Art Conservation Research

"Don't cut funding for research on Cultural Heritage in HORIZON 2020" petition signature

2012-01-25T22:45:00.004Z

The Petition

We the undersigned, who include scientists and professionals, institutions and stakeholders acting in the field of cultural heritage support this petition initiated by European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers Organisations E.C.C.O., to have the European Council and the European Parliament reconsider the terms of reference in HORIZON 2020, the 8th European Framework Programme for Research in respect of cultural heritage.

In the proposed 8th European Framework Programme for Research there is no specific research programme connected to the field of cultural heritage. This is not only detrimental to all who work in this sector but undermines the major role cultural heritage plays in the overall economy of the EU.

Within the European Framework Programmes, cultural heritage has been addressed in numerous programmes (EESD, IST, CRAFT, Policies, INCO-MED, etc.), and most recently in FP5 and FP6. Within the FP7 (2007-2013), cultural heritage has also been given priority status by the EU Commission in themes such as “Environment”, “Nanomaterials”, “Processes and ICT”, “Information and Communication Technologies” or “Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities”.

Cultural heritage research and preservation is carried out at national, European and international level and includes many disciplines and methodologies. It ranges from the analysis of the role and influence of cultural heritage in our lives; the socio-economic and policy aspects of cultural heritage to technical developments and interventions in movable, immovable heritage and archaeology and even to the management of digital aspects of cultural heritage knowledge.

Crucially, the Framework Programmes for Research have provided unique opportunities for coordinating and linking professional knowledge in different countries with the search for solutions to urgent common questions. They have enabled Europeans to shed light on the economic importance of their European heritage informed by new research results. This has also directly arisen from the commitment to the training of professionals in the conservation and restoration of this cultural heritage which has successfully been copied across nations.

This year we look back on 26 years successful research in the field of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. So far, European programmes have contributed an overall investment of40 Million Euro to 41 international projects which have had far reaching consequences for the continued viability of the cultural context in which we live. Among them were large-scale research and application projects which research partners have developed – and still are in the process of developing – joint strategies for the long-term conservation of historic sites; presenting specific solutions for museums such as risk factors associated with display and exhibition in museums, mass deacidification of paper and other principal problems of conservation.

All this must not end with the termination of the 7th framework programme (2007 – 2013). Even now the loss of cultural resources amounts to 14 Billion Euro every year with climate change becoming a major factor in the threat to cultural heritage. On- going and accelerating deterioration must be met by responsive and informed conservation strategies for the future.

The imperative to manage, protect and research this often finite resource speaks to social and economic values that make Europe what it is and contributes to its unique identity.

This imperative needs to be supported with clear policies at European level, up to date technologies and dedicated research which can only be done successfully if cultural heritage is clearly prioritised in the allocation of funds. Therefore we urgently need the field of cultural heritage to be recognized as a requisite of sustainable economic growth and development in Europe through funding mechanisms clearly stipulated in the 8th framework program of research HORIZON 2020 running from 2014 until 2020.

e-conservaton magazine 22 (2011)

2011-11-29T13:38:00.004Z

Title: e-conservation

Issue: 22

Pages: 86

Year: 2011

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

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Table of Contents:

Editorial
The Nomad Conservator
By Rui Bordalo

News & Views
Intangible Cultural Heritage and Rise of the Meme
By Daniel Cull

On Some Problems of the Relationship Between Science and Conservation
By António João Cruz

Historic Conservation Project Begins at “Machu Picchu of the North”
By Global Heritage Fund

Reviews
Conservation Matters in Wales
Review by Johanna Sandström

Microscopy and Microanalysis Applications in Cultural Heritage Research
Review by Ana Bidarra

MATCONS 2011
Review by Teodora Poiata

ICOM-CC 16th Triennial Conference
Review by Rui Bordalo

Articles
The External Ion Beam Facility in Portugal for Studying Cultural Heritage
By Victoria Corregidor, Luís Cerqueira Alves, Paula Alexandra Rodrigues, Márcia Vilarigues, Rui C. Silva

The Contribution of Transmitted Infrared Imaging to Non-Invasive Study of Canvas Paintings at the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Greece
By Anna Moutsatsou, Dimitra Skapoula, Michael Doulgeridis

Chinese Islamic Scrolls: a Conservation Case Study
By Aristoteles Sakellariou, Lalit Kumar Pathak, Siti Yuhainizar Mohd Ismail

Conservation Intervention of Vernacular Architectures: Two Case Studies in Calabria, Italy
By Alessia Bianco

e-conservation 21 (2011)

2011-09-28T00:00:00.004+01:00

Title: e-conservation

Issue: 21

Pages: 90

Year: 2011

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Index:

EDITORIAL
On continual learning
By Rui Bordalo

NEWS & VIEWS
Restoration, Reality, and Life Behind the ‘Velvet Rope’
By Daniel Cull

Business Management Education in the Conservation Community
By Sarah Lowengard

REVIEWS
New Approaches on Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration
Review by Penelope Banou

NESAT XI - Conference of the Northern European Symposium of Ancient Textiles
Review by Annette Paetz gen. Schieck and Sylvia Mitschke

Outdoor Wall Paintings, Material and Techniques
Review by Mirjam Jullien and Johanna Nessow

Preservation of Archaeological Remains in Situ (PARIS 4)
Review by Mike Corfield and Jim William

University Training of Restoration within the European Educational Context
Review by Luboš Machacko

ARTICLES
Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Dyes Employed in the Manufacture of Chinese Garment Pieces by C-DAD and LC-DAD-QTOF
By Estrella Sanz Rodríguez, Angela Arteaga Rodríguez, María Antonia García and Rodríguez Carmen Cámara

An Innovative Stretcher for Canvas Paintings
By Osama M. El-Feky

Deterioration and Rates of Weathering of the Monumental Rock Inscriptions
at Wadi Hammamat, Egypt
By Hesham Abbas Kmally

EDUCATION
Sustainability in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage through Education Training
in Wood Conservation and Restoration in Malta
By Ninette Sammut

Thesis: Varnishes from historical musical instruments (2010)

2011-09-27T23:46:00.005+01:00

Title: Characterization of the varnishes from historical musical instruments
Author: Francesco Caruso
University: University of Palermo
Type of document: PhD
Year: 2010
Link: http://box.net/... (pdf, 9.1 Mb)

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Abstract

The characterization of materials such as glues, paints, pigments, binders and varnishes used to create artworks, continues to provide art historians and conservators with precious information. Such a knowledge enables restoration and conservation processes to be carried out properly without causing any damage to the original artefacts and also helps to understand the techniques used by the artists. The varnishing of musical instruments has been an interesting debating point since the end of the 19th century for lute-makers and industries focused onto the (re)production of high quality instruments. To date, there is considerable scientific interest in recovering the original formulations (the secrets of the old masters) and transferring such knowledge to restorers, conservators, lute-makers and musicologists. Ample scientific efforts have been made to identify the organic and the inorganic portions of the surface layers of several historical stringed instruments, although the interest has mainly been focused on North-Italian ones. This doctoral dissertation is devoted to the use of a non standard multianalytical method for the characterization of the varnish of a selection of historical stringed musical instruments from the "Musical Instruments Museum" in Brussels and the "Vincenzo Bellini" Conservatory in Palermo. A series of non-destructive and micro-destructive instrumental techniques was applied for obtaining information about the composition of the varnishes of the instruments. Particular attention was given to the implementation of a Curie Point Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry methodology for the study of the organic portions of the micro-samples without any special pre-treatment. This is the first systematic scientific work on the art works of such collections and one of the few in the field of chemical sciences applied to the conservation of historical musical instruments.

Table of contents (short version):

1. Introduction

1.1. History of the collection of the \Vincenzo Bellini" Conservatory in Palermo
1.2. History of the \Musical Instruments Museum" in Brussels
1.3. Scientific studies on the varnish of historical musical instruments
1.4. The analysed instruments and their labels
2. Experimental
2.1. Non destructive techniques
2.2. Micro-destructive techniques
3. Results and discussion

3.1. Non destructive techniques
3.2. Micro-destructive techniques
4. Conclusions
References
A. XRF results on the instruments from the "Musical Instruments Museum" in Brussels
B. FTIR spectra and band assignments of reference materials

C. Scientific activity

Tracking Colour - Preliminary Report 2 (2010)

2011-07-27T12:37:00.002+01:00

Title: Tracking Colour. The polychromy of Greek and Roman sculpture in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Preliminary Report 2

Editor: Jan Stubbe Østergaard and the Copenhagen Polychromy Network

Publisher: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek & the Copenhagen Polychromy Network

Year: 2010

Pages: 88

ISSN: 1904-1888

Link: http://www.glyptoteket.dk/... (PDF , 3.79 Mb)

From the Preface:

This report is a preliminary account of the 2010 activities of the NCG/CPN ‘Tracking Colour’ project. It offers an overview of salient aspects of developments in 2010, ending on a very happy note: an application to the Carlsberg Foundation for funding of a two-year prolongation of the project, from June 1st, 2011, has met with success. [...]

Table of Contents (short version):

‘Tracking Colour’ in 2010, Jan Stubbe Østergaard

NCG/CPN INVESTIGATIONS IN 2010

The Technical Investigation of Sculptural Polychromy at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 2009–2010 – An Outline, Maria Louise Sargent and Rikke Hoberg Therkildsen

Research on Ancient Sculptural Polychromy with Focus on a 2nd Century CE Marble Amazon, Maria Louise Sargent and Rikke Hoberg Therkildsen

The Sciarra Amazon Investigation: Some Archaeological Comments, Jan Stubbe Østergaard

DIGITAL DATA ASSETS MANAGEMENT

Tracking Colour Online: Managing and Sharing the Digital Assets of the NCG/CPN Project, Amalie Skovmøller

Tracking Colour - Preliminary Report 1 (2009)

2011-07-27T12:21:00.004+01:00

Title: Tracking Colour. The polychromy of Greek and Roman sculpture in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Preliminary Report 1

Editor: Jan Stubbe Østergaard and the Copenhagen Polychromy Network

Publisher: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek & the Copenhagen Polychromy Network

Year: 2009

Pages: 98

ISSN: 1904-1888

Link: http://www.glyptoteket.dk/... (PDF , 3.79 Mb)

From the Preface:

From 2004 to 2008, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and the Copenhagen Polychromy Network (CPN) carried out a Pilot Project in the museum’s collection of Greek and Roman sculpture. In June 2008 we started the so-called Main Project which will run until 2011. The first phase of visual examination began in January 2009 and lasted until this summer. Some provisional results of these activities are published in this first Preliminary Report. The Report also contains an introduction to the CPN and outlines of both the Pilot Project and the Main Project. The protocol followed in visual examination and documentation is not the subject of a separate article, but is presented instead as applied in practise. [...]

Table of Contents:

Introducing the Copenhagen Polychromy Network, Jan Stubbe Østergaard

The Copenhagen Polychromy Network pilot project 2004–2008

The CPN Pilot Project: a brief introduction and evaluation, Jan Stubbe Østergaard

Investigating the polychromy of a Classical Attic Greek marble female head NCG IN 2830, Mikkel Scharff, Rebecca Hast, Nicoline Kalsbeek, Jan Stubbe Østergaard

Preliminary results from geochemical analysis of pigments on ancient Greek & Roman marble sculptures, Minik T. Rosing and Jan Stubbe Østergaard

Raman spectroscopy characterization of colored pigments in archaeological materials, Rolf W. Berg

The Copenhagen Polychromy Network main project 2008–2011

The CPN Main Project 2008–2011: an outline, Jan Stubbe Østergaard

Documentation and investigation of traces of colour on the Archaic Sphinx NCG IN 1203, Maria Louise Sargent, Lin Rosa Spaabek, Mikkel Scharff, Jan Stubbe Østergaard

Copyright and Cultural Institutions (2009)

2011-07-27T08:01:00.005+01:00

Title: Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Editor: Peter B. Hirtle, Emily Hudson, and Andrew T. Kenyon

Publisher: Cornell University Library Press

Year: 2009

Pages: 275

Link: http://ssrn.com/... (PDF , 2.04 Mb)

Abstract:

Digital communications technologies have led to fundamental changes in the ways that cultural institutions fulfil their public missions of access, preservation, research, and education. Institutions are developing publicly-accessible websites in which users can visit online exhibitions, search collection databases, access images of collection items, and in some cases create their own digital content. Digitization, however, also raises the possibility of copyright infringement. “Copyright and Digitization” aims to assist understanding and compliance with copyright law across libraries, archives, and museums. It discusses the exclusive rights of the copyright owner, the major exemptions used by cultural heritage institutions, and stresses the importance of “risk assessment” when conducting any digitization project. It also includes two cases studies, examining digitizing oral histories and student work. As well as free availability here, print copies are available for purchase via createspace.

