e-conservation 18 (2011)

Title: e-conservation

Issue: 18

Year: 2011

Link: http://www.e-conservationline.com/...

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Table of Contents:

Editorial

The job market…where is it going?

By Rui Bordalo

News & Views

#culturematters

By Daniel Cull

Reviews

Parchment and Leather – research, conservation-restoration, craft

Review by Tomasz Kozielec

Seven Years Dedicated to the Conservation of the Modern Movement Heritage

The Conference Series: “Das architektonische Erbe – zum aktuellen Umgang mit den Bauten der Moderne”

Review by Maria Bostenaru Dan

News

Website: Google Art Project

Book Release: The Orthodox Christian Sakkos

Events

Upcoming Events: March - April 2011

Articles

Infrared Reflectography Using 3D Laser Scanning

By Christian Dietz, Gianluca Catanzariti and Alfredo Jimeno Martínez

A Reflection on the Preventive Conservation of Archaeological Wood and the Effects of Mass Tourism

The Case Study of the Vasa Warship

By Cristina Cabello-Briones

The Use of Ground Penetrating Radar for the Assessment of the Conservation State of an Historic Building

By Lucian Cristian Ratoiu

Virtual Aesthetic Presentation of Polychrome Sculptures

Preserving the artistic authenticity of polychrome carved wood pieces in the conservation-restoration process

By Daniela Cristina Pintilie

Preservation of Wax Moulages (2009)

Title: Recommendations for the Preservation of Wax moulages at Universities and Hospitals and in Museums and other Collections

Year: 2009

Pages: 31

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From the Introduction:

These recommendations, drawn up within the framework of the project “Wax Moulages: A Valuable Handicraft Threatened with Extinction,” were formulated by an interdisciplinary group of experts from the fields of restoration and conservation, medicine and medical history, natural sciences, cultural studies, and curatorship.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Objective and Starting Point

I. Commentary

1. The survey

2. Preventive conservation

3. Active conservation

4. Restoration

II. Recommendations

Basic Requirements

1. The survey

2. Preventive conservation

2.1. Climate

2.2. Light

2.3. Storage

2.4. Use

2.5. Transport, packing, lending and temporary exhibition

3. Active conservation

3.1. Inclusion of all components of a moulage, various types of damage

3.2. Assigning Work and calling for bids

4. Restoration

4.1. PReservation of authenticity

4.2. Assigning Work and calling for bids

Appendix 1

Appendix 2