Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research (2010)

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)
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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

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

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
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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

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

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
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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

Conservación de vidrieras históricas (1997)

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
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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

Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific (1993)

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
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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

Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts (1994)

Title: Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts: proceedings of a symposium organized by the UCLA Institute of Archaeology and the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, California, March 23-27, 1992
Editors: David A. Scott, Peter Meyers
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Pages: 437
Year: 1994
ISBN: 0-89236-249-9
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Table of Contents:

The Materials Science of Material Culture: Examples from the Andean Past, Heather Lechtman

Pre-Columbian Pottery: Research in the Maya Region, Ronald L. Bishop

Kiln Firing at Batan Grande: Today and in Formative Times, Ursel Wagner, et. al.

Ceramics Among the Hohokam: Modeling Social Organization and Exchange, David R. Abbot and David M. Schaller

New World Obsidian: Recent Investigations, Michael D. Glascock

Obsidian Artifacts from Oaxaca, Mexico: Source Identification and Hydration Dating, J. Michael Elam, Michael D. Glascock, and Hector Neff

Obsidian from Pueblo Grande, Arizona: Modeling Social and Economic Patterns in Lithic Procurement, Jane Peterson, Douglas R. Mitchell, and M. Steven Shackley

Beads from Sipan: A Functional Analysis, Leonard Gorelick and John Gwinnett

Silver and Lead in the Late Prehistory of the Mantaro Valley, Peru 183, Ellen G. Howe and Ulrich Petersen

Pre-Hispanic Copper Alloy Production at Batan Grande, Peru: Interpretation of the Analytical Data for Ore Samples, J. F. Merkel , I. Shimada, C. P. Swann, and R. Doonan

Native Copper Technology and Society in Eastern North America, S. Terry Childs

Chemical Seriation of Northeastern North American, Archaeological Sites Using Copper Artifacts, R. G. V. Hancock, L. A. Pavlish, R. M. Farquhar P. J. Julig, and W. A. Fox

Pre-Columbian Gold Processing at Putushio, South Ecuador: The Archaeometallurgical Evidence, Thilo Rehren and Mathilde Temme

Pre-Hispanic Platinum Alloys: Their Composition and Use in Ecuador and Colombia
David A. Scott and Warwick Bray

Pre-Hispanic Goldwork from the Museo de America, Madrid: A New Set of Analyses, Salvador Rovira

A Methodology for the Study of Buried Archaeological Sites, Luis Barba

Exceptional Molecular Preservation in the Fossil Record: The Archaeological, Conservation, and Scientific Challenge, Noreen Tuross and Marilyn L. Fogel

Stratigraphic Dating and Cultural Sequences of Pre-Hispanic Northern South America, Thomas van der Hammen

Coloration in Etowah Textiles from Burial NQ 57, Lucy R. Sibley and Kathryn A. Jakes

Radiocarbon Dates of Teponaztlis from Mexico, Reiner Protsch von Zieten and Rainer Berger

Bienes Culturales En Zonas Sismicas (1987)

Title: Entre Dos Terremotos: Los Bienes Culturales En Zonas Sismicas
Editor: Bernard M. Feilden
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1987
Pages: 116
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Table of contents:

Prefacio
presentación
Introducción
Capítulos
I. El patrimonio cultural y los terremotos
II. Antes del terremoto
III. Medidas de urgencia
IV. Despues del terremoto
Apendices
1. Protección contra incendios de los edificios históricos
2. Listados de comprobación computarizados
3. La fotogrametria y los terremotos
4. La planificación para la protección de instituciones culturales y sus colecciones
5. La Escala de Intensidad de Mercalli Modificada
6. De la restauración al mantenimiento de los edificios históricos
7. Formularios para la evaluación de datos
8. La intervención estructural en los edificios históricos
9. Curso internacional sobre medidas preventivas para la protecci6n de los bienes culturales en regiones sismicas
10. Curso-taller internacional sobre la rehabilitación estructural y funcional de viviendas y edificios hist6ricos en las areas sismicas
11. Condiciones de suelo: microzonificaci6n
12. Preparativos para una emergencia
13. Resolución sobre los bienes culturales en areas sísmicas (ICCROM)

