There was a very informative article sent (if memory serves) to members
of the Catalogue Raisonné Scholars Association.  I'll see if I can
dredge it up and send it to the TMS listserv.    The conclusion was that
a single scan of an artwork does not do any measurable harm.   It was
supported by a great deal of technical data.  Stand by.

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Subject: Scanning Artwork



Hello TMSers, 

Does any institution out there directly scan artwork?  For example, we
have a large collection of prints, photographs, and works on paper.  It
is time consuming to photograph each one of these works.  However,
(technically) we could scan these works.  Obviously, there are
conservation concerns, that's why I was curious if anybody out there
directly scans works on paper.

Thanks, 
Rob Morgan 
Collections Database Administrator 
The Baltimore Museum of Art 
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Baltimore, MD  21211 
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