservación de Retablos de Madera Policromada: Corpus Bibliográfico." Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura and the J. Paul Getty Trust, 2006. (With introductions in Spanish and English.) (51pp., 216KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia. The Hieroglyphic Stairway of Copán, Honduras: Study Results and Conservation Proposals. The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia, 2006. Downloadable in seven separate sections.
[archaeological sites / biodeterioration / building stone / Honduras (Copán) / rhyolite / tuff / weathering]

The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia. La Escalinata Jeroglífica de Copán, Honduras: Resultados de los Estudios y Propuestas de Conservación. The Getty Conservation Institute and Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia, 2006. (Spanish version of the above) (212pp., 5.2MB)
[archaeological sites / biodeterioration / building stone / Honduras (Copán) / rhyolite / tuff / weathering]

Wheeler, George. "Alkoxysilanes color photo supplement," containing full-color images of black and white figures from Alkoxysilanes and the Consolidation of Stone. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2005. (4pp., PDF format, 1.1MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[stone / consolidation]

Agnew, Neville, and Martha Demas, eds., Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China: English language translation, with Chinese text, of the document issued by China ICOMOS. 2nd Printing with revision. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. Downloadable in two parts:

PART I, Chinese-language text (49pp., PDF format, 7.6MB)

PART II, English-language text (51pp., PDF format, 6MB)
[conservation policy / historic sites / site management / site protection]

The Getty Conservation Institute. Incentives for the Preservation and Rehabilitation of Historic Homes in the City of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. (70pp., PDF format, 3.5 MB)
[USA / California / historic preservation / historic buildings / economics]

Gonzáles López, María José, and Françoise Descamps, eds., Workshop on Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces: Document on Retablos 2002. The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta Andalucía Conserjería de Cultura, 2004. (17 pp., PDF format, 502KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

Gonzáles López, María José, and Françoise Descamps, eds., Taller sobre Metodología para la Conservación de Retablos de Madera Policromada: El Documento de Retablos 2002. The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta Andalucía Conserjería de Cultura, 2004. (Spanish version of the above) (17 pp., PDF format, 508KB);a de Cultura, 2004. (Spanish version of the above) (17 pp., PDF format, 508KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

Gonzáles López, María José, and Françoise Descamps, eds., Journées d'Étude sur la Méthodologie pour la Conservation des Retables en Bois Polychromes: Document des Retables 2002 The Getty Conservation Institute and Junta Andalucía Conserjería de Cultura, 2004. (French version of the above) (17 pp., PDF format, 513KB)
[wood / polychrome / retablos]

Demas, Martha, compiler, "GCI Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites Bibliography." 2003. (125 pp., PDF format, 800KB)

Drescher, Timothy W. "Priorities in Conserving Community Murals." Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (14pp., PDF format, 347KB)
[mural paintings / conservation policy / stakeholders / artist's intent / funding / public art]

Garfinkle, Ann. "The Legal and Ethical Consideration of Mural Conservation: Issues and Debates." Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (22pp., PDF format, 141KB).
[conservation policy / public art / ethics (concept) / artists' rights / owner-contractor agreements / legislation]

The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Lime Mortars and Plasters Bibliography: Sorted by Author." 2003. (100 pp., PDF format, 939KB)

The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Lime Mortars and Plasters Bibliography: Sorted by General Category." 2003. (195 pp., PDF format, 1.6MB)

The Getty Conservation Institute and the Israel Antiquities Authority. "Illustrated Glossary: Mosaics In Situ Project." 2003. (17pp., PDF format, 1.8 MB)

Golden, Mark. "Mural Paints: Current and Future Formulations." Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (14pp., PDF format, 290KB)
[public art / acrylic paint / supports (artists' materials) / fading / blistering / cracking / mural paintings]

Letellier, Robin. "RecorDIM 2002 Activities Report." 2003. (83pp., PDF format, 728KB)
[recording / documentation (function) / information management / historic sites]

MacLean, Margaret G.H., and David Myers. Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site: A Case Study. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (49pp., PDF format, 1.6MB) A book publication of the case study is available in Heritage Values in Site Management for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[Canada / Québec / values / conservation policy / site management / stakeholders / citizen participation]