Conservation of Earthen Architecture (1990)

Title: 6th International Conference on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture: Adobe 90 preprints: Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1990
Pages: 162 + 100 + 150 + 80
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Section 1 (pdf, 10.4 Mb)
Section 2 (pdf, 6.7 Mb)
Section 3 (pdf, 9.4 Mb)
Section 4 (pdf, 4 Mb)

Table of Contents (short version):

Section 1
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
History and Traditions

Section 2
Conservation and Restoration
Site Preservation

Section 3
Consolidation Studies
Seismic Mitigation
Current Field Research

Section 4
Problems of Moisture
Clay Chemistry and Microstructure
Future Directions
Index

Values and Heritage Conservation (2000)

Title: Values and Heritage Conservation
Authors: Erica Avrami, Randall Mason, Marta de la Torre
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 2000
Pages: 100
Type of document: Research Report
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From the Preface:

This report presents the results of research on the subject of the values and benefits of cultural heritage conservation undertaken by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) through its Agora initiative, as a means of articulating and furthering ideas that have emerged from the conservation field in recent years. This transdisciplinary research, along with a parallel project on the economics of heritage conservation, re p resents an effort of the GCI to advance understanding of conservation’s current role in society, to educate ourselves and the conservation community at large about the potential role of conservation in the future, and, ultimately, to strengthen the capacity of the conservation field to enrich cultural life and the visual arts in societies worldwide.

Table of Contents (short version):

Report on Research
The Spheres and Challenges of Conservation
Conservation Perspectives
Values, Valorization, and Cultural Significance
The Need for a Conceptual Framework

Exploratory Essays
Overview
Stewarding the Past in a Perplexing Present, David Lowenthal
Economic and Cultural Value in the Work of Creative Artists, David Throsby
Cultural Heritage and Globalization, Lourdes Arizpe
Cultural Heritage, Liberal Education, and Human Flourishing, Uffe Juul Jensen
Cultural Fusion, Erik Cohen
Preserving the Historic Urban Fabric in a Context of Fast-Paced Change, Mona Serageldin
The Making of Cultural Heritage, Susan M. Pearce
Challenges for Heritage Conservation and the Role of Research on Values, Daniel Bluestone
Conclusions

Appendix: Values Bibliography



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Archaeological Sites in the Maya Area (2009)

Title: Archaeological Sites in the Maya Area: A Conservation Challenge
Editor: Carolina Castellanosb and Françoise Descamps
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 2009
Pages: 92
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Note:

This book contains the full-length presentations in their original Spanish-language form and summary of discussions presented at the XXII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas in Guatemala City.

Table of Contents (short version):

1. Prefacio
2. Introducción
3. Estructura y contenido del panel de discusión
4. Refexiones derivadas del panel de discusión
5. Agenda del panel
6. Ponencias

El Proyecto Yaxchilán y las alternativas de conservación en la década de los setenta
Daniel Juárez Cossío

Problemática del rescate, investigación y conservación de la ciudad maya de Naranjo-Sa’al, Petén, Guatemala
Vilma Fialko

El caso de la conservación in situ de La Escalinata Jeroglífica en Copán: evaluación y monitoreo interdisciplinario de las condiciones en el tiempo como base para el planeamiento de la intervención
Thomas Roby, Eliud Guerra y Rufino Membreño

El reto de conservación Tikal, Guatemala
Carlos Rudy Larios Villalta

Puesta en marcha de un modelo de planifcación para la gestión de sitios patrimoniales: el caso de Joya de Cerén, El Salvador
Carolina Castellanos y Françoise Descamps

Arqueología bajo el dosel de la selva maya
Dr. Anabel Ford


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Archaeological Sites in the Maya Area (2009)

Title: Archaeological Sites in the Maya Area: A Conservation Challenge
Editor: Carolina Castellanosb and Françoise Descamps
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 2009
Pages: 32
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Note:

This book contains the abstracts of presentations and summary of discussions from panel presented at the XXII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas in Guatemala City. For the full-length presentations in their original Spanish-language form and summary of discussions please follow this link.