Table of Contents (short version):

1. Introduction

2. Copyright Fundamentals

3. Duration and Ownership of Copyright

4. Exclusive Rights and Infringement

5. Fair Use and Other Exemptions

6. The Libraries and Archives Exemptions

7. Copyright Permissions and Licenses

8. Locating Copyright Owners

9. Other Types of Intellectual Property, Contracts, and Jurisdictional Issues

10. Risk Management: How to Digitize Safely

11. Case Study 1: Interviews and Oral Histories

12. Case Study 2: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Papers

reSOLUTION Newsletter on Art Restoration (2009)

2011-07-26T12:37:00.004+01:00

Title: reSOLUTION

Issue: 4

Pages: 28

Year: 2009

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http://www.leica-microsystems.com/... [german version, pdf, 2.84 Mb]

Table of contents:

The Princely Collections of Liechtenstein

Revealing the Secrets of a 17th Century Masterpiece

Danish Scientists Research Colour in Antique Sculptures

A Look Inside the Restoration of Historic Photos

Stereomicroscope Reveals Destructive Work of Marine Sponge

Inclusions in Gemstones

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e-conservation 20 (2011)

2011-07-16T17:47:00.005+01:00

Title: e-conservation

Issue: 20

Pages: 94

Year: 2011

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Index:

EDITORIAL

The Worthiness of Association

By Rui Bordalo

NEWS & VIEWS

Telling Stories

By Daniel Cull

Cleaning the Dirt off Money in Conservation: Ethics and Economics

By Christabel Blackman

Preserving our Urban Heritage: The Heritage Conversion Model

By Barry Mayhew

REVIEWS

The Science and Art of Color International Edelstein Color Symposium

Review by Mary Virginia Orna

Increasing Europe’s Competitiveness Through Cultural Heritage Research

Review by Jaap van der Burg

TECHNART 2011

Non-destructive and Microanalytical Techniques in Art and Cultural Heritage

Review by Ana Bidarra and Ana Guilherme

ARTICLES

Reversibility and Minimal Intervention in the Gap-filling Process of Archaeological Glass

By Betlem Martínez, Trinidad Pasíes and Maria Amparo Peiró

The Methods of Analysis used in Ceramics as an Effective Procedure in the Conservation of Terracotta Sculptures

By Carmen Bermúdez Sánchez, Giuseppe Cultrone, and Lucía Rueda Quero

Destruction: The Impact of Catastrophic Events on Architecture.

Safeguarding the Memory of Ruins by Photography

By Maria Bostenaru

Documentation of Contemporary Art: A Case Study of a Private Collection

By Sofia Gomes

Removal of Damaging Conservation Treatments on Mural Paintings (2007)

2011-07-16T17:38:00.006+01:00

Title: Removal of Damaging Conservation Treatments on Mural Paintings

Editor: Hélène Svahn Garreau

Publisher: Swedish National Heritage Board

Year: 2010

Pages: 72

Format: PDF (3.87 Mb)

Link: http://www.raa.se/...

From the Introduction:

The Swedish National Heritage Board held a two-day workshop named “Removal of Damaging Conservation Treatments on Mural Paintings” on November 2 and 3, 2007 at Österbybruk and Vendel. The workshop was sponsored by “FoU-medel” (R&D funds), distributed by the Swedish National Heritage Board and from “Syskonen Bothéns stiftelse” distributed by ”Nordiska konservatorförbundet Svenska sektionen” (NKF-S). This is the final report, which includes a summary of the presentations and discussions during the workshop.

Table of Contents (short version):

Introduction, Hélène Svahn Garreau

Biotechnological Approach for the Removal of Damaging Casein-Layer on Medieval Wall Paintings, Sascha Beutel

German Experiments with Enzyme Reduction of Casein on Mural Paintings, Kerstin Klein

Nanoscience for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Piero Baglioni

The Conservation of the Mural Paintings in Vendel, Ragnhild Claesson and Hélène Svahn Garreau

Problems with Casein Glue on Wall Paintings Transferred to Canvas, Isabelle Brajer

Removal of Undesirable Compounds from Stone and Frescoes using Bacteria, Francesca Cappitelli

Problems with Past Conservation Treatments on the Wall Church Paintings in Undløse, Isabelle Brajer

Biocolonization of Stone (2011)

2011-06-14T17:06:00.003+01:00

Title: Biocolonization of Stone: Control and Preventive Methods: Proceedings from the MCI Workshop Series

Editors: Asuncion Elena Charola, Christopher McNamara, and Robert J. Koestler

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press

Year: 2011

Pages: 116

Format: PDF (14.95 Mb)

Link: http://hdl.handle.net/...

Abstract:

The Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute Workshop on Biocolonization of Stone was the second workshop in a series and was dedicated to research on removal and control of biocolonization in stone objects. Twelve presentations were made, and the workshop ended with a roundtable discussion open to the 71 attendees. The goal was to provide a discussion forum for biologists, material scientists, and conservators interested in stone biodeterioration. Seven papers were presented, ranging from microbiological laboratory studies to combination of on-site testing and laboratory evaluation for World Heritage Sites such as Angkor Wat, to a literature overview. Five case studies were also presented, covering control of biodeterioration at Veterans Affairs cemeteries, experience gathered from the installation of zinc strips at the Stanford Mausoleum in San Francisco, the red staining found on the marble of the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, problems posed by deer stones in Mongolia, and the site test installed at San Ignacio Miní Jesuit mission in Misiones, Argentina. The roundtable and discussions drew attention to the importance of exploring new methods to prevent microbial colonization of stone. Finally, in a closed session, suggestions were offered for developing criteria to evaluate microbial growth and determine when treatment is necessary. It was recommended that a database be prepared on stone biocolonization and its control.

Table of contents:

Microbiological Studies on Stone Deterioration and Development of Conservation Measures at Angkor Wat

Thomas Warscheid and Hans Leisen

Microbial Community Diversity and the Complexity of Preserving Cultural Heritage

M. Carmen Portillo and Juan M. Gonzalez

Characterization of Bacterial Colonization of Stone at global and Local Scales

Christopher McNamara, Nick R. Konkol, Brandon P. Ross, and Ralph Mitchell

Methods to Prevent Biocolonization and Recolonization: An Overview of Current Research for Architectural and Archaeological Heritage

Ornella Salvadori and A. Elena Charola

New Environmentally Friendly Approaches against Biodeterioration of Outdoor Cultural Heritage

Francesca Cappitelli, Federica Villa, and Claudia Sorlini

Bioremediation of Algal Contamination on Stone

Eric May, Dania Zamarreño, Sarah Hotchkiss, Julian Mitchell, and Robert Inkpen

Recolonization of Marble Sculptures in a garden Environment

José Delgado Rodrigues, Marta Vale Anjos, and A. Elena Charola

Case Study: Red Staining on Marble

Claire Gervais, Carol Grissom, Christopher McNamara, Nick R. Konkol, and Ralph Mitchell

Case Study: Biocontrol Testing at the San Ignacio Miní Jesuit-guaraní Mission, Misiones, Argentina

Marcelo L. Magadán, Gisela M. A. Korth, Marcela L. Cedrola, and José L. Pozzobon

Case Study: Comparative Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for Use on Marble Veterans Affairs Headstones

Jason Church, Mary Striegel, Christopher McNamara, Kristen Bearce Lee, and Ralph Mitchell

Case Study: Deer Stones of Mongolia after Three Millennia

Paula T. DePriest and Harriet F. Beaubien

Case Study: Field Observations on the Effectiveness of Zinc Strips to Control Biocolonization of Stone

David P. Wessel

Discussions, Conclusions, and Recommendations

A. Elena Charola, Christopher McNamara, and Robert J. Koestler

e-conservation 19 (2011)

2011-05-07T11:37:00.004+01:00

Title: e-conservation

Issue: 19

Year: 2011

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

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Index:

EDITORIAL

Public awareness and the romantic view of restoration

By Rui Bordalo

NEWS & VIEWS

O, Ethnographic Conservation, be some other name!

By Daniel Cull

REVIEWS

The 20th Anniversary Meeting of E.C.C.O.

Review by Rui Bordalo

Conservation and analysis techniques for the study and safeguard of metallic heritage

Review by Ana Bidarra

“Back to the Roots” - Workshop on the Preparation of Historical Lake Pigments

Review by Martina Griesser

Educational Workshop: Discovering Restoration, Treasuring the Original

Review by Anca Dina and Teodora Poiata

The 15th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology

Review by Hakan Öniz and Çigdem Külekçioglu

Conservation Matters in Wales

Review by Sarah Lawrence

EVENTS

Upcoming Events: May - June 2011

ARTICLES

Old Interventions & New Possibilities

Applications of digital technology in re-conservation

By Eleni Kotoula

Museums of Technology: Bridges of cultural identity

By Johannis Tsoumas

The street in the photography from the 19th and early 20th century as mean of art or of science

By Maria Bostenaru

Scientific Study and Conservation of a Painted Enamel Qajar Pendant

By Wafaa Anwar Mohamed

Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research (2010)

2011-04-25T13:01:00.004+01:00

Title: Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research

Editors: Eric Doehne and C.A. Price
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 2010 (2nd edition)

Pages: 175
Format: PDF (1.65 Mb)
Link: http://www.getty.edu/...

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Stone Decay
Chapter 2. Putting It Right: Preventive and Remedial
Chapter 3. Do They Work? Assessing the Effectiveness of Treatments
Chapter 4. Putting It into Practice: Conservation Policy
Chapter 5. Heritage in Stone: Rock Art, Quarries, and Replacement Stone

Chapter 6. Doing Better: Increasing the Effectiveness of Research

Chapter 7. What Has Changed? Some Thoughts on the Past Fifteen Years

Appendix: Resources for Stone Conservation

e-conservation 18 (2011)

2011-02-26T21:58:00.004Z

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)

2011-02-26T21:10:00.003Z

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

Year: 2009

Pages: 31

Download: http://www.dhmd.de/... (pdf, 641 Kb)

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

e-conservation 17 (2010)

2010-12-22T19:34:00.007Z

Title: e-conservation
Issue: 17
Year: 2010
Link: http://www.e-conservationline.com/...
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Table of Contents:

Editorial
Multicultural Conservation
by Rui Bordalo

News & Views
The Social Media Challenge for Conservation Outreach
By Daniel Cull

Reviews
Conservation and the Eastern Mediterranean
IIC Congress
Review by Sagita Mirjam Sunara

Bigstuff 2010
Review by Alison Wain

16th International Heritage Show
Review by Petruta Vlad

Preparing Ikats for Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats
By Cyndi Bohlin

Book Releases
- Books Will Speak Plain. A Handbook for Identifying and Describing Historical Bindings, by Julia Miller
- Studies on Information and Knowledge Processes. Studies on Heritage Management I, by Ferenc Kiss, Lia Bassa (eds.)
- The Picture of Memory, by Michela Rossi, Cecilia Tedeschi (eds.)

Articles
Science and Restoration at the Service of Interpretation
By Dimitrios Doumas

An Extensive Study of the Effect of the Enzyme a-Amylase Used in Textile Conservation on Silk Fibers Dyed with Safflower and Madder Dye
By Harby E. Ahmed

Case Study
Conservation and Restoration of a Rare Large Persian Carpet
By Omar Abdel-Kareem

Projects
The Bactria Cultural Centre: A UNESCO-sponsored project in Mazar-e Sharif, war-struck northern Afghanistan – Success or Failure?
By Alessandro Califano

Article: tapestry conservation in Europe and the United States (2006)

2010-12-22T18:45:00.002Z

Title: Preserving image and structure: tapestry conservation in Europe and the United States
Author: Frances Lennard
Reference: Reviews in Conservation, 2006, pp. 43-53
Download: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/... (.doc, 116 Kb)

Abstracts:
Tapestry weaving has been used for millennia to create fabrics in which the design is integral to the structure, but the term ‘tapestry’ is also synonymous with woven pictorial hangings, the subject of this paper. Since the first tapestries were made, they have been cleaned and repaired. As the loss of warp and weft yarns affects both the image and the structure simultaneously, tapestry restoration and conservation techniques have sought to clarify the image as well as support the structure. This paper analyses the evolution of tapestry conservation techniques in western Europe and the United States from the universal use of reweaving to the range of treatments currently employed.

Forgers, Dealers, Experts (1960)

2010-12-14T22:08:00.004Z

Title: Forgers, Dealers, Experts: Strange Chapters In The History Of Art

Author: Sepp Schüller

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons

Year: 1960

Pages: 264

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Note: Resource kindly indicated by Goran Budija

Here is a comprehensive study of the most notorious art forgeries in history: the artists who employed their talents in imitating the talents of others, the dealers who wittingly or unwittingly sold their wares, and the experts who exposed, or were taken in by, their duplicity. Calling upon his substantial professional knowledge and his personal interest in the subject, Sepp Schüller has turned the investigation of art forgeries into a field of lively speculation having artistic, social, and psychological implications.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

1. Egypt, the Forgers' Paradise

2. The Cardiff Giant

3. Fame comes to the village of Glozel

4. The Venus of the Turnip Field

5. Counterfeits of Durer's works

6. Works forged as by Griinewald, Holbein and Cranach

7. The much admired Bust by Bastianini

8. The Renowned Sarcophagus of Cerveteri

9. The Tiara of Saitaphernes

10. The Bust of Flora

11. Alceo Dossena

12. Wacker's Van Goghs'

13. Forgeries of French Paintings

14. Art Forgeries under the Third Reich

15. Han van Meegeren

16. The Liibeck art forgery scandal

17. Modern Masterpieces by a Museum Attendant

18. Art Forgers at Naples

19. The Vienna Madonna scandal

20. Antique Furniture is not always old

21. 'Real' and 'Imitation' Carpets

22. The Lure of Profit

23. In the Shadows

24. Fame versus X-Rays

25. 'Counterfeit Counterfeits'

26. The Campaign against Fraud

27. Forgery Detection as a Fashionable Complaint

28. 'Take up the Shield of Mistrust!'