Maekawa, Shin, and Franciza Toledo. "Sustainable Climate Control for Historic Buildings in Hot and Humid Regions," Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal Vol. 14, No. 3 (2003). [Also presented at the 18th International Conference on Passive Low Energy Architectures (PLEA) Conference, November 2001, Florianópolis, Brazil.](7pp., PDF format, 412KB)
[tropical climate / environmental control / energy conservation / HVAC]

Mason, Randall, Margaret G. H. MacLean, and Marta de la Torre. Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site: A Case Study. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (53pp., PDF format, 1.3MB) A book publication of the case study is available in Heritage Values in Site Management for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[England / values / partnership / sustainability / site management]

Mason, Randall, David Myers, and Marta de la Torre. Port Arthur Historic Site: A Case Study. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (76pp., PDF format, 1.4MB) A book publication of the case study is available in Heritage Values in Site Management for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[Australia / Tasmania / values / memory / site management / funding / interpretation / partnership]

Pounds, Jon. "The Gift of Absence: Mural Restoration in a Policy Void." Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (10pp., PDF format, 91KB)
[conservation policy / public art / mural paintings / repainting / USA / Illinois / Chicago]

Shank, Will. "Before the Paint Hits the Wall." Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (8pp., PDF format, 102KB)
[mural paintings / supports (artists' materials) / public art / conservation policy]

de la Torre, Marta, Margaret G.H. MacLean, and David Myers. Chaco Culture National Historical Park: A Case Study. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2003. (66pp., PDF format, 1.7MB) A book publication of the case study is available in Heritage Values in Site Management for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.
[New Mexico / Chaco Canyon / archaeological sites / Anasazi / compliance archaeology / legislation / Native American]

Weber, John Pitman. "Politics and Practice of Community Public Art: Whose Murals Get Saved?" Paper presented at the Getty symposium "Mural Painting and Conservation in the Americas," Los Angeles, CA, May 16-17, 2003. (16pp., PDF format, 348KB)
[conservation policy / mural paintings / repainting / USA / Illinois / Chicago]

Castellanos, Carolina, Françoise Descamps, and María Isaura Aráuz. Resumen Ejecutivo del Plan de Manejo Joya de Cerén, El Salvador. Los Angeles: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte de El Salvador, and the Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (25pp., 1.4MB)
[site management / archaeological sites / El Salvador]

Castellanos, Carolina, Françoise Descamps, and María Isaura Aráuz, eds., Management Plan for Joya de Cerén. Los Angeles: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte de El Salvador, and the Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. This plan, in Spanish only, has introductions in English and French and can be downloaded in PDF format in 7 separate sections.
[site management / archaeological sites / El Salvador]

The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Project Terra Bibliography: Sorted by Author." 2002. (63 pp., PDF format, 380KB)

The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Project Terra Bibliography: Sorted by General Category." 2002. (106 pp., PDF format, 603KB)

The Getty Conservation Institute and the American Institute for Conservation. "Professional Development for Conservators in the United States: Report of the Directors' Retreat for the Advancement of Conservation Education." Report of meeting held in Warrenton, VA, October 10-12, 2002. (21pp., PDF format, 316KB)
[education / training / USA]

Maekawa, Shin, and Franciza Toledo. "Controlled Ventilation and Heating to Preserve Collections in Historic Buildings in Hot and Humid Regions." Paper presented at the ICOM-CC 13th Triennial Meeting in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, September 22-27, 2002. (17pp., PDF format, 236KB)
[environmental monitoring / tropical climate / HVAC / preventive conservation / relative humidity]

Tolles, E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, and William S. Ginell. Planning and Engineering Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Adobe Structures. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (154pp., PDF format, 4.3MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[adobe / earthquakes / historic buildings / historic preservation / seismic design / structural analysis / USA (Southwest)]

