Light For Art's Sake : Lighting for Artworks and Museum Displays
Author: Christopher Cuttle
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd., First edition 2007
Size: 18.69 MB
Format: SFXed pdf
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Contents:
1 A philosophy for the presentation of art
2 Revealing visual attributes
Light and illumination
Human response to light
Light levels in museums
Revealing with light
3 Light-induced damage to objects
Photochemical reactions
Radiant heating effect
Material response to exposure
Limiting exposure
4 Daylighting typologies
The aesthetics of daylight
Side-lit rooms
Monitor skylights
Central skylight picture galleries
Overall daylight-diffusing ceilings
Restricted daylight-diffusing ceilings
Polar-oriented skylights
Wall-lighting picture galleries
The presence of daylight
5 Daylighting controls
Light transmission
Light distribution
Ultraviolet transmission
Solar heat gain
Thermal transmission
6 Electric lighting typologies
The aesthetics of electric lighting
Room surface lighting
Lighting three-dimensional objects
Lighting two-dimensional objects
Case lighting
Supplementing daylight
Self-luminous art objects
7 Electric lighting controls
Light output control
Luminaire optical control
Luminaire directional control
Lighting control systems
8 Lighting strategies
Ambient illumination
A sequence of visual experiences
Minimal-exposure displays
The great space
Visual connections
9 Procedures for practice
A museum lighting pro forma
Setting up lighting for a new exhibition
Maintaining lighting during the life of an exhibition