Thesis: A Study of Ideological Division in the Field of Conservation-Restoration (2006)

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Title: Heritage, Hermeneutics and Hegemony - A Study of Ideological Division in the Field of Conservation-Restoration
Author: Frank Hassard
University: Brunel University
Type of document: PhD
Year: 2006
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/... (pdf)

Abstract

In recent times, the concept of ‘intangible heritage’ has gained credence within the international heritage community, reflecting wider concerns relating to the cultural impact of global economic, technological and political forces. For many, intangible heritage represents a vital living mediation of the material past (i.e. tangible heritage) which deepens its significance and meaning-conferring qualities. This thesis explores how in recent times, the intangible heritage became ‘separated’ from the tangible heritage in such a way as to bring about ideological division within the field of heritage preservation and a sense of discontinuity with the past – particularly relating to the practice of restoration and its patrimony of expertise. The thesis argues that this has been attributable to an ‘institutionalised’ conception of heritage based essentially on a historiography of materials located in the ideological site of the museum – the repository where tangible heritage is housed, organised, interpreted, conserved, restored and displayed in such ways as to confer meaning upon the material world. By drawing extensively upon evidence from the literature and engaging the conservation-restoration field, the thesis develops discussion around the emergence (and subsequent institutionalisation) of a relatively recent scientific paradigm of practice – ‘scientific restoration’ – largely shaped by this ‘museological’ vision of heritage. It also considers how the work of Cesare Brandi came to be instrumental in the formulation of this vision but argues that such conceptions have been predicated upon a misappropriation of his ideas and a misreading of historical heritage preservation ideologies that has done much to contribute to tensions evident within the heritage community. To this end, the thesis aims to redress this historical impasse by reconsidering the function of restoration – especially in terms of what is added to the historical document – and reconciling the competing claims of the tangible and intangible by developing the concept of ‘authentic process’.

Safe Handling of Plastics in a Museum Environment (2010)

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Title: Safe Handling of Plastics in a Museum Environment
Author: Jia-sun Tsang
Citation: WAAC Newsletter 32(2), pp. 16-22
Year: 2010
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10088/11186 (pdf, 3.64 Mb)

Abstract:

Research on the theory and mechanics of plastics degradation and conservation has made steady progress over the years, yet regarding the safe handling of plastics, current knowledge and practices are long overdue for an update. The purpose of this paper is to translate the science of plastics degradation into practical guidelines for the safe handling and conservation of plastics in a museum environment. The safety practices outlined here are based on an analysis of naturally aged plastics in museum collections, and are relevant to the specific problems faced by conservators, curators, and museum specialists who must handle and evaluate many types of plastic materials.

Advances in Raman mapping of works of art (2010)

2010-12-12T22:18:00.001Z

Title: Advances in Raman mapping of works of art
Authors: Polonca Ropret, Costanza Miliani, Silvia A. Centeno, Crtomir Tavzesab and Francesca Rosi
Citation: Journal of Raman Spectroscopy (Special Issue: Raman spectroscopy in art and archaecology), Volume 41, Issue 11, pages 1172–1177, November 2010

Link: http://hdl.handle.net/... (pdf, 553 Kb)

Abstract

Raman mapping can provide molecular information to complement data derived from other analytical techniques in works of art and other objects of cultural significance. Raman mapping can be performed using a motorized microscope stage that moves a sample or an object point by point in two spatial directions. The method can be used both noninvasively in works of art that fit under a microscope objective and in microsamples when, for example, obtaining information on the samples' layering structure is necessary. This paper reports on the development of a Raman mapping approach based on a set of scanning mirrors that direct the laser beam in two spatial directions, vertically through the microscope head or through a horizontal exit on the Raman microspectrometer. The first configuration still has limitations in terms of the size of the work of art that can be analyzed, as it has to fit under the microscope objective, but considerably larger objects can be studied when using the scanning mirrors placed in the horizontal exit. In this paper, the advantages and limitations of these two Raman mapping approaches are compared and discussed on the basis of an example of a contemporary oil painting on canvas.

Art in Transit: Handbook for Packing and Transporting Paintings (1991)

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Title: Art in Transit: Handbook for Packing and Transporting Paintings
Authors: M. Richard, Marion F. Mecklenburg, and Ross Merrill
Publisher: National Gallery of Art
Year: 1991
Pages: 172
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/...

Table of contents:

1. Assessing Risks
2. Transit Climate Conditions
3. Temperature Protection
4. Relative Humidity Protection
5. Shock and Vibration Hazards
6. Shock Protection
7. Vibration Protection
8. Packing Cases
9. Role of the Courier
10. Glossary

Deterioration and Conservation of Feathers (2009)

2010-11-17T18:23:00.005Z

Title: Scraping Gut and Plucking Feathers: the Deterioration and Conservation of Feather and Gut Materials
Conference Date: Tuesday 6th October 2009
Conference Venue: University of York
Link: http://www.icon.org.uk/...

Table of Contents:

Ellen Pearlstein and Lionel Keene, Fading behavior of red shafted flicker feathers (pdf1, pdf2)
Hein van Grouw, The structure of feathers simple as well as brilliant (pdf)
Katrina van Grouw, First aid at the front line (pdf)
Pippa Cruickshank and Vanesssa Saiz Gomez, An early gut parka from the Arctic, its past and current treatment (pdf)
Sandra Gottsmann, A gut skin parka from the ethnographic collection of the Reiss-Engelhorn Museum (pdf)
Kate Jackson and Andrew Huges, Gut reaction, The history, treatment and display techniques of gut garments at the Pitt Rivers Museum (pdf)
Allyson Rae, Summary of Practical session (pdf)

Source: http://dancull.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/scraping-gut-and-plucking-feathers/

Histoire de la riziculture et muséologie (2006)

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Title: D'Orient en Occident: histoire de la riziculture et muséologie
Author: Marc-Antonio Barblan
Reference: ICOFOM Study Series, Vol. 35, 2006, pp. 114-131
Link: click here (pdf, 5.1 Mb)

Note: Made available upon request of the author

e-conservation 16 (2010)

2010-10-23T23:16:00.006+01:00

Title: e-conservation
Issue: 16
Year: 2010
Link: http://www.e-conservationline.com/...
Download: http://www.e-conservationline.com/... (pdf, 9.33 Mb)

Table of Contents:

Editorial
The Gap in Conservation
by Rui Bordalo

News & Views
Pot Healer, I Need You
By Daniel Cull

Reviews
SEM and Microanalysis in the Study of Historical Technology, Materials and Conservation
Review by Ana Bidarra

Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC) Annual Meeting
Review by Daniel Cull

Devastating Flood in Ladakh, India
A Support Program by Tibet Heritage Fund
By Andre Alexander

Articles
Identification of Ivory Book Covers and Comparison to Ivory Portrait Miniatures
By Josie Wornoff

Microbial Study of Egyptian Mummies: An Assessment of Enzyme Activity, Fungicides and Some Mummification Materials for the Inhibition of Microbial Deterioration
By Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Ahmed Sahab, Siham Ismail, Gamal Mahgoub and Mohammed Abdelhady

Case Study
Study of the painting Virgin Mary and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist: The Hidden Flora of Leonardo da Vinci’s Painting Workshop
By Miklós Szentkirályi

"The Annunciation" by Cola Petruccioli: The Restoration of the Transferred Wall Painting
By Ildikó Jeszeniczky

Articles on X-ray Analysis (1997-2007)

2010-10-16T14:13:00.005+01:00

Advances in X-ray Analysis (AXA) are the proceedings of X-ray conferences organised by The International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD). The articles are freely available to download from their website, except for the volumes from 2008 and 2009.

I made a selection of the articles related with cultural heritage:

Advances in X-ray Analysis, Vol. 51, 2007

Analysis of Pigments Used in a Japanese Painting (pdf)
Y. Hayakawa, S. Shirono, S. Miura, T. Matsushima

Microscanning XRF, XANES and XRD Studies of the Decorated Surface of Roman Terra Sigillata Ceramics (pdf)
C. Mirguet, P. Sciau, P. Goudeau, A. Metha, P. Pianetta, Z. Liu, N. Tamura

Advances in X-ray Analysis, Vol. 50, 2006

Non-Destructive Analysis of a Painting, National Treasure in Japan (pdf)
Y. Hayakawa , S. Shirono, S. Miura, T. Matsushima, T. Uchida

Advances in X-ray Analysis Vol. 49, 2005
Identification of Painting Materials Used for Mural Paintings by Image Analysis and XRF (pdf)
S. Shirono, Y.Hayakawa

Advances in X-ray Analysis, Vol. 47, 2003

Analysis of Art Objects and other Delicate Samples: is XRF Really Non-Destructive? (pdf)
M. Mantler, J. Klikovits

Applications of X-Ray Diffraction in Conservation Science and Archaeometry (pdf)
M.-C. Corbeil
Design of EDXRF Equipment for the Nondestructive Study of Prints (pdf)
M. Ardid, J.L. Ferrero, C. Roldán, D. Juanes, J.L. Lluch, R. Vives, P. Punter
Portable XRF Analysis of Japanese Historical Objects (pdf)
Y. Hayakawa

Synchrotron Applications in Archaeometallurgy: Analysis of High Zinc Brass Astrolabes (pdf)
B. Newbury, B. Stephenson, J. Almer, M. Notis, G.S. Cargill, III, G.B. Stephenson, and D. Haeffner
X-Rays in Art and Archaeology - An Overview (pdf)
M. Schreiner, B. Frühmann, D. Jembrih-Simbürger and R. Linke

Advances in X-ray Analysis, Vol. 46, 2002

Identification of Forged Works of Art by Portable EDXRF Spectrometry (pdf) M. Ardid, J.L. Ferrero, D. Juanes, C. Roldán, M. Crespo, M.E. Pernett, M. Marzal, M. Burke, S. Rovira, R. Vives

Advances in X-ray Analysis Vol. 44, 2000

Analysis of Pigments used in Scroll Paintings of a National Treasure "Tale of Genji" using a Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (pdf)
K. Sugihara, K. Tamuara, M. Satoh, Y. Hayakawa, Y. Hirao, S. Miura, H. Yotsutsuji, Y. Tokugawa

EDXRF Analysis of Pigments of Works of Art from the Spain's Cultural Heritage (pdf)
J.L. Ferrero, C. Roldan, D. Juanes, C. Morera, and E. Rollano

Advances in X-ray Analysis Vol. 42, 1998

Applications of Micro XRF for the Analysis of Traditional Japanese "Ainu" Glass Beads and other Artifacts (pdf)
K. Sugihara, M. Satoh, Y. Hayakawa, A. Saito and T. Sasaki

Advances in X-ray Analysis Vol. 41, 1997

Evaluation of Monolithic Polycapillary X-Ray Lenses for sub-mm Local XRF Analysis of Artistic Objects (pdf)
B. Vekemans, K. Janssens , G Vittiglio, F. Adams, L. Andong and Y. Yiming

Micro-analysis of Artists’ Pigments by Grazing-Emission X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (pdf)
Martine Claes, Rita Van Ham, Koen Janssens and René Van Grieken

Pesticide Contamination (2009)

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Title: Pesticide Contamination: Working Together to Find a Common Solution
Authors: P. Jane Sirois, Jessica S. Johnson, Aaron Shugar, Jennifer Poulin, and Odile Madden
Citation: Preserving Aborigional Heritage: Technical and Traditional Approaches: Proceedings of Symposium 2007, Canadian Conservation Institute, Canadian Heritage, Ottawa, pp. 175-186
Year: 2009
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/... (pdf, 730 Kb)

Abstract
The need to detect a broader range of pesticides and to develop more quantitative analyses has grown as the repatriation of Aboriginal objects has become more frequent and commonplace. This paper summarizes information from literature surveys and object testing that shows the extent and type of pesticide contamination on museum objects. Global objectives for assessing pesticide-contaminated cultural objects are outlined. The most recent developments in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (a common methodology for detecting inorganic pesticide residues) and the detection of organic pesticide residues such as naphthalene, para-dichlorobenzene, and DDT amongst others are presented. Future steps include developing collaborations that can lead to providing meaningful toxicological assessments of the artifacts to the users along with handling guidelines or recommendations. Mitigation is currently being studied, but not by these authors, and remains an area for future research.

The Technique Of Wood Sculpture (1957)

2010-09-26T21:35:00.003+01:00

Title: The Technique Of Wood Sculpture
Author: Chaim Gross
Publisher: Arco Publishing Company
Year: 1957
Pages: 145
Formats available: pdf, djvu, txt, epub, kindle, daisy
Link: http://www.archive.org/...