Table of Contents (short version):

1. Preface
2. Introduction
3. Structure and content of the discussion panel
4. Considerations derived from the discussion panel
5. Panel schedule
6. Abstracts
7. Author biographies


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Landmarks of a New Generation (1997)

Title: Landmarks of a New Generation: User's Manual
Editor: Mahasti Afshar
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1997
Pages: 96
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Table of Contents (short version):

1. The Plan
2. The People
3. The Products
4. The Process: I. Main Tasks
A. Administration and finance: Project Director's To-Do List
B. Photographs: Field Director's To-Do List
C. Video: Video Producer's To-Do List
D. Book: Editor/Designer's To-Do List
E. Web Site: Web Designer's To-Do List
E Marketing/Publicity: Marketing/PR Manager's
G. Exhibition: Exhibit Designer's To-Do List
5. The Process: II. Timetable

Afterword
Landmarkers: A New Generation of Culture Heroes, by Mahasti Afshar


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The Nature of Conservation (1986)

Title: The Nature of Conservation: A Race Against Time
Editors: Philip Ward
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1986
Pages: 40 + 43
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También disponible en castellano:
Philip Ward, La conservación del patrimonio: carrera contra reloj, Getty Conservation Institute, Marina del Rey, 1986 (pdf, 9.8 Mb)
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Table of contents:

Preface
Introduction
The Nature of Conservation
The Primary Activities of the Conservator
The Role of Science in Conservation
The Training of Conservators
Conservation Services
The Conservator as Museologist
The Future
Notes

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Getty Seismic Adobe Project (2009)

Title: Proceedings of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project 2006 Colloquium
Editors: Mary Hardy, Claudia Cancino, Gail Ostergren
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 2009
Pages: 203
Links:
Proceedings of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project 2006 Colloquium (PDF, 12.1MB)
Résumés supplémentaires en français (PDF , 213 kb)
Resúmenes adicionales de ponencias en español (22pp., 27kb)
For individual sections, please see the Table of Contents below

Description:

Papers from a colloquium held at the Getty Center April 11–13, 2006. During this three-day colloquium, a group of professionals with expertise in earthen conservation, materials science, construction, building standards, and earthquake engineering gathered to discuss the current state of knowledge and the challenges of preserving our earthen cultural heritage in active seismic zones. This publication contains a selection of papers presented at the colloquium, as well as several later submissions by participants.

Table of contents:

Foreword, Timothy P. Whalen (273 kb)
Introduction, Mary Hardy, Claudia Cancino, and Gail Ostergren (240 kb)
Acknowledgments (324 kb)

Part One: Research and Testing

Earthquake Resistant Design Criteria and Testing of Adobe Buildings at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Daniel Torrealva, Julio Vargas Neumann, and Marcial Blondet (716 kb)

Seismic Response of Fiber-Reinforced and Stabilized Adobe Structures, Mohammad Shariful Islam and Kazuyoshi Iwashita (1.3 Mb)

Low-Cost and Low-Tech Reinforcement Systems for Improved Earthquake Resistance of Mud Brick Buildings, Dominic M. Dowling and Bijan Samali (1.1 Mb)

Getty Seismic Adobe Project Research and Testing Program, E. Leroy Tolles (508 kb)

Part Two: Building Codes and Standards

The Peruvian Building Code for Earthen Buildings, Julio Vargas Neumann, Marcial Blondet, and Nicola Tarque (864 kb)

New Zealand: Aseismic Performance-Based Standards, Earth Construction, Research, and Opportunities, Hugh Morris (1.4 Mb)

Reflecting on Materials and Structure: Building Cultures and Research Methodology in the Project of a Seismic Building Code for Traditional Materials in Morocco, Mohammed Hamdouni Alami and Stefania Pandolfo (1 Mb)

