Does anyone display their books? 4 4

[Jayman]

30 minutes ago, Black Bat said:

Love seeing so much raw!  Personally I don't display my slabs, although they are some of my "best" books, I just don't like the way they look. That said, I'm going to check out those mounts...

Certain books I like I have scanned in and blown up prints so as not to worry about light affecting the actual book.

[BuscemasAvengers]

Gold, silver and bronze sprinkled throughout the custom case ...

[Cat-Man_America]

6 hours ago, jimbo_7071 said:

I don't"t display my books. Artificial light will cause fading; fluorescent bulbs are worse than incandescent bulbs.

On a serious note, LEDs are the best available artificial lighting for everything art-wise according to leading experts in the field such as museum curators. This is based on the most current scientific knowledge on display lighting that I’ve been able to access on the web.  

The jury is still out on long term use of LEDs, but the consensus is pretty clear.  While there may be some sincere disagreement or vested interests involved in trying to shape opinion, there’s scant science based empirical evidence that associates fading with LED lighting.  

Conversely, all other commonly used light sources ...natural & artificial... do have one or more known risk factors (UV, IR and/or heat) detrimental for art display.  Most experts agree that if using any source that produces UV spectrum light, filtering is recommended.

Note: It’s also recommended that LEDs in the range of 2700 Kelvin be used for displaying art, etc.

[D84]

I display 3 comics at a time on a free shelf of my bookcase, that faces away from the window. Also, I swap books out every 2 or 3 days.

[bronze johnny]

19 hours ago, adamstrange said:

Why would anyone want to do that?

 

“The War Room”

[tpetty]

I display medical (especially surgical) themed comics in my exam rooms.  From 1940's WW2 medical themed ones to mid-century Nellies & horror.  Patients ask me about them all the time.  I made my own wood frames, and routed out the backs differently - so that both raw books (in a mylar bag with a glass cover) and slabbed books look the same.  (The slab edges/label is hidden.)

[manofsteel]

3 minutes ago, tpetty said:

I display medical (especially surgical) themed comics in my exam rooms.  From 1940's WW2 medical themed ones to mid-century Nellies & horror.  Patients ask me about them all the time.  I made my own wood frames, and routed out the backs differently - so that both raw books (in a mylar bag with a glass cover) and slabbed books look the same.  (The slab edges/label is hidden.)

Sounds really cool! Have any pix?

[tpetty]

No, but I should take some, and can post then.  Half my books that I want to display still sit in my closet, because I've been too lazy to make more frames.  With no work to do these days, guess I should get cranking!

[circumstances]

I like to have 5 or 10 out at any given time. Usually recent arrivals. No lights on or curtains open. All flipped face down when i'm not in the room. Never for more than a couple or three days.

Edited March 27, 2020 by circumstances

[Black Bat]

6 hours ago, tpetty said:

I display medical (especially surgical) themed comics in my exam rooms.  From 1940's WW2 medical themed ones to mid-century Nellies & horror.  Patients ask me about them all the time.  I made my own wood frames, and routed out the backs differently - so that both raw books (in a mylar bag with a glass cover) and slabbed books look the same.  (The slab edges/label is hidden.)

Now there's a doctors office I'd look forward to visiting!

 

[Jayman]

7 hours ago, Black Bat said:

Now there's a doctors office I'd look forward to visiting!

 

Plus one! It’s nice to have a common rapport with your doctor. Makes the visit enjoyable for both I would think. I would love to see some pics also! 

[AJCohen]

I built a display for some of my best but made sure to change all lighting to LED, make sure all windows are closed and display faces away from windows, most importantly had Gallery quality OP-3 UV filtering acrylic cut in sheets to fit over each row. Anyone else ever use similar material?

https://www.acrylite.co/acrylite-uv-filtering-op3-product-info.html

Edited December 25, 2020 by AJCohen

[Old_Man_Adam]

That is an AWESOME room !!! Killer keys my man - and very well done 

[Robot Man]

My current display...

[AJCohen]

1 hour ago, Old_Man_Adam said:

That is an AWESOME room !!! Killer keys my man - and very well done 

Thanks so much!