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Nina Horvat

Table of Contents (short version):

Chapter 1. Becoming a Sculptor of Wood
Chapter 2. Wood, the Re-discovered Medium
Chapter 3. Wood
Chapter 4. The workroom and Equipment
Chapter 5. The Idea and the Block
Chapter 6. The Emergence of Your Idea from the Block
Chapter 7. Using the Abraders
Chapter 8. Sealing the Wood's Exposed Surface
Appendix 1. Tools
Appendix 2. Sharpeners
Appendix 3. Wood - Its Structure and Seasoning Process
Appendix 4. Notes on Sculptors' Woods
Appendix 5. Table of Relative Hardness and Color of Woods

Practical hints on dyeing with natural dyes (1986)

2010-09-19T23:11:00.000+01:00

Title: Practical hints on dyeing with natural dyes: production of comparative dyeings for the identification of dyes on historic materials
Author: Helmut Schweppe
Publisher: Conservation Analytical Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution
Year: 1986
Pages: 61
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/... (pdf, 30.6 Mb)

Table of Contents (short version):

General
Dyeing methods for natural dyes
Special directions for mordanting wool
Conversion tables
Dyeing recipes
Literature

Identification Guide for Ivory and Ivory Substitutes (1999)

2010-09-18T21:41:00.001+01:00

Title: Identification Guide for Ivory and Ivory Substitutes
Authors: Edgard O. Espinoza and Mary-Jacque Mann
Publisher: World Wildlife Fund and The Conservation Foundation
Year: 1999 (reprint)
Pages: 38
Link: http://www.cites.org/... (pdf, 945 Kb)

Table of Contents (short version):

Introduction
What is ivory?
The Ivories
Ivory Substitutes
Appendix 1. Procedure for the Preliminary Identification of Ivory and Ivory Substitutes
Appendix 2. List of Supplies and Equipment for Use in the Preliminary Identification of Ivory and Ivory Substitutes

Passe, present et futur des palais et sites royaux d'Abomey (1999)

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Title: Passe, present et futur des palais et sites royaux d'Abomey
Conference: Conférence internationale organisée par le Getty Conservation Institute, l'ICCROM et le Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication du Bénin, 22-26 septembre 1997
Year: 1999
Pages: 182
Link: http://www.getty.edu/... (pdf, 3.73 Mb)

Table of contents:

Première partie
Le passé: histoire du royaume d'Abomey et de ses bas-reliefs

Le royaume du Danxomè: objets, signes, espaces du pouvoir, Giovanna Antongini et Tito Spini

Les bas-reliefs du palais de Glélé: un art au-delá de l'image et de l'histoire, Joseph C. E. Adande

L'histoire en relief : les bas-reliefs des palais royaux du Danxomè, création et conservation d'une tradition, Suzanne Preston Blier

Traditions, cultures et contribution des communautés à la gestion, Vincent Guézodje

Deuxième partie
Le présent: conservation des sites et palais royaux d'Abomey

Actions des cinq dernières années: volet «architecture» du projet PREMA-Bénin II, 1995-1997, Thierry Joffroy

Actions des cinq dernières années: la conservation des bas-reliefs de l'ajalala du roi Glélé au Musée historique, palais royaux d'Abomey, Francesca Piqué et Leslie Rainer

Le réaménagement de l'exposition permanente du Musée historique d'Abomey, Franck Houndégla

La sauvegarde et le récolement des collections du Musée historique d'Abomey, Alain Godonou

Presentation des collections du Musée historique d'Abomey, Dorothé Mizéhoun

Troisième partie
Le futur: evolution des sites et palais royaux d'Abomey dans leur contexte local, national et international

Planification d'ensemble pour la gestion du patrimoine culturel, Giora Solar

Plan de conservation des sites et palais royaux d'Abomey, Rachida de Souza-Ayari et Aimé Gonçalves

Circuits de visite et impact sur l'environnement socioculturel, Jérôme C. Alladaye et Clément Cakpo Vodouhe

Le cadre juridique et la mise en valeur des palais et sites royaux d'Abomey, Toussaint A. Godonou

Situation économique et possibilités de développement du Musée historique d'Abomey, Alain-Raoul Lozes

Plan directeur d'urbanisme d'Abomey, Bachir Oloude

Plan de developpement du tourisme du Bénin, Richard Lohento

Appendice A: Conclusions des participants à la conférence
Appendice B: Participants à la conférence
Appendice C: Auteurs
Appendice D: Résumés en anglais

Report: Baalbek Risk Preparedness Strategy (2010)

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Title: Baalbek Risk Preparedness Strategy: Project Report
Authors: Mario Santana Quintero, Koen Van Balen
Date: July 24, 2010
Type of Document: Report
Link: http://heritagedocumentation.org/...
Files: Final report: low resolution (pdf, 1 Mb), high resolution (pdf, 15 Mb)
Appendix (pdf, 11.4 Mb)

Article: A new reverse-engineering process for contextualizing and digitizing ancient technical objects (2008)

2010-09-14T19:47:00.002+01:00

Title: Advanced Industrial Archaeology: A new reverse-engineering process for contextualizing and digitizing ancient technical objects
Authors: F. Laroche, A. Bernard, M. Cotte
Reference: Journal Virtual and Physical Prototyping 3, Special Issue n° 2, 2008, pp. 105-122
Link: archives-ouvertes.fr (pdf, 1.7 Mb)

Abstract:
Since virtual engineering has been introduced inside industries, time processes have been reduced and products are more adapted to customer needs. Nowadays, the DMU is the centre point for all teams: design, manufacturing, communication etc. However, physical mock-ups and prototypes are sometimes requested. Consequently, a back-and-forth action between the real and the virtual worlds is necessary. Our research team has developed a reverse-engineering methodology for capturing technical characteristics of industrial objects but also for capitalizing knowledge and know-how which are required for contextualizing life cycles. More precisely, we work with ancient industrial machines. It is what we call Advanced Industrial Archaeology. Thanks to the coupling of different kinds of 3D digitalization technologies and CAD software, we are able to re-design old industrial objects and old processes. To illustrate our proposal, we will describe one of the experiments we have done with a salt-washing machine which is nearly 100 years old: from the global 3D digitalization of the plant to precise parts design, we have rediscovered the enterprise process and understand its integration in the economic context.

Article: Engineering Works and Scaled-down Models Or Industry Laid Bare (2007)

2010-09-14T19:43:00.003+01:00

Title: Engineering Works and Scaled-down Models Or Industry Laid Bare
Author: Marc-Antonio Barblan
Conference reference: BigStuff 2007 - Beyond Conservation - Industrial Heritage Management, 11-14 September 2007
Link: click here (pdf, 11.2 Mb)

Note: Made available upon request of the author

From the Introduction:

The following remarks are based on a long-standing concern of mine and are related to several interventions in the field of industrial heritage. In view of the advent of new parameters - or the recent emphasis on certain trends - these reflections appear to me of the utmost urgency.
On the positive side, there has clearly been a potential increase in the conceptual and spatial field: be it the enlargement of Europe, the increased interdisciplinary and intercultural opportunities, endorsing the idea of the true interconnectedness of our universal heritage, as well as the realisation of the recently recognised status of immaterial heritage.
On the negative side, however, we must lament those ever-increasing, contemptible moves to cash in on culture in the wider sense, moves which reduce culture to a mere pretence, in which performance-mode takes over at the expense of critical discourse (this may well explain the casual approach to methodology which is so often the case); therefore the difficulty in constructing a complete picture, a comparative one, incorporating the requisite hierarchical order.

Without mentioning the worsening risks to climate and the environment, so much so in fact that water, which will figure prominently henceforth, is threatened in its essence, and will be the disputed prize of future conflicts.

Article: Embrittlement of Ancient Silver (2005)

2010-09-10T01:51:00.002+01:00

Title: Embrittlement of Ancient Silver
Author: R.J.H. Wanhill
Reference: Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, Volume 5(1) February 2005, pp. 41-54
DOI: 10.1361/15477020522294
Link: http://www.asminternational.org/... (pdf, 2.62 Mb) [link corrected]

Abstract:
Ancient silver may become brittle and damaged owing to long-term corrosion and changes in the microstructure. Recognition and determination of corrosion-induced and microstructurally-induced embrittlement, and also their synergy, are important for restoration and conservation of ancient and historic silver. The types of embrittlement are described and illustrated, using examples of ancient and historic silver artefacts, including the famous Gundestrup Cauldron, a masterpiece of European Iron Age silverwork. In particular, the use of automated Electron BackScatter Diffraction (EBSD) enables improved analysis and assessment of corrosion-induced embrittlement. The knowledge obtained from detailed investigations is helpful not only in determining the best ways to restore and conserve embrittled silver objects, but also in defining the possible extent of the embrittlement problem. This is illustrated by a straightforward statistical analysis.

Microstructural embrittlement of gold and silver (2006)

2010-09-10T01:44:00.008+01:00

Title: Microstructural embrittlement of gold and silver
Author: R.J.H. Wanhill
Publisher: National Aerospace Laboratory NLR
Year: 2000
Pages: 66
Type of document: Report
Link: http://www.nlr.nl/... (pdf, 5.29 Mb)

Table of Contents (short version):

1. Abstract and keywords
2. Introduction
3. Evidence of embrittlement
4. Empirical and theoretical metallurgical considerations 7
5. Corn positions of archaeological gold and silver
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions and recommendations
8. References

Appendix A. Gold and silver binary alloy equilibrium phase diagrams in support of table 2
Appendix B. Classification of archaeological silver artifacts and coins in
Appendix C. Classification of damaged archaeological gold artifacts in support of figure 12

Dans la lumière des terrasses (2) (2010)

2010-09-10T01:14:00.001+01:00

Title: Dans la lumière des terrasses: Le Subak Museum à Sanggulan : quel musée pour la civilisation du riz? (2e volet)
Author: Marc-Antonio Barblan
Reference: Le Banian, N. 9, juin 2010, pp. 33-61
Link: click here (pdf, 11.2 Mb)

Note: Made available upon request of the author

Dans la lumière des terrasses (1) (2009)

2010-09-09T16:48:00.001+01:00

Title: Dans la lumière des terrasses: Paysage culturel balinais, Subak Museum et patrimoine mondial (1er volet)
Author: Marc-Antonio Barblan
Reference: Le Banian, N. 7, juin 2009, pp. 80-101
Year: 2009
Link: click here (pdf, 9.98 Mb)

Note: Made available upon request of the author

Brittle archaeological silver identification, restoration and conservation (1997)

2010-09-01T15:23:00.004+01:00

Title: Brittle archaeological silver identification, restoration and conservation
Author: R.J.H. Wanhill
Publisher: National Aerospace Laboratory NLR
Year: 1997
Pages: 17
Type of document: Report
Link: http://www.nlr.nl/... (pdf, 702 Kb)

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Goran Budija

Table of Contents:

IntroductionEmbrittlement of Archaeological Silver
- Corrosion-induced embrittlement: description
- Corrosion-induced embrittlement: mechanisms
- Microstructurally-induced embrittlement: description
- Microstructurally-induced embrittlement: mechanisms
- Synergistic embrittlement
- Effects of grain size
- Effect of decorative mechanical working
Diagnostic Techniques for Determining Embrittlement
Restoration and Conservation of Embrittled Archaeological Silver
Summary

De Re Metallica (1556)

2010-09-01T15:19:00.001+01:00

Title: De Re Metallica
Author: Georgius Agricola, translation by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover
Publisher: Dover Publications
Year: 1950
Link: http://posner.library.cmu.edu/...

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Goran Budija

The Conservation of Archaeological Sites in the Mediterranean Region (1997)

2010-08-30T17:17:00.005+01:00

Title: The Conservation of Archaeological Sites in the Mediterranean Region
Editor: Marta de la Torre
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Conference: An International Conference Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, 6-12 May 1995
Year: 1997
Pages: 180
Link: http://www.getty.edu/... (pdf, 7.5 Mb)

Note: version française disponible (pdf, 7.5 Mb)

Table of Contents:

Preface, Miguel Angel Corzo and John Walsh

Part One. The Management and Presentation of Archaeological Sites

The Archaeological Heritage in the Mediterranean Region, Marta de la Torre and Margaret Mac Lean
A Planning Model for the Management of Archaeological Sites, Sharon Sullivan
Management Considerations at a Mediterranean Site: Akrotiri, Thera, Christos Doumas
Reconstruction of Ancient Buildings, Hartwig Schmidt
The Presentation of Archaeological Sites, Renee Sivan

Part Two. Three Mediterranean Sites

The Roman Villa at Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Nicholas Stanley-Price
Knossos, John K. Papadopoulos
Ephesus, Martha Demas

Appendix A: Summary of Charters Dealing with the Archaeological Heritage, Martha Demas

300th post!

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Hard to believe, isn't it?

El Marco en España: historia, conservación y restauración (2009)

2010-08-26T17:20:00.001+01:00

Title: El Marco en España: historia, conservación y restauración
Author: María Pía Timón
Publisher: Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España
Pages: 84
Year: 2009
Link: http://www.calameo.com/... (pdf link available there)

Table of contents:

Introducción

El Marco como fuente de información histórica: Precisiones acerca de la autoría de dos tipos de marcos españoles, Mª Pía Timón Tiemblo

Polseras, Encasamentos y Marcos en los retablos escultóricos, Olga Cantos Martínez

El Marco: de los fundamentos teóricos de la conservación a la práctica, Ana Carrassón López de Letona

Los marcos de la Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza. Adaptación a las nuevas exigencias expositivas. Criterios de intervención, Marta Palao y Susana Pérez

Los retratos de los Gobernadores de Cuba del Archivo General de Indias. Restauración de sus marcos, Rocío Bruquetas Galán

Enmarcado: Causas de alteración y soluciones de conservación en obras de arte sobre papel, Eulalio Pozo Rodríguez

La enmarcación de obras de arte en la actualidad, Carmen Rodríguez Rico

A Guide to Fiber-Base Gelatin Silver Print Condition and Deterioration (2008)

2010-08-20T22:53:00.004+01:00

Title: A Guide to Fiber-Base Gelatin Silver Print Condition and Deterioration
Author: Gawain Weaver
Year: 2008
Pages: 41
Link: http://www.arp-geh.org/... (pdf, 2.67 Mb)

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Sidebar 1 What Color is Silver?
Sidebar 2 What Makes a Print Yellow?