"To Do No Harm": Conserving, Preserving, and Maintaining Historic Adobe Structures, Steade R. Craigo (820 kb)

Part Three: Case Studies

Seismic Rehabilitation Study in Turkey for Existing Earthen Construction, Bilge Isik (1 Mb)

Observing and Applying Ancient Repair Techniques to Pisé and Adobe in Seismic Regions of Central Asia and Trans-Himalaya, John Hurd (1.6 Mb)

Research on the Upgrade of Traditional Seismic Retrofits for Ancient Buddhist Temples in the Region of Spiti and Kinnaur in the Western Himalayas, Sandeep Sikka and Charu Chaudhry (712 kb)

Seismic Vulnerability and Conservation Strategies for Lalitpur Minor Heritage, Dina D'Ayala (1.3 Mb)

Seismic Retrofitting Guidelines for the Conservation of Doctrinal Chapels on the Oyón Highlands in Peru, Patricia Navarro Grau, Julio Vargas Neumann, and Maribel Beas (1.2 Mb)

Part Four: Getty Seismic Adobe Project Implementation
Application of Stability-Based Retrofit Measures on Some Historic and Older Adobe Buildings in California, Frederick A. Webster (656 kb)

Seismic Retrofit Applications of Getty Seismic Adobe Project Technology to Historic Adobe Buildings, E. Leroy Tolles (956 kb)

Evolving Methodology in Seismic Retrofit: Stabilizing the Las Flores Adobe, John M. Barrow, Douglas Porter, Stephen Farneth, and E. Leroy Tolles (812 kb)

Summary of Discussions, Mary Hardy and Claudia Cancino (356 kb)

Appendix A: Steering Committees (268 kb)
Appendix B: Colloquium Participants (300 kb)
Contributors (328 kb)

Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials (1990)

Title: The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials
Authors: Mary-Lou E. Florian, Dale Paul Kronkright and Ruth E. Norton
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Pages: 352
Year: 1990
Link: http://www.getty.edu/... (PDF, 7.2MB)


Table of Contents (short version):

Chapter 1. Plant Anatomy: An Illustrated Aid to Identification
Chapter 2. Identification of Plant and Animal Materials in Artifacts
Chapter 3. Technology of Plant Materials Used in Artifacts
Chapter 4. Deterioration of Artifacts Made From Plant Materials
Chapter 5. Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials

Appendices
1. Mending Structures with Twisted and Folded Mulberry Paper Strands
2. Construction of Storage Boxes and Folders
3. Characteristics of Adhesives
4. Dyeing Cellulosic Materials With Fiber-Reactive Dyes

Thin-Layer Chromatography for Binding Media Analysis (1996)

Title: Thin-Layer Chromatography for Binding Media Analysis
Authors: Mary F. Striegel and Jo Hill
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Pages: 186
Year: 1996
Link: http://www.getty.edu/... (PDF, 3.9MB)


Table of Contents (short version):

Part One: Handbook
Chapter 1. An Overview of Thin- Layer Chromatography
Chapter 2. Technique of Thin-Layer Chromatography
Chapter 3. Methodology for Thin- Layer Chromatography
Chapter 4. Analysis of Proteins by Thin-Layer Chromatography
Chapter 5. Analysis of Carbohydrates by Thin-Layer Chromatography
Chapter 6. Analysis of Waxes by Thin- Layer Chromatography
Chapter 7. Analysis of Resins by Thin-Layer Chromatography
Chapter 8. Visualization, Interpretation, Documentation, and Computer Analysis of Chromatographic Plates
Chapter 9. Scientific Examination of Works of Art

