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NOTES ON THE SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVING CULTURAL MATERIAL IN THE FIELD               31.

ably from two or more points of view, with details (a Contax or Leica camera is very convenient to use).  Supplement with written notes, and where necessary with diagrams and plans, the latter giving approximate measurements.  Where no camera is available, and in dark buildings, excavations, etc., where photography is difficult, drawings will be required.  These need not be works of art.

Even if the monument or material is in such a state that the need to save it from further damage is urgent, the moment that work has begun, [[underline]] make your records. [[/underline]]

(ii) In the case of all movable objects, make lists, numbering each object to assist in identification.  Some collections are likely to be so large that such a list would be impossible to make.  In most public, and many private collections, however, inventories and published or unpublished catalogues exist; and immediate steps should be taken to secure these.  As a rule, inventories are more complete but less informative.  At the first opportunity, check inventories and catalogues with the objects, which in most public and many private collections will already be marked with an inventory or catalogue number,