The Nature of the Fiber-Base Gelatin Silver Print
History of Gelatin Silver Print Manufacture
History of Processing and Image Stability

Gelatin Silver Print Deterioration
Examination of a Print to Judge Condition and Deterioration
Sidebar 3 Primary Factors in Image Stability
The Basics of Deterioration
Sidebar 4 Heat, Humidity, Paint Fumes, and the Benefits of Toning
Sidebar 5 Water and Fire Disasters
Deterioration Charts

Age, Deterioration, or Patina?
Sidebar 6 The Value of Deterioration

When is Conservation Treatment Necessary?

Recommendations for the Storage of Gelatin Silver Prints

Looking Forward

Pathways: Deterioration in Detail
P1: Yellow/Orange Discoloration, Edges or Overall
P2: Silver-mirroring, Edges
P3: Silver-mirroring, Overall or Localized
P4: Yellow/Brown Discoloration and Fading, Edges
P5: Yellow/Brown Discoloration, Overall
P6: Yellow/Brown Discoloration and Fading, Localized
P7: Yellowing of Non-image Areas and Highlights
P8: Image Deterioration in Localized and Uneven Patterns
P9: Gelatin Binder Lifting, Edges or Localized
P10: Staining and Tide Lines
P11: Ferrotyping and Other Surface Changes
P12: Mold Growth
P13: Planar Deformation or Cockling
P14: Embrittlement of the Paper Support
P15: Tears, Creases, Abrasion, etc: Edges
P16: Tears, Creases, Abrasion, etc: Localized

Further Reading

e-conservation 15 (2010)

2010-08-07T16:09:00.004+01:00

Title: e-conservation
Issue: 15
Year: 2010
Link: http://www.e-conservationline.com/...
Download: http://www.e-conservationline.com/... (pdf, 7.9 Mb)

Index:

Editorial, Rui Bordalo

Conserve or Destroy?, Daniel Cull

Reviews

VII Symposium of Art and Science. Research in Conservation of Paintings from the North of Portugal, review by Rita Veiga and Stefan Alves

News

Virtual Reintegration of Renaissance Mural Paintings

The Gates of Brasov. A ProPatrimonio Foundation Project, Silvia Demeter-Lowe

Events
Upcoming Events: August-September 2010

Perspectives

Preventive Conservation, a Deliberate Choice, Jaap van der Burg

Interview

Risk Management and Care of Collections in the Balkans, Interview with Asterios Apostolidis

Articles

Identification of Natural Dyes in Historical Coptic Textiles from the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Estrella Sanz Rodríguez, Angela Arteaga Rodríguez, María Antonia García Rodríguez, Marián del Egido and Carmen Cámara

Laser Cleaning in Art Conservation. Part I: Laser Fundamentals, Rui Bordalo

Case Study

The New Discoveries of the Restoration and Archaeology in the Church of King St. Stefan in Žilina, Slovakia, Jozef Dorica

Heritage in Danger

Forgotten Heritage. The 18th Century Wooden Church from Ursi Village, Romania, Anca Nicolaescu

Conservación de vidrieras históricas (1997)

2010-07-30T13:15:00.004+01:00

Title: Conservación de vidrieras históricas: análysis y diagnóstico de su deterio. Restauración
Coordinators: Miguel Angel Corzo and Nieves Valentín
Publisher: Getty Conservation Institute y la Universidad Internacional Menéndez y Pelayo
Year: 1997
Pages: 238
Link: http://getty.edu/... (pdf, 5.2 Mb)

Table of Contents:

Introducción, Nieves Valentín

La conservación de vidrieras históricas. Estudios preliminares sobre la aplicaci6n de sistemas gelificados, Nieves Valentín, Fernando Cortés y Andres Sánchez

Las vidrieras. Problemas y significado. Deterioro de las vidrieras de la Catedral de León, Miguel Angel Corzo

Arquitectura y vidrieras: evolución del siglo XIII al XIX, Alfonso Muñoz Cosme

Aspectos históricos de la Catedral de León. La influencia de las catedrales europeas, Félix Benito Martín

La estética de las vidrieras y de su degradación, Ignacio Represa Bermejo

La estructura arquitectónica como medio para la simbología de la luz (1140-1240), Aurora Ruiz Mateos

Ilustración gráfica del comportamiento mecánico de elementos arquitectónicos y catedrales góticas mediante la aplicación de técnicas fotoelásticas, Antonio Ros Felip

Constitución química de las vidrieras y métodos para su análisis y para el estudio de sus alteraciones, José María Fernández Navarro

Composición química de algunos vidrios de la Catedral de León, Robert H. Brill

El efecto de la corrosión sobre las vidrieras, Johanna Leissner

El deterioro de los vídrios pintados medievales. Caracterización analitica del proceso de corrosión y sus consecuencias para los tratamientos de prevención, Manfed Schreiner

Selección de fenómenos de corrosón en las muestras de la Catedral de León, Dieter Goldkuhle

La conservación de vidrieras: recientes avances en Flandes (Bélgica) desde el establecimiento del Departamento de Conservación en la Real Academia de Bellas Artes en 1988, Joost Caen

Nuevos materiales para la conservación de vidrieras, Hannelore Römich y Dieter R. Fuchs

Desarrollo de un plan exhaustivo para la preservación in situ de vidrieras historicas. Aspectos científicos y técnicos, Frank D. Preusser

La luz interior: el vitral en el arte moderno, Julián Zugazagoitia

New Technologies for Cultural Heritage (2010)

2010-07-24T16:44:00.004+01:00

Title: Seeing is Believing: New Technologies for Cultural Heritage
Conference: University College London, 9 June 2010
Link: http://www.iskouk.org/...

Description:

Seeing is Believing: New Technologies for Cultural Heritage was yet another successful ISKO UK meeting attended by over 90 participants. The afternoon offered a fascinating and mutually complementary suite of talks that covered topics ranging from how to capture 3D representations of precious artefacts in order to improve access to mass audiences without the damage caused by physical handling, to how crowdsourcing can harness the enthusiasm of online communities to improve collections, speed digitisation, and enhance metadata. [...]

Programme

Shaping Up: 3D Documentation and Knowledge in Cultural Heritage, David Arnold [mp3]

This talk will describe current research targeted to make 3D documentation a practical alternative for Cultural Heritage organisations and cover topics such connecting shape to metadata and the need to interpret the semantics of shape. The talk will also describe some of the challenges that the research faces in the quest to empower the mass digitisation and widespread 3D dissemination that the aspiration demands.

Tales of Things: Archiving and Viewing the Cultural Heritage of Everything, Andy Hudson-Smith [slides] [mp3]

Tales of Things is part of a research project called TOTeM that will explore social memory in the emerging culture of the Internet of Things. Researchers from across the UK have provided this site as a platform for users to add stories to their own treasured objects and to connect to other people who share similar experiences. The system allows any object to be tagged via qrcodes and rfid labels, making it suitable for use by museums, exhibitions, artists and the public at large. The talk explores the project to date and discusses the implications of being able to archive and write memories to everything.

Crowdsourcing Cultural Heritage: UCL's Transcribe Bentham Project, Melissa Terras [slides] [mp3]

Crowdsourcing - the harnessing of online activity to aid in large scale projects that require human cognition - is becoming of interest to those in the library, museum and cultural heritage industry, as institutions seek ways to publicly engage their online communities, as well as aid in creating useful and usable digital resources. UCL's Bentham Project has recently set up the "Transcribe Bentham" initiative; an ambitious, open source, participatory online environment to aid in transcribing the 10,000 folios of handwritten documents by the philospher and legal reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) that are currently in UCL special collections. This paper will explore how crowdsourcing can be used, the myths and pitfalls in using crowdsourced effort, and the features that computer applications need to provide, in the context of the development of the Transcribe Bentham project.

Putting the National Maritime Museum online, Fiona Romeo [mp3]

eMuseum Network - a path to Linked Data, Sascha Curzon [slides] [mp3]

eMuseum Network is a search and collaboration platform designed and hosted by Gallery Systems. The project enables member museums to share their collections catalogues and to search and export data across all participating collections from a single access point, in a share-and-share-alike fashion. This presentation will give an overview of the project and how Gallery Systems plans to provide a path for museums to participate in the Linked Data Initiative.

Thesis: A Museological Approach to Blogging (2007)

2010-07-21T22:36:00.003+01:00

Title: Constructing Connections: A Museological Approach to Blogging
Author: Lynn A. Bethke
University: University of Washington
Year: 2007
Pages: 141
Type of document: Master thesis
Link: http://sites.google.com/site/lynnbethke/... (pdf, 1.4 Mb)

Table of Contents:

1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background and History
1.1.1 Blogging Basics and Background
1.1.2 A Condensed and Focused Museum History

2.0 Blogs and Museum Theory
2.1 Education
2.1.1 Theories of Knowledge and Learning
2.1.2 Constructivist Learning
2.1.3 Museums and Constructivist Learning
2.1.4 Other Advantages for Museum Education
2.2 Communication
2.2.1 Approaches to Communication
2.2.2 Mass v. Network Communication
2.2.3 Museums and Networked Communication
2.3 Public Relations
2.3.1 A Selected Overview of Public Relations Theory
2.3.2 Relationship Management
2.3.3 Museums and Public Relations
2.3.4 Blogs as Museum Public Relations Tools
2.4 Blogs as Appropriate for Museums

3.0 Blogs and Museum Practice
3.1 Methodology
3.1.1 Scope of Survey
3.1.2 Survey Methods
3.1.3 Other Analytic Methods
3.2 The Costs and the Benefits of Museum Blogging
3.2.1 Blogging Benefits
3.2.2 The Costs of Museum Blogging
3.3 Museum Blogs: Approaches
3.4 Findings Summary
3.5 Blog Case Studies
3.5.1 BuzzBlog: Creating Community
3.5.2 Dear Miss Griffis: Collections in Conversation
3.5.3 Live from LRMA: Curatorial Blogging
3.5.4 Food Museum Blog: Cooking Up Content
3.6 Museum Blogs in the Twenty-First Century
3.7 And Beyond

Bibliography
Appendix A: Websites Referenced
Appendix B: Survey Responses

Enamels and enamelling (1900)

2010-07-16T00:08:00.002+01:00

Title: Enamels and enamelling, an introduction to the preparation and application of all kinds of enamels for technical and artistic purposes, for enamel makers, workers in gold and silver and manufacturers of objects of art
Author: Paul Randau
Publisher: Scott, Greenwood and co.
Year: 1900
Pages: 236
Types of files: pdf, djvu, txt, epub, kindle, daisy
Link: http://www.archive.org/...

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Nina Horvat

Table of Contents (short version):

I. Introduction
II. The Composition and Properties of Glass
III. Raw Materials for the Manufacture of Enamels
IV. Substances Added to Produce Opacity
V. Fluxes
VI. Pigments
VII. Decolorising Agents
VIII. Testing the Raw Materials and Enamel Mass
Ix. Subsidiary Materials
X. Preparing the Materials for Enamel-Making
XI. Mixing the Materials
XII. The Enamel Mass
XIII. Appliances for Smelting the Enamel Mass
XIV. Smelting the Charge
XV. Composition of Enamel Masses
XVI. Composition of Masses for Ground Enamels
XVII. Composition of Cover Enamels
XVIII Preparing the Articles for Enameling
XIX. Applying the Enamel
XX. Firing the Ground Enamel
XXI. Applying and Firing the Cover Enamel or Glaze
XXII. Repairing Defects in Enamelled Ware
XXIII. Enamelling Articles of Sheet Metal
XXIV. Decorating Enamelled Ware
XXV. Specialties in Enamelling
XXVI. Dial-Plate Enamelling
XXVII. Enamels for Artistic Purposes

Archaeological Iron Conservation Colloquium 2010 - Extended Abstracts (2010)

2010-07-15T23:47:00.002+01:00

Title: Archaeological Iron Conservation Colloquium 2010 - Extended Abstracts
Editors: Gerhard Eggert and Britta Schmutzler
Conference website: http://www.iron-colloquium.abk-stuttgart.de

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Goran Budija

Files: (pdf)
Session 1: Iron Conservation Science (pdf, 1.2 Mb)
Session 2: Iron Conservation Projects around the World (pdf, 2.2. Mb)
Session 3: Alkaline Chloride Extraction (pdf, 980 Kb)
Session 4: Marine Finds (pdf, 640 Kb)
Poster Session (pdf, 1Mb)

Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific (1993)

2010-07-14T13:20:00.002+01:00

Title: Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific: Conservation and Policy. Proceedings of a Symposium held in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 8-13, 1991
Editor: Margaret G. H. Mac Lean
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1993
Pages: 140
Link: http://getty.edu/... (pdf, 3.2 Mb)

Table of Contents:

Introduction, Margaret Mac Lean

The Impact of Policy on Cultural Heritage Protection, Lyndel V. Prott

Conservation Policy Delivery, Sharon Sullivan

Legal and Policy Issues in the Protection of Cultural Heritage in South Asia and the Pacific, Cathy Lynne Costin

Issues That Affect Cultural Property, Specifically Objects in South Asia and the Pacific, Colin Pearson

Building for Conservation: Appropriate Design for Environmental Control in the Tropics, Steve King

The Plenary Session: Summary of the Discussion

Preprints: 8th European Conference on Research for Protection, Conservation and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage (2008)

2010-07-11T16:28:00.003+01:00

Title: 8th European Conference on Research for Protection, Conservation and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage, Conference Preprints
Editor: Jana Kolar
Reference: November 10-12, 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia
ISBN: 978-961-6551-25-0
Link: http://www.uni-muenster.de/...

