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TABLE OF CONTENTS

[[underline]] PART I [[/underline]]
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I. THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING CULTURAL MATERIAL | 1 - 2

II. THE CHOICE OF CULTURAL MATERIAL TO BE SAFEGUARDED AND CONSERVED | 3 - 4

III. TYPES OF MONUMENTS AND CULTURAL MATERIAL | 5 - 9
     1. Immovable objects   | 6
     2. Movable objects     | 7 - 9

IV. RISKS TO MONUMENTS AND CULTURAL MATERIAL AND THEIR CAUSES
     1. Agents of damage and destruction. | 10 -13
     2. Theft and looting  | 13 - 14
     3. Defilement and contemptuous treatment | 14 - 15

V. PROCEDURE IN SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVATION
     A. General Principles | 16 - 21
     B. Practical Measures | 21 - 33
          1. Posting guards | 22 -23
          2. Establishment of safe environment | 23 - 26
          3. "First Aid" treatment | 26 - 30
          4. Records and labels | 30 - 33

VI. MOVING WORKS OF ART AND CULTURAL MATERIAL
     A. General considerations | 34 - 36
     B. Packing and transport | 36 - 38
        Packing materials and methods | 38 - 40

VII. "OPTIMUM" CONDITIONS FOR MONUMENTS AND MATERIALS | 41 - 44