Tolles, E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, and William S. Ginell. Guías de planeamiento e ingeniería para la estabilización sismorresistente de estructuras históricas de adobe. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (Spanish version of the above) (160pp., PDF format, 4.8MB)
[adobe / earthquakes / historic buildings / historic preservation / seismic design / structural analysis / USA (Southwest)]

de la Torre, Marta, ed., Assessing the Values of Cultural Heritage: Research Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (123pp., PDF format, 750KB)
[cultural property / evaluation / economics / historic preservation]

Faulk, Wilbur, and Laurie Sowd. "Collections Theft Response Procedures." Guidelines from The J. Paul Getty Trust and The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2001. (17pp., PDF format, 246KB)
[preventive conservation / collections management / manuals / security / museums / archives]

Maekawa, Shin, and Franciza Toledo. "A Climate Control System for Hollybourne Cottage, Jekyll Island Historic District, Georgia." Paper presented at conference of American Society of Heating Refrigeration Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), IAQ 2001 - Moisture, Microbes, and Health Effects: Indoor Air Quality and Moisture in Buildings in San Francisco, CA, November 4-7, 2001. (17pp., PDF format, 620KB)
[USA / environmental control / historic houses / tropical climate / HVAC / relative humidity]

Welch Howe, Kathryn, preparer. Los Angeles Historic Resource Survey Assessment Project: Summary Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2001. (34pp., PDF format, 119KB)
[USA / California / historic buildings / historic preservation / historic districts]

Avrami, Erica, Randall Mason, and Marta de la Torre. Values and Heritage Conservation: Research Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2000. (100pp., PDF format, 771KB)
[cultural property / historic preservation / evaluation]

Oliver, Anne. Fort Selden Adobe Test Wall Project, Phase I, Final Report. The Getty Conservation Institute and Museum of New Mexico State Monuments, 2000. (108pp., PDF format, 1MB)
[USA / New Mexico / environmental monitoring / site analysis / erosion / protective coating]

"Summary Report, Project Terra Research Meeting." Report of meeting held in Torquay, England, May 14, 2000. (21pp., PDF format, 83KB)
[earthen archtecture]

"Terra Consortium: Guidelines for Institutional Collaboration." Guidelines for program of Project Terra and the UNESCO Chair on Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures, and Sustainable Development, 2000. (9pp., PDF format, 56KB)
[earthen architecture / sustainable development / collaborating / partnership]

Tolles, E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, Frederick A. Webster, and William S. Ginell. Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures: Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2000. (174 pp., PDF format, 3.2MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[historic buildings / retrofitting / seismic design / stabilizing]

Avrami, Erica, Kathleen Dardes, Marta de la Torre, Samuel Y. Harris, Michael Henry, and Wendy Claire Jessup, contributors. "The Conservation Assessment: A Proposed Model for Evaluating Museum Environmental Management Needs." 1999. (39pp., PDF format, 104KB)
[environmental monitoring / museology / collections management / risk assessment / security]

Avrami, Erica, Kathleen Dardes, Marta de la Torre, Samuel Y. Harris, Michael Henry, and Wendy Claire Jessup, contributors. "Evaluación Para la Conservación: Modelo Propuesto Para Evaluar las Necesidades de Control del Entorno Museístico." 1999. (Spanish version of the above) (40pp., PDF format, 150KB)
[environmental monitoring / museology / collections management / risk assessment / security]

Dorge, Valerie, and Sharon L. Jones, compilers, Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1999. (281pp., PDF format, 3.4MB)
[disaster planning / manuals]

Bound copies in Spanish and French are also available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore.

Kumar, Rakesh, and Anuradha V. Kumar. Biodeterioration of Stone in Tropical Environments: An Overview. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1999. (95pp., PDF format, 624KB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[tropical climate]

Mason, Randy, ed., Economics and Heritage Conservation: A Meeting Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, December 1998. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Trust, 1999. (67pp., PDF format, 351KB)
[historic preservation / conferences / cultural property]

Dardes, Kathleen, and Andrea Rothe, eds. The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings: Proceedings of a Symposium at the J. Paul Getty Museum, April 1995. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. Downloadable in four separate sections. A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[panel paintings / wood / reinforcement / previous interventions / relative humidity / primary sources / preventive conservation]

