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Photograph Conservation Practices in Egypt Applied on Francis Amin’s Photo Collection: Low Budget Options

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Photographic collections form a fundamental part of Egypt's cultural heritage for their documentary and artistic value. Photography reached Egypt in 1839, the very same year it was invented. Many pioneer photographers were attracted to Egypt's beauty and the mystery of its ancient treasures. Today, these images are held by archives, libraries, and museums all across Egypt, from Cairo to Nubia. Damaged photographs present a challenge in the conservation field. Since photo conservation is a relatively new field in Egypt, the work of a photo conservator is not clear to conservation institutions and collection holders. In this paper, the authors have selected different photographs suffering from various damage forms with the aim of sharing the current photograph conservation practices in Egypt with other professionals and scholars through discussing what we do, what we do not do, and why. The authors believe that this would assist in developing criteria and better strategies for the preservation of our photographic heritage. When handling damaged photographs, each case is unique and has specific conservation needs

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10.21608/jarch.2023.277587

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Photographs, Egypt, deterioration, conservation practices, Pros and Cons

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Maha

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Ali

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Mervat

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Abdallah

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Emil

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Henin

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14

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26

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38504

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2023-01-01

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2022-12-31

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2023-01-01

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493

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536

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1110-5801

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2682-4884

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مجلة کلية الآثار . جامعة القاهرة

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Photograph Conservation Practices in Egypt Applied on Francis Amin’s Photo Collection: Low Budget Options

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22 Jan 2023