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Goran Budija

Table Of Contents:

Papertreat Project - Preserving Our Paper-Based Collections

The Impact Of The Promet Project For Providing State-Of-The-Art And Sustainable Preservation For Metals Collections

Europe At Cusbo For The Analysis Of Paintings: A Research Infrastructure For Cultural Heritage

Eu Project Propaint - Assessment Of Environmental Protection For Paintings Offered By Microclimate Frames And Varnishes

Sensor System For Detection Of Harmful Environments For Pipe Organs (Sensorgan)

Protection Of Cultural Heritage Against Graffiti Vandalism: The Graffitage Project

Recent Advances In Smart Monitoring Of Historic Structures

Advanced Techniques For Seismic Protection Of Historical Buildings

Cultural Heritage Protection Against Flood (Chef) – A European Fp6 Research Project

Coherent Metrology In Impact Assessment Of Movable Artwork: The Multiencode Project

Effects Of Artificial Ageing Procedure On Canvas Model Paintings Monitored In Micro Scale

Optical Spectroscopy For The Non-Invasive Analysis Of Commonly Found Paint Varnishes And Binding Media

Defect Growth In Model Panel Paintings By Full Field Interferometry

Impact Of Co2 And Precipitation Change On The Built Cultural Heritage

Knowledge Exchange And Building Simulation To Optimise An Archive Repository Environment

Rgb-Itr Application For Cultural Heritage: A Practical Case Approached In The Church Of Ss. Trinity In Hrastovljie

Virtual Reconstruction Of A Medieval Sculpture

Spectrofluorimetric Characterization Of Biological Attack In Artworks

Stabilisation Of Iron Gall Ink: Aqueous Treatment With Magnesium Phytate

Papertech: New Polymeric Materials And Innovative Technologies For Paper Conservation

Use Of Paper Mats Prepared From The Compounds In Neem And Negundo Leaves

In Preservation Of Archival And Library Materials

High-Throughput And In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Of Pigment Libraries

Implementing The Results Of The Research Project "Eureka E! 3129/Antique Leather"
In The Restoration Of Leather Book Covers

The Monitoring Of Indoor Museum Environments And The Impact Of Their Corrosivity On Complex Organic Materials

Cultural Heritage And Sustainable Tourism

Simulation Of The Indoor Microclimate Of Historic Buildings With Different Visitor Attendance

Desalination Of Masonry Structures. Expected Results Of The Eu Project Desalination

How Do Conservators Tackle Desalination? An International Survey Of Current Poulticing Methods

Influence Of Rotational Stiffness Between Column Elements On Global Stability Of Historical Constructions

The Research Program On Historic Centres In The Provinces Of Cosenza (Cs) And Crotone (Kr), Calabria, Italy. Architectural

Heritage, Urban Structures, Landscapes

Can Architectural Shapes Help Deciphering Data And Structuring Information? An Attempt Through Case Studies

The Binding Media Of The Polychromy Of Qin Shihuang’s Terracotta

Problems And Potentials Of The Building Stock In Bucharest, Romania. From Inventory To Strategic Planning

Criteria For The Selection Of Reinforced Concrete Structures To Be Preserved

Project Of Reconstruction Of The Old Bridge In Mostar

Discrimination Of Consolidants Based On Uv Laser Excitation And The Induced Photodamage

The Effect Of Protective Coatings On The Mechanical And Physical Properties Of Natural Stone

The Use Of Nir With Chemometrics For Non-Destructive Condition Assessment Of Cellulose Acetate Negative Films

Methodology Of Material Selection For Mass Conservation Treatment

The Monastery And The City: Revisiting Franciscan Heritage, Searching For New Cultural Exchanges

Pico-Second Time-Resolved Optical Spectroscopy For The Analysis Of Wood

Tecsis Project: Submarine Campaign In Napoli's Archaeological Area

Conservation Of The Wallpaper From Gozze Palace, Dubrovnik

Calcium Alkoxides: A New Promising Route For Consolidation Of Deteriorated Limestone

The Church Of The Visitation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary In Voćin - Modern Methods In Origin Parts Reconstruction

The Influence Of Metal Weighting On The Stability Of Silk

Assessing The Physical State Of Historic Textiles Via Nir Spectroscopy

The Technology Of The Preparation Of The Finishing Layer Of The Baroque Façade In The Novo Celje Court

Impact Of Moisture Conditioning On Polychrome Wood With Artificial Tempera
Salt Reduction Through Poulticing. Which Factors Really Matter?

Acoustic Microscopy Applied To Art Objects Analysis

Stabilisation Of Paper Containing Copper

A Short Review Of Research On Historic Wallpaper In Croatia

Research On Techniques Using For The Retrofitting Of Historical Masonry Structures
Case Study Deniz Palas Building

An Integrated Approach To The Characterization Of Historical Mortars Of Some Slovenian Monuments

A Comparison Of Pigments Applied In An Original Painting By El Greco And In A Copy By An Anonymous Follower

Differences And Similarities In The Materials And Techniques Of Medieval Mural Painting In The Coastal Region Of Slovenia

Composite Artworks: Art Historical And Scientific Analyses

Built Heritage In The Integral Safeguarding Of The Karst Cultural Landscape

Popart: A European Project About The Preservation Of Plastic Artefacts In Museum Collections

Desalination Of Masonry Structures. Fine Tuning Of Poultices To Substrate Properties

The Microclimate Inside The Lancisiana Library In Rome

Damage Assessment Of Archival Parchment By Scanning Probe Microscopy, Spectroscopic, And Thermal Techniques

Vernacular Building Heritage In The Western Black Sea Region In Turkey

New Finance Models For The Built Cultural Heritage

A Different Approach To Study Microbial Colonized Assets And Environments

Is Protection Of Archaeological Heritage As Seen In The Discourse Of Modern Museology - In Conflict With Contemporary

Archaeological Theory And Ethics?

Storage Of Cultural Heritage In The Russian State Library: Our Experience

Dead Sea Scrolls: Materials Characterisation By Means Of Ir-Ers, Synchrotron Based μ-Ftir Spectroscopy, μ-Xrf And Sem

Risk Assessment Of Open Air Ethnographic Museum From Bucharest Using Photonics

Recommendations For Different Approaches In Nde Assesment Of Wooden Cultural Heritage Structures Or How To Avoid Potential

Errors

On The Authentication And Traceability Of Parchments

U-Itr: A 3d Laser Scanner Prototype Aimed At Underwater Archaeology Applications

Monitoring Of Indoor Environments In Museums And Collections: Current Practice And Future Prospects

Operha Project: Approach To The Strengthening Of Heritage Buildings By Low-Impact And Innovative Technologies

Rehablitation Of The Old Bridge In Mostar - A Quality Control Story

The Old Town Of Ljubuški – Condition And Taken Researches Description

Investigations On The Possibilities Of Identification Of Various Types Of Soiling And Paper Compounds Using Nir Spectroscopy

Marble As Building Veneer: Case Studies On Its Bowing Potential

Assessment Of Thermal Response As Tool For Sustainable Management Of Heritage Buildings

Positive Findings In Laser Restoration Of Collagenous Structures: Leather And Parchment

Study Of The Solubility And Migration Of Inks In Manuscripts With Icp-Ms And Additional Data From Ftir

The Effect Of Airborne Ammonia On The Deterioration Of Murals

Integrated Non-Invasive Archaeological Research: From Basic Research To Cultural Heritage Management

Red Pigment’s Diagnostic By Libs And Lif Techniques
And Determination Of Influence Of Laser Radiation @1064nm On Them

Diagnosis Of Historic Structures Based On Dynamic Measurements
Research At The Centre For Urban Construction And Rehabilitation “Cure”

Initial Stages Of Carbonate Weathering – Climate Chamber Studies Under Realistic Pollution Conditions

Mineralogical And Petrophysical Comparative Study Of Calcareous Stones
Used In The Architectural Heritage Of Granada (South Spain)

Easel Oil Paintings’ Pigments Of The 19th And First Half Of The 20th Cent.
(Analysis Carried Out On Pictures, Artist Palettes And Historical Paints)

Study Of Consolidants Based On Silica Dispersion Applied On Porous Material

Evaluation Of The Performance Of Desalination Treatments
In A Selected Case Study By Means Of Non Destructive Analyses

Cultural Heritage And New Technologies: A Gps Guide To Roman Town Emona

Conservation Practice Meets Research – Improving The Synergy Towards Safeguarding Our Cultural Heritage

European Master Level Education On Protection Of Cultural Heritage: National Experiences And European Perspectives

Cost Training School In Ch As An Instrument Of Training And Networking In Europe

Communicating The Heritage Of Emona: What Does Public Want? Potentials And Strategies

Mediterranean Conservation Alliance

Educating Tomorrow’s Cultural Heritage Leaders Using Interdisciplinary, Case-Based Learning

Education And Training: From Research To Stakeholders And Back

A Geological Walk Of Historic Building Stone Sites In The City Of Maastricht (The Netherlands)

3d Replica Of The Basarabi Churches

Communities Of Inquiry’ And ‘Blended Learning’
Teaching An Interdisciplinary Approach To Conservation Of Ethnographic Objects

Internet-Based Training Modules For Conservators

Survenir Project- A Dedicated Instrument For Collection Surveys

Recent Developments In Non- And Micro-Destructive Analysis Of Historical Paper

Innovative Technology For The Conservation Of Stained Glass Windows:
A User-Friendly Portable Device Coming From The Eu-Vidrio Project

Systematic Mapping Of The Literature To Identify Research Needs On Climate Change And Cultural Heritage

Information Technologies And Cultural Heritage:
Innovative Tools For The Support In The Participative Management Of Historical Centres

Laser Cleaning In Conservation Practice: The Analysis Of A Successful Technology Transfer Process

Application Of Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy In The Authentication Of Metal Artefacts

Knowledge Transfer From A Stakeholder Perspective

Research On Organic Volatiles In Archival Collections Meets Practice

Fire Safety Of Nineteenth Century Cast-Iron Structures Through A Computational Fluid Dynamics Based Analysis Of A Water Mist

Fire Suppression System

Monitoring Of Historic Surfaces In High Definition

I-Ssb Techniques Towards Preservation Of Historic Buildings

Protection And Conservation Of Cultural Artefacts By Irradiation. Croatian Experience

Using Digital Models To Make Exact 3d Layouts Of Interesting Cultural Heritage Places

Advances In Materials Research To Assure Compatibility
In Protection Of Monuments: From Research To Development And Application

The Ec-Pharos Project: A Successful Transfer Of Knowledge For The Protection Of Stone Lighthouses

The Production Of Polymer Based Agglomerates With Recovered Slate Powder

Development Of An Innovative Diagnostic Strategy

To Evaluate The Deterioration Degree Of Paper Items Of Historical, Artistic And Archaeological Value

Metakaolin Modified Lime Mortars In Czech Restoration Practice

Practices Of Monitoring And Maintenance Of Architectural Heritage In Europe: Examples Of “Monumentenwacht” Type Of

Initiatives And Their Organisational

Maritime Cultural Heritage Of The Mediterranean

Energy Efficiency Research In Historic And Protected Buildings. A Review Of Existing Norwegian Research And Results
Energy Efficiency In Cultural Heritage Buildings – Nordic Approach

Challenges And Possibilities For The Cultural Heritage Sector; With Emphasis On Development In The Field Of Policy,

Management And Research

Ectp Focus Area Cultural Heritage And Its Role For Improved Coordination Of The Built Cultural Heritage At Eu Level

Characterising Historic Landscapes In Europe

Economics And Built Heritage

A Research Net For The Future Of Cultural Heritage

Heritage Conservation And Sustainable Development – Initiatives In The United States

Crespi D’adda: Permanence And Transformation Of A Company Town In The Unesco World Heritage List

The Cultural Value Of The Built Heritage In The International Documents Dedicated

To The Preservation Of The Cultural Heritage

The Archaeological Park Activity In Slovenia: But When?

Who Controls The Past.... An Investigation Into The Role Of Heritage In Post-Conflict Nation Narration

Integrated Conservation - Negotiating Urban Heritage Values.