Dorge, Valerie, and F. Carey Howlett, eds., Painted Wood: History and Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. Downloadable in six separate sections.
[furniture / painting techniques / pigment / polychrome / sculpture / wood]

Maekawa, Shin. Oxygen-Free Museum Cases. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. (76 pp., PDF format, 1.6MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[collections care / exhibit cases / anoxia]

Selwitz, Charles, and Shin Maekawa. Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998. (113pp., PDF format, 1.5MB)
[collections care / pest control]

Agnew, Neville, ed., Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road: Proceedings of an International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1997. Downloadable in eight separate sections.
[China (Dunhuang) / conferences / grottoes / mural paintings / sculpture]

Price, C.A. Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. (79pp., PDF format, 468KB)
[building stone]

Tolles, E. Leroy, Frederick A. Webster, Anthony Crosby, and Edna E. Kimbro. Survey of Damage to Historic Adobe Buildings after the January 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. (171 pp., PDF format, 7.2MB)
[adobe / earthquakes / historic sites / retrofitting / structural analysis / surveys]

Corzo, Miguel Angel, ed., The Future of Asia's Past: Preservation of the Architectural Heritage of Asia. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1995. (75pp., PDF format, 854KB)
[historic sites / archaeological sites / cultural tourism / conservation policy / conferences]

Feller, Robert L. Accelerated Aging: Photochemical and Thermal Aspects. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1994. (292pp., PDF format, 1.5MB)
[photochemistry / thermal analysis]

Scott, David A., Jerry Podany, and Brian B. Considine, eds. Ancient & Historic Metals: Conservation and Scientific Research. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1994. Downloadable in three separate sections.
[bronze / casting / cleaning / copper / corrosion / gold / metal / sculpture / weathering / zinc]

Nazaroff, William W., Mary P. Ligocki, Lynn G. Salmon, Glen R. Cass, Theresa Fall, Michael C. Jones, Harvey I.H. Liu, and Timothy Ma. Airborne Particles in Museums. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. (145 pp., PDF format, 1.5MB)
[indoor air pollution]

Rust, Michael K., and Janice M. Kennedy. The Feasibility of Using Modified Atmospheres to Control Insect Pests in Museums. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. (131pp., PDF format, 2.8 MB)
[anoxia / pest control / insect damage]

Reedy, Terry J., and Chandra L. Reedy. Principles of Experimental Design for Art Conservation Research. GCI Scientific Program Report. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 1992 (123pp., 1.6MB) Preface to the Electronic Edition, 2008. (3pp., 19KB)
[scientific analysis / statistical analysis]

Selwitz, Charles. Epoxy Resins in Stone Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1992. (117pp., PDF format, 1.8 MB)
[discoloration / mechanical strength]

Cather, Sharon, ed., The Conservation of Wall Paintings: Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by the Courtauld Institute of Art and The Getty Conservation Institute. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. (181 pp., PDF format, 6.3 MB)
[mural paintings / environmental monitoring / frescoes / soluble salt / treatment / cleaning / consolidation]

Stanley Price, Nicholas, ed., The Conservation of the Orpheus Mosaic at Paphos, Cyprus. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. (88pp., 9.5MB)
[cleaning / consolidation / detaching / environmental monitoring / glass / mosaics / photodocumentation / site protection / stone / training]

Feller, R. L., and M. Wilt. Evaluation of Cellulose Ethers for Conservation. The J. Paul Getty Trust, 1990. (165pp., PDF format, 2.1 MB)
[polymerization / stability]

Cass, Glen R., James R. Druzik, Daniel Grosjean, William W. Nazaroff, Paul M. Whitmore, and Cynthia L. Whittman. Protection of Works of Art From Atmospheric Ozone. The Getty Conservation Institute: Los Angeles, 1989. (97pp., PDF format, 904 K)
[fading / air pollution / pigment / watercolor]

Reedy, Terry J., and Chandra L. Reedy. Statistical Analysis in Art Conservation Research. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1988. (110pp., PDF format, 872 K)
[statistics]

Selwitz, Charles. Cellulose Nitrate in Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1988. (71pp., PDF format, 556KB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore
[adhesive / ceramics / coating (material) / conservation materials / metal / stability]