e-book Lingua Franca: A Common Language for Conservators of Photographic Materials

Check out all new content for our enhanced e-book Lingua Franca: A Common Language for Conservators of Photographic Materials, a visual glossary of photo conservation processes and terminology.

“Lingua Franca: a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.”

This second edition includes an addition of eleven pages of new content covering bilingual definitions and five in-depth supplementary resources on photographic processes, technical studies, and preventative care.

It also provides commonly used terms briefly defined and illustrated with photographs, videos and interactive features such as links to collection items, podcasts, videos, blogs and Flickr albums.

Conservation professionals, teachers, students, and anyone interested in the field of photography can access it for free on iTunesor in HTML version on our website.

This English-French visual glossary of photo conservation terms contributes to LAC’s continued efforts to be at the leading edge of archival and library science and new technologies. If you have questions or comments about Lingua Franca, please email us.

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