Towards Standard Quality Control Of Paper Mass Deacidification

Snežnik Castle – A Jewel To Be Enjoyed Without Too Much Damage

Sustainability Strategies For The Preservation Of Cultural Heritage

Preservation Of Modern Movement Architecture – Building Of Two Secondary Schools In Krizaniceva Street, Zagreb

Issues In Relation To Conservation Of 20th-Century Architectural Heritage Of Turkey

Former T.C. Central Bank Izmir Branch Building

Tracking Tourists To Discover Patterns Of Movement In Heritage Sites

Monitoring, Mapping And Modelling The Environment Of St. Paul’s Cathedral Library, London

The Economics Of Heritage And The Role Of Heritage In The Economy: A Review

Preservation Management And Risk Assessment In Slovenian Archives

Mosaics of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (1998)

2010-07-11T15:18:00.003+01:00

Title: Mosaics of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul: The Fossati Restoration and the Work of the Byzantine Institute
Author: Natalia B. Teteriatnikov
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Year: 1998
Pages: 80
ISBN: 0–88402–264–1
Link: http://www.doaks.org/...
File: http://www.doaks.org/... (pdf, 17.3 Mb)

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Goran Budija

Description:
Drawing on material housed in the Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Photograph and Fieldwork Archives, this catalog records two periods of work that uncovered the mosaics of Hagia Sophia after having been covered with whitewash and plaster for 400 years. The photographs and drawings record the procedures used and the results of these projects carried out in 1848-49 by the architects Gaspare and Giuseppe Fossati and later in 193149 by the Byzantine Institute. These records have proved to be important for the study of these major works of Byzantine art and for documenting the efforts exerted in preserving these mosaics and disseminating information about them.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The Fossati Restoration
The Byzantine Institute: Revealing the Past
Background
Conservation
Cleaning the Mosaics
Mosaic Techniques
Preservation through Imaging
Conclusion
Plates

Thesis: Coating strategies for the protection of outdoor bronze art and ornamentation natural building stones (2003)

2010-07-01T14:37:00.005+01:00

Title: Coating strategies for the protection of outdoor bronze art and ornamentation natural building stones
Author: Lynn B. Brostoff
University: University of Amsterdam
Year: 2003
Pages: 180
Type of document: PhD thesis
Link: http://dare.uva.nl/... (pdf, 15.3 Mb)

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Goran Budija

Table of Contents (short version):

1. The problem of protecting bronze in outdoor exposures
1.1. Introduction
1.2. The effect of outdoor environments on bronzes
1.3. The engineering problem
1.4. The conservation problem: current attitudes, practices, and research
1.5. The research problem
1.6. Conclusions

2. Performance of 29 coatings on two types of copper alloy substrates
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Experimental methods
2.3. Results and discussion
2.4. Conclusions

3. Performance of five coatings on four types of copper alloy substrates
3.1. Introduction 57
3.2. Experimental methods 58
3.3. Results and discussion
3.4. Conclusion

4. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) of select coatings on bronze
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Experimental method
4.3. Results and discussio
4.4. Conclusions

5. Chemical characterization of the bulk coating and the metal/coating interface
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Experimental methods
5.3. Results and discussion
5.4. Conclusions

6. The role of benzotriazole (BTA) in bronze protection
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Background
6.3. Experimental methods
6.4. Results and discussion
6.5. Conclusions

7. Summary and concluding remarks
7.1. Summary of results
7.2. Low maintenance vs. high maintenance coatings
7.3. Suggestions for future work

Thesis: X-ray tomography in conservation of stones (2005)

2010-06-28T12:06:00.004+01:00

Title: Exploring the potential of X-ray tomography as a new non-destructive research tool in conservation studies of natural building stones
Author: Veerle Cnudde
University: Ghent University
Year: 2005
Pages: 216
Type of document: PhD thesis
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/... (pdf, 32.4 Mb)

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Nina Horvat

Table of contents (short version):

1. Materials
1.1. Natural building stones
1.2. Conservation products
1.3. Application methods
1.4. Conclusions

2. Traditional research techniques
2.1. Mineralogical and petrographical description
2.2. Technical properties
2.3. Porosity
2.4. Moisture-transfer properties
2.5. Conclusions

3. X-ray computed tomography
3.1. X-ray computed tomography
3.2. Medical CT
3.3. Micro-CT: Skyscan 1072
3.4. Nano-CT
3.5. Reconstruction software
3.6. 3D-visualisation

4. Image processing & image analysis
4.1. Generalities
4.2. µCT analySIS: 3D-software
4.3. Testing of the µCT analySIS-software
4.4. Comments on the software

5. Visualisation possibilities of x-ray micro-CT
5.1. General information
5.2. Visualisation of minerals
5.3. Visualisation of products
5.4. Visualisation of weathering
5.5. Conclusion

6. General overview of acquired data
6.1. Natural building stones
6.2. Water repellents and consolidants
6.3. Salt
6.4. Bacterial weathering
6.5. Interdisciplinarity of non-destructive X-ray micro-CT and 3D-analysis
6.6. High-speed thermal neutron tomography

7. Discussion and conclusions
7.1. Influence of technical stone properties on conservation products and vice versa
7.2. X-ray micro-CT
7.3. High-speed neutron tomography
7.4. Research perspectives for non-destructive testing

Appendix A
- Interdisciplinarity of non-destructive X-ray micro-CT and 3D-analysis

Articles: Journal of Cultural Heritage 11

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Full-text articles available for free download

Title: Journal of Cultural Heritage
Reference: Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 1-118 (January-March 2010)
Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/...

Table of contents:

Original articles

A practical approach to making accurate 3D layouts of interesting cultural heritage sites through digital models
Pedro Martín Lerones, José Llamas Fernández, Álvaro Melero Gil, Jaime Gómez-García-Bermejo, Eduardo Zalama Casanova
Pages 1-9 (pdf, 1604 Kb)

Desalination of masonry structures: Fine tuning of pore size distribution of poultices to substrate properties
Barbara Lubelli, Rob P.J. van Hees
Pages 10-18 (pdf, 1312 Kb)

Assessing stains on historical documents using hyperspectral imaging
Douglas Goltz, Michael Attas, Gregory Young, Edward Cloutis, Maria Bedynski
Pages 19-26 (pdf, 2210 Kb)

Identification of red colorants in van Gogh paintings and ancient Andean textiles by microspectrofluorimetry
Ana Claro, Maria J. Melo, J.Sérgio Seixas de Melo, Klaas Jan van den Berg, Aviva Burnstock, Meredith Montague, Richard Newman
Pages 27-34 (pdf, 707 Kb)

Non-invasive characterisation of binding media on painted glass magic lantern plates using mid-infrared fibre-optic reflectance spectroscopy
Rebecca Ploeger, Dominique Scalarone, Oscar Chiantore
Pages 35-41 (pdf, 932 Kb)

From 3D reconstruction to virtual reality: A complete methodology for digital archaeological exhibition
Fabio Bruno, Stefano Bruno, Giovanna De Sensi, Maria-Laura Luchi, Stefania Mancuso, Maurizio Muzzupappa
Pages 42-49 (pdf, 1093 Kb)

Microscopic and spectroscopic techniques for the study of paper supports and textile used in the binding of hispano-arabic manuscripts from Al-Andalus: A transition model in the 15th century
Teresa Espejo, Adrian Duran, Ana Lopez-Montes, Rosario Blanc
Pages 50-58 (pdf, 978 Kb)

Physical principles and efficiency of salt extraction by poulticing
Leo Pel, Alison Sawdy, Victoria Voronina
Pages 59-67 (pdf, 625 Kb)

Seismic vulnerability of natural stone pinnacles on the Amalfi Coast in Italy
Gian Piero Lignola, Emidio Nigro, Edoardo Cosenza
Pages 68-80 (pdf, 3693 Kb)

Harvesting community annotations on 3D models of museum artefacts to enhance knowledge, discovery and re-use
Jane Hunter, Anna Gerber
Pages 81-90 (pdf, 1108 Kb)

A methodological approach in the evaluation of the efficacy of treatments for the dimensional stabilisation of waterlogged archaeological wood
Gianna Giachi, Chiara Capretti, Nicola Macchioni, Benedetto Pizzo, Ines Dorina Donato
Pages 91-101 (pdf, 776 Kb)

Nanolime suspensions applied on natural lithotypes: The influence of concentration and residual water content on carbonatation process and on treatment effectiveness
Valeria Daniele, Giuliana Taglieri
Pages 102-106 (pdf, 229 Kb)

Case Studies

Structural engineering and geology applied to the static problems of the Etruscan “Tomba dell’Orco” (Tarquinia, Central Italy)
Salvatore D’Agostino, Gianni Lombardi, Gianpiero Russo, Carlo Viggiani
Pages 107-112 (pdf, 1015 Kb)

Natural lighting in the Hall of Two Hundred. A proposal for exhibition of its ancient tapestries
Carla Balocco, Elena Frangioni
Pages 113-118 (pdf, 921 Kb)

Historic printing types (1886)

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Title: Historic printing types
Author: Theodore L. De Vinne
Publisher: The De Vinne Press
Year: 1886
Pages: 112
Types of files: pdf, djvu, txt, epub, kindle, daisy
Link: http://www.archive.org/...

From the book:
No handicraft receives so much attentive observation as printing. But the observation of the ordinary reader, however attentive it may be, is usually superficial and imperfect. Types are seen but not regarded: it is only the information conveyed by types that is considered. Few general readers know by name the different sizes or styles of types ; fewer still could identify the types made or used by famous printers.

Table of Contents:

I. Introduction
II. The Black Letter or Gothic Type of the Early German Printers
III. Early Roman Types
IV. Early Italic Types
V. French Type-founders of the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries
VI. Dutch Types of the XVIth and XVII Centuries
VII. English Black Letter
VIII. Styles of Caslon and Baskerville
IX. Styles of other British Type-Founders
X. Types of Bodoni, Fournier, and of later French Founders
XI. Revival of old Style
XII. Types of American Founders

Proceedings: Allowable microclimatic variations for polychrome wood (2010)

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Title: Allowable microclimatic variations for polychrome wood
Reference: International Workshop, 18-19 February 2010, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research - NIKU, Oslo
Link: http://www.heritagescience.pl/...

Description:

The workshop is a joint event of the research project “Establishing standards for allowable microclimatic variations for polychrome wood” implemented by the Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow and the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research in Oslo, and COST Action IE0601 “Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage”. The project is supported by a grant from Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway through the European Economy Area Financial Mechanism.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

The research project "Establishing standards for allowable microclimatic variations for polychrome wood", 2007-2010, Roman Kozłowski (pdf, 168 Kb)

COST Action IE0601 "Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage", Luca Uzielli (pdf, 332 Kb)

Session 1 - The effect of the environment on painted wood

Structural response of painted wood to variations in relative humidity and temperature, Marion Mecklenburg (pdf, 12.2 Mb)

Fatigue fracture of paint layers from repeated cycles of humidity fluctuations, Michal Łukomski (pdf, 2.4 Mb)

Computer modelling of dimensional response and stress fields in wooden artworks, Łukasz Bratasz and Bartosz Rachwał (pdf, 1.7 Mb)

Session 2 - Condition surveys and monitoring of painted wood

Monitoring the impact of microclimate on panel paintings, Luca Uzielli (pdf, 5 Mb)

Condition surveys of painted wood in the church of Hedalen, Norway: a support from the advanced optical techniques, Tone Marie Olstad (pdf, 8.6 Mb)

3D microscopy for monitoring dynamic environmental impacts on painted wood, Harald Garrecht (pdf, 3.9 Mb)

Session 3 - Mitigation strategies

Climate control measures in churches minimising disturbances from heating systems; strategies and experiences in northern Scandinavia during the last 100 years, Annika Haugen (pdf, 1.2 Mb)

Low - energy climate control in historic buildings, Poul Klenz Larsen (pdf, 3.4 Mb)

Microclimate packages for polychrome wood, Mervin Richard (pdf, 10.4 Mb)

Session 4 - Existing guidelines and standards - future research needs

Standardisation activity on the protection of sensitive materials like wood within CEN Technical Committee 346, Roman Kozłowski (pdf, 1.6 Mb)

Correction to the proofed fluctuation principle by stress relaxation and fatigue, Stefan Michalski (pdf, 3.6 Mb)

Standards in a changing climate, Jonathan Ashley-Smith (pdf, 13.7 Mb)

POSTERS

Influence of coatings on diffusion and sorption properties of wood, Kilian Anheuser et al. (pdf)

The impact of the environmental conditions and conservation treatments on the condition of panel paintings: case study on the basis of the panel painting "Concert" from the 16th century, Venetian school, Oliwia Buchwald-Zięcina (pdf)

Some microclimatic aspects related to polychrome wooden objects from Romanian museums, Bogdan Constantinescu (pdf)

A 16th century wooden polychrome crucifix from a passive to an active microclimate, Michael Formosa (pdf)

Design of ASTRA Centre for Heritage, Sibiu, Romania, Marta Guttmann at al. (pdf)

Linking climate to observed damage - assessment of storage conditions for polychrome sculpture and frontals at Museum of Cultural History (KHM), Jeremy Hutchings and Kaja Kollandsrud (pdf)

Digital Speckle Pattern Interferometry (DSPI) for condition survey of panel paintings in the National Museum in Krakow, Poland, Łukasz Lasyk et al. (pdf)

Acoustic emission for assessing risk of climate-induced damage: monitoring the altarpiece in the church in Hedalen, Norway, Michał Łukomski et al. (pdf)

Microclimate frames to protect panel painting effectively, Dariusz Wilk, Łukasz Bratasz, Janusz Czop, Michał Obarzanowski, Piotr Fraczek (pdf)

Metals Conservation Summer Institute (2006)

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Title: 2006 Metals Conservation Summer Institute
Link: http://www.wpi.edu/...

Description:
The Metals Conservation Summer Institute (MCSI) unites cutting-edge facilities and expertise in archaeological and historical metals to create a program benefiting the conservation of ferrous and nonferrous materials. An internationally renowned faculty will expose students to the latest issues in archaeological and historical metal objects, resulting in the development of a new curriculum in the field of conservation.

