This book sets out to present the basic information for the professional safekeeping of textile collections. Aimed at curators and owners of textile collections, collection management staff, conservators and students, the general thrust of the book has global relevance but much of the experience has been drawn from Northern Europe. The contents may be summarised as follows: Chapter 1 Materials - properties of fibres Chapter 2 Degradation of textiles Chapter 3 Atmosphere Chapter 4 Light Chapter 5 Insects and fungi in textile collections Chapter 6 Storage Chapter 7 Transportation Chapter 8 Exhibition Chapter 9 Conservation Materials Chapter 10 Conservation and restoration Chapter 11 Documentation Chapter 12 Collection management Glossary Bibliography Index