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7 Klaus Vogel Preface 9 Ursula Haller, Christoph Herm, Susanne Roeßiger and Friederike Waentig Introduction ESSAYS 19 Julia Bienholz-Radtke and Maria Lörzel History of the production of the Transparent Figures 1945–2000 SPOTL IGHT 35 Julia Bienholz-Radtke and Anna Zabel “… showing the figure as a work of art” 41 Julia Bienholz-Radtke Transparent Women. An exhibition history SPOTL IGHT 59 Katya Braghini The Transparent Women of Dresden in Brazil. A report 67 Benjamin Kemper Understanding and slowing ageing processes SPOTL IGHT 81 Friederike Waentig Material history of cellulose acetate 89 Maria Lörzel Damage assessment and possibilities for active conservation SPOTL IGHT 105 Ursula Haller Preserving Transparent Figures. Thoughts on the conservation and restoration of very special historical objects 113 Maria Lörzel The practical conservation of the Transparent Man from 1935 in the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum 123 Maria Lörzel, Benjamin Kemper, Ursula Haller, Christoph Herm and Friederike Waentig Recommendations for the preservation of three-dimensional objects of cellulose acetate CONTENTS