Presentations:

Introduction to and History of Metals Conservation, Valentin Boissonnas (pdf, 8.6 Mb)

The Relationship between Curator and Conservator: Case Studies in Metals Conservation at the Wallace Collection, David Edge (pdf, 24 Mb)

Phases in Metallic Alloys and Use of Phase Diagrams, Yancy Riddle (pdf, 5.1 Mb)

Structure of Cast Metals and Evolution of Casting Technology, Ralph Napolitano (pdf, 8 Mb)

Compositional Analysis of Metal Objects: Comparison of Techniques, Yancy Riddle, Robert van Langh (pdf, 1.2 Mb)

Microstructure of Historical Objects - Copper-Based Alloys, George Vander Voort (pdf, 15 Mb)

Characterizing Fe-Based Historical Specimens, George Vander Voort (pdf, 16 Mb)

Corrosion, Rick Sisson (pdf, 1.6 Mb)

Physical Metallurgy Principles Applied to Steels and Other Ferrous Alloys, Rick Sisson (pdf, 9.4 Mb)

Electrochemistry as a conservation tool, Virginia Costa (pdf, 3.7 Mb)

Precious Metals Metallurgy, Aldo Reti (pdf, 9.3 Mb)

Early Copper Production - Reconstructing the Pyrotechnological Process, Aaron Shugar (pdf, 17 Mb)

Practical Issues in Metals Conservation: Lacquers, Coatings and Waxes, Martin Mach (pdf, 16 Mb)

Outstanding Bronzes, Robert van Langh (pdf, 3.5 Mb)

Silver History and Conservation, Robert van Langh (pdf, 9.8 Mb)

Fabrication, Metallography and Conservation of Japanese Sword, Michael Notis (pdf, 13 Mb)

Preventive Conservation, Bart Ankersmit (pdf, 5.1. Mb)

Proceedings: Strategies for Saving Our Cultural Heritage (2007)

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Title: Strategies for Saving Our Cultural Heritage
Editors: V. Argyropoulos, A. Hein and M. Abdel-Harith
Reference: International Conference on Strategies for Saving Indoor Metallic Collections, Cairo 25 February - 1 March 2007
Link: http://www.promet.org.gr/...

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Goran Budija

Table of Contents:

Strategies for Saving Indoor Metallic Collections

G.M. Ingo, G. Padeletti, T. de Caro, C. Riccucci, G. Guida, E. Angelini and S. Grassini, Microchemical investigation of ancient silver and gold plated objects: Coating techniques and degradation mechanisms, 9-13. [pdf]

V.K. Gouda, Z.M. El-Baradie and M. Eldamaty: Survey of Precious Metal Production in Ancient Egypt, pp 15-22. [pdf]

O. Abdel-Kareem and Z. Al Saad, Conservation strategy of metal embroidery threads in textile objects in Museum of Jordanian Heritage, pp. 23-30. [pdf ]

C. Degrigny, D. Vella, S. Golfomitsou and J. Crawford, Characterisation of corrosion product layers on atmospherically corroded historic ferrous objects: Application to the armour of the Palace Armoury, Valletta, Malta, pp. 31-39. [pdf]

M. Lage, A. Bautista, J.C. Suárez, J. Espona and F. Velasco, X-ray investigation of Goya's engraving plates: Identification of conservation state and engraving techniques, pp. 40-45 [pdf]

S. Chlouveraki, K. Melessanaki and D. Anglos: LIBS as an identification and documentation tool in the conservation process: applications at the W.D.E. Coulson Conservation Laboratory, INSTAP-SCEC, pp. 46-52. [pdf]

P. Mottner, Early Warning Dosimeters for Monitoring Indoor Museum Climate: Environmental Inpact Sensors and LightCheckTM, pp. 53-57. [pdf]

J. Novakovic and P. Vassiliou, Corrosion of Silver Alloy Artefacts in Soil, pp. 58-63. [pdf]

D. Knotkova, K. Kreislova, B. Kreibichova and I. Kudlacek, Indoor corrosivity in the National Museum Depositary, Prague, the Czech Republic, pp. 64-71. [pdf]

A. Elhassan, G. Cristoforetti, S. Legnaioli, V. Palleschi, A. Salvetti, E. Tognoni, G.M. Ingo and M.A. Harith, LIBS calibration curves and determination of limits of detection (LOD) in single and double pulse configuration for quantitative LIBS analysis of bronzes, pp. 72-77. [pdf]

R. Fantoni, L. Caneve, F. Colao, L. Fornarini, V. Lazic and V. Spizzichino, Determination of composition of quarternary bronzes allouys (Cu, Sn, Zn Pb) by means of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, 78-84. [pdf]

J. Crawford, C. Degrigny, Q. Glorieux, P. Bugeja and D. Vella, A standardised remote monitoring photographiccapture system (RMPCS) for in-situ documentation of corrosion protection system tests, pp. 85-92. [pdf]

V. Kantarelou, A.G. Karydas, Ch. Zarkadas, M. Giannoulaki and V. Argyropoulos, Micro-XRF Analysis of High Tin Bronze Mirrors at the museum of Ancient Messene in Greece, pp. 93-99. [pdf]

S. Legnaioli, G. Cristoforetti, V. Palleschi, A. Salvetti and E. Tognoni, In situ LIBS and XRF analysis of the Porticello bronze statues at National Museum of Magna Grecia in Reggio Calabria, pp. 100-104. [pdf]

J.J. Laserna, L.M. Cabalín and F.J. Fortes, LIBS as an advanced tool in the chronocultural study of archaeometallurgical objects, pp. 105-109. [pdf]

A. Bautista, M. Lage and F. Velasco, Electrochemical Study of the Corrosion Behaviour of Electroplated Copper Plates,. pp. 110-114. [pdf]

A. Siatou, V. Argyropoulos, D. Charalambous, K. Polikreti and A. Kaminari: Testing new coating systems for the protection of metal collections in uncontrolled museum environment, pp. 115-120. [pdf]

E. Cano, D.M. Bastidas, V. Argyropoulos and A. Siatou, Electrochemical techniques as a tool for testing the efficiency of protection systems for historical steel objects, pp.121-126. [pdf]

S. Grassini, E. Angelini, R. d'Agostino, F. Palumbo and G.M. Ingo, Advanced plasma treatment for cleaning and protecting precious metal artefacts, pp. 127-131. [pdf]

P. Vassiliou, J. Novacovic and K. Samara, Copper alloys and silver artefacts protection by coatings with nano-alumina pigments, pp. 132-137. [pdf]

N. Hajjaji, F.Z. El Harrif, C. Kaouane, A. Srhiri, H. Taknouti and K. Rahmouni: Conservation problems and a new method of protection: The case of bronzes at the Archaeological Museum of Rabat, Morocco, pp. 138-142. [pdf]

A. Dermaj, D. Chebabe, H. Hammouch, M. Goursa, N. Hajjaji and A. Srhiri: Atmospheric corrosion inhibition of historical steel by FPTS formulation based of triazole-thione, pp. 143-148. [pdf]

H. Hammouch, A. Dermaj, M. Goursa, N. Hajjaji and A. Srhiri: New Corrosion Inhibitor Opuntia ficus indica Seed Extract for Bronze and Iron-Based Artefacts, pp. 149-155. [pdf]

S. Hollner, F. Mirambet, A. Texier, E. Rocca and J. Steinmetz, Development of new non-toxic corrosion inhibitors for cultural property made of iron and copper alloys, pp. 156-161. [pdf]

N. Haddad, A. Arafat and B. Sallam, Current Conservation Practices of Metallic Objects at Archaeological Sites in Jordan, pp. 162-165. [pdf]

V. Argyropoulos, M. Giannoulaki, G.P. Michalakakos and A. Siatou, A survey of the types of corrosion inhibitors and protective coatings used for the conservation of metal objects from museum collections in the Mediterranean basin, pp. 166-170. [pdf]

E. Drakaki, A.A. Serafetinides, I. Zargioti, C. Vlachou-Mogire and N. Boukos, Experimental study on the effect of wavelength and fluence in the laser cleaning of silvering in Late Roman coins, pp. 171-176. [pdf]

Z. Al-Saad and M. Bani-Hani: Corrosion behavior and preservation of Islamic Silver Alloy Coins, pp. 177-183. [pdf]

E. Angelini, S. Grassini, T. deCaro and G.M. Ingo, Survey of the Italian archaeological precious metal collections: Characterisation of the patina and study of the degradation phenomena, pp. 184-188. [pdf]

M. El Shaer, M. Mobasher and M. Wuttmann, Conservation of Corroded Copper Artefacts by Hydrogen Plasma Discharge, pp. 189-191. [pdf]

Satellite Meeting on Legal Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

Realigning the Legal Vision: Introductory Note [pdf]

A. Alshami, N. Haddad and A. Arafat, The role of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan in preventing the illicit trade of cultural heritage, pp. 194-198. [pdf]

R.A. St. Hilaire, International antiquities trafficking: Theft by another name - Protecting archaeological sites abroad by prosecuting receivers, sellers, and smugglers of looted antiquities under United States domestic law, pp. 199-205. [pdf]

A. Lacoursière and J.-F. Talbot, Partnerships: A solution to the illicit trafficking of art (Conclusions of the Pilot Project 2004-2005, Sûreté du Québec), pp. 206-208. [pdf]

B. Czegledi: In search of our heritage, pp. 209-212. [pdf]

A. Canals and M. Pou, Traceability of Cultural Heritage Objects: The AICOA Model, pp. 213-216. [pdf]

W.Wei, J. Frohn, S. Sotiropoulou and M. Weber, Experience with a new non-contact fingerprinting method for the identification and protection of objects of cultural heritage against theft and illegal trafficking, pp. 217-222. [pdf]

S.Simon: Illicit Traffic: A Challenge for Conservation Science and Conservation, pp. 223-227. [pdf]

J.K. Hawley, The international illicit trade in cultural heritage: Can museum professionals help to stop it?, pp. 228-233.[pdf]

M.M.C. van Heese, Recent developments in the Netherlands after the conference Ilegal Trade Rotterdam 2004, pp. 234-237.[pdf]

S. Little: Global Village: Global legal visions for cultural heritage?, pp. 238-243. [pdf]

Z. Sakki, C. Karydis, C. Spiliopoulou and C. Maravelias: 'Knives Cost Lives': Ethical issues relating to the conservation of a group of weapons at the Museum of Criminology of the Medical School - University of Athens, 244-250. [pdf]

Article: Feasibility of analyzing molecular pigments in paint layers using TOF S-SIMS (2005)

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Title: Feasibility of analyzing molecular pigments in paint layers using TOF S-SIMS
Authors: Rita Van Ham, Luc Van Vaeck, Freddy Adams, Annemie Adriaens
Reference: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 383, 2005, 991–997
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-005-0088-4
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/... (pdf, Mb)

Abstract:

A first attempt to measure the molecular compositions of pigments in paintings using static SIMS was made. An investigation of pellets of pure pigments such as auripigment and verdigris allowed the detection of numerous high m/z ions useful for molecular identification. Analysis of pigments in embedded paint fragments, on the other hand, only yielded elemental information because of charge build-up and contamination problems. Optimization of the form in which the sample is presented to the analysis method is obviously the price to pay for the ultimate sensitivity and information depth of S-SIMS.

The gentle art of faking (1922)

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Title: The gentle art of faking: a history of the methods of producing imitations & spurious works of art from the earliest times up to the present day
Author: Riccardo Nobili
Publisher: Seeley Service & Co.
Year: 1922
File Formats available: pdf, djvu, txt, epub, kindle, daisy,
Link: http://www.archive.org/...

Note: Resource kindly indicated by Goran Budija

From the Preface:

In analysing the Faker one must dissociate him from the common forger ; his semi-artistic vocation places him quite apart from the ordinary counterfeiter ; he must be studied amid his proper surroundings, and with the correct local colouring, so to speak, and his critic may perchance find
some slight modicum of excuse for him. Beside him stand the Imitator, from whom the faker often originates, the tempter who turns the clever imitator into a faker, and the middleman who lures on the unwary collector with plausible tales.
It is not the object of this volume to study the Faker by himself, but to trace his career through the ages in his appropriate surroundings, and compare the methods adopted by him at various periods of history, so far as they may be obtained.

Table of Contents:

Part I. The Birth and Development of Faking
I. Greeks and Romans as Art collectors
II. Collectomania in Rome
III. Rapacious Roman Collectors
IV. Rome as an Art Emporium
V. Increase of Faking in Rome
VI. Decadence of Art and consequent Changes
VII. The Renaissance Period
VIII. Imitation, Plagiarism, and Faking
IX.Collectors in the Sixteenth Century
X. Collecting in France and England
XI. Mazarin as a Collector
XII. Some notable French Collectors

Part II. The Collector and the Faker
XIII. Collectors and Collections
XIV. The Collector's Friends and Enemies
XV. Imitators and Fakers
XVI.The Artistic Qualities of Imitators
XVII. Fakers, Forgers and the Law
XVIII. The Faked Atmosphere and Public Sales

Part III. The Faked Article
XIX. The Make-UP of Faked Antiques
XX. Faked Sculpture, Bas-relef and Bronzes
XXI. Faked Pottery
XXII. Metal Fakers
XXIII. Wood Work and Musical Instruments
XXIV. Velvets, Tapestries and Books
XXV. Summing Up