Part Two: Protocols
Protocol A. Identification of Proteins by Thin-Layer Chromatography
Protocol B. Identification of Carbohydrates by Thin-Layer Chromatography
Protocol C. Identification of Waxes by Thin-Layer Chromatography
Protocol D. Identification of Resins by Thin-Layer Chromatography
Protocol E. Written Documentation of the TLC Plate
Protocol F. Photodocumentation of the TLC Plate Using Visible Light
Protocol G. Photodocumentation of the TLC Plate Using Ultraviolet Light
Protocol H. Sample Application for Thin-Layer Chromatography
Protocol I. Evaluation of a TLC Plate
Protocol J. Acid Hydrolysis in a Pierce Vial Reaction Chamber
Protocol K. Vapor Phase Acid Hydrolysis in a Pierce Vial Reaction Chamber
Protocol L. Semiquantitative Computer Analysis of a TLC Plate

Conservation Perspectives: Modern and Contemporary Art (2009)

Title: Conservation Perspectives - The GCI Newsletter: Modern and Contemporary Art
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Pages: 32
Year: Fall 2009
Link: available in PDF (6.7 Mb) or html format


Table of Contents:

A Note from the Director, Timothy P. Whalen

Modern and Contemporary Art: New Conservation Challenges, Conflicts, and Considerations, Thomas J. S. Learner

Modern and Contemporary Art: A Personal Reflection, Carol Mancusi-Ungaro

POPART: An International Research Project on the Conservation of Plastics, Bertrand Lavédrine, Rachel Rivenc, and Michael Schilling

Cleaning Acrylic Emulsion Paintings, Bronwn Ormsby and Alan Phenix

INCCA: A Model for Conserving Contemporary Art, Glenn Wharton

Competing Commitments: A Discussion about Ethical Dilemmas in the Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art

Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals (1991)

Title: Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals
Author: David A. Scott
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Year: 1991
Pages: 185
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Table of contents:

1. The Nature of Metals
2. The Microstructure of Ancient Metals
3. Two-phased Materials
4. The Microstructure of Tin Bronzes
5. Notes on the Structure of Carbon Steels
6. Martensite in Low-carbon Steels
7. The Tempering of Martensite
8. Structure and Properties of Cast Iron
9. Corroded Microstructures
10. Reflected Polarized Light Microscopy
11. Grain Sizes of Ancient Metals
12. Metallography and Ancient Metals
13. Metallographic Sampling of Metals
14. Mounting and Preparing Specimens
15. Recording Results
16. Etching and Etching Solutions
17. Mounting Resins
18. Microhardness Testing
A. Appendix: Common Microstructural Shapes
B. Appendix: Microstructure of Corroded Metals
C. Appendix: Microhardness Values for Different Alloys and Metals
D. Appendix: Alloys Used in Antiquity
E. Appendix: Terms and Techniques in Ancient Metalworking
F. Appendix: Metallographic Studies
G. Appendix: Phase Diagrams

Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science (1999)

Authors: Michele R. Derrick, Dusan Stulik, and James M. Landry
Title: Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1999
Links: http://www.getty.edu/... [PDF, 6.09 Mb]

Table of contents (short version):

Chapter 1. History of Infrared Spectroscopy
Chapter 2. Infrared Absorption Theory
Chapter 3. Sample Collection and Preparation
Chapter 4. Infrared Analysis Methods
Chapter 5. Spectral Interpretation
Chapter 6. Case Studies
Appendix I. Selected Infrared Spectra Collections and Digitized Libraries
Appendix II. Infrared Reference Spectra
Glossary
Suppliers
References
Index

World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (2008)

Editors: Juan Manuel Martinez, Françoise Descamps and Kathleen Louw
Title: Proceedings 9th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities, Kazan, 19-23 June, 2007
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 2008
Links:
English [972 KB, 88 pp.]
Français [1 MB, 88 pp.]
Español [1 MB, 88 pp.]

Table of contents (short version):

Keynote Presentations
Overview of Heritage and Economics: Some Basic Concepts, David Throsby
Sustainable Development Based on Valorizing the Historic Urban Fabric, Mona Serageldin
A Balancing Act, Managing Development Pressures in Urban Heritage Sites: The multiple Values of Urban Heritage Sites, Eduardo Rojas
Practical Tools for the Enhancement of Heritage and Economics in Historic Cities: An Operational Approach, Jean-Louis Luxen
Reports of Discussions