The Technique Of Wood Sculpture (1957)

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

Proceedings: Allowable microclimatic variations for polychrome wood (2010)

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)

Proceedings: New materials for safeguarding cultural heritage (2002)

Title: New materials for safeguarding cultural heritage
Reference: ARIADNE 10 Workshop, April 22-28, 2002
Link: http://www.itam.cas.cz/... (pdf)

Objectives:

The workshop will summarise state-of-the-art in the research of new materials for safeguarding of cultural heritage in order to improve and up-to-date mutual information about scientific achievements and capacity of research facilities in the pre-Accession to the EU countries and will support transition of this information to the EU countries as well as to the countries of Community’s external policy interests. It will help to select themes for medium term courses and joint or concerted research in this field and will gather data on relevant national and international funding possibilities. The workshop is aimed to influence cultural heritage research orientation and training of teachers necessary for a sound economic and social local or regional development. All this will be used for relevant networking and twinning arrangements and links among pre-Accession to the EU countries, as well as, between them and the EU countries in the area of cultural heritage research.

Table of Contents:

New Materials for Safeguarding Cultural Heritage, Report about the State of the Art in Austria, J. Weber
New Materials for Safeguarding Cultural Heritage, A. Naeyer
New Materials for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, D. Michoinová
Materials Used in Conservation of Painted Wooden Objects in Estonia, K. Sibul
Restauration of Wooden Structures, J. Pentinmikko
Research in the Field of Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, A. Brandt-Grau
The Situation in Germany: Overview on Activities in Cultural Heritage, with Special Respect to New Materials, H. Römich
State of the Art Report, Research into the Protection and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, V. Argyropoulos
New Materials and Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage, Z. Wierdl
New Materials For Conservation And Safeguarding Cultural Heritage, J. Bolton
Assessment Of The Durability Of Two Natural Stones Intended For The Conservation Of The Historical Masonry Sea Wall In The Old Town of Acre, I. Wasserman
New Materials for Strengthening and Seismic Upgrading Interventions, A. Borri, M. Corradi, A. Vignoli
New Materials for Conservation of Stone Monuments in Latvia, I. Sidraba
Use of New Materials in a Restoration, A. Samukiene
State of Art - Poland, A Brief History of a Development of Polish Conservation Idea, K. Wantuch-Jarkiewicz
Restoration of Capella da Nossa Senhora do Monte Old Goa, L. S. Marreiros
New Materials for Safeguarding Cultural Heritage, M. Opreanu
State of the Art Report – Spain, B. de Tapol
The Research Work Approach of Technical Conservation, Research and Education Group (TCRE), Historic Scotland

Thesis: Tree-ring analyses of European oak (2005)

Title: Tree-ring analyses of European oak: implementation and relevance in (pre-)historical research in Flanders
Author: Kristof Haneca
University: Ghent University
Year: 2005
Pages: 249
Type of document: PhD thesis
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/... (pdf, 17.4 Mb)

Abstract:
Throughout human history, forests and woodlands in Western Europe experienced a high anthropogenic influence. In densely populated areas forests were cleared and converted to arable land or were exploited for the supply of firewood and construction timber. In Flanders, it is estimated that the forest cover by the end of the 13th century was even lower than in the 19th century. To date, several assortments of timber, available on the local wood market during the Roman era and the Middle Ages, have become part of our cultural heritage. Archaeological remains, historical buildings, panel paintings and religious sculptures are only a few examples of constructions and objects that were created by processing wood. Especially European oak (Quercus robur L. and Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) was highly esteemed by craftsmen. Tree-ring series of oak have the characteristic that they tend to crossdate. In other words, ring-width series display a certain element of synchronicity between remote sites. This feature allows to use dendrochronology, i.e. the scientific study of tree-ring patterns, as a dating tool. However, in Flanders tree-ring dating has seldom been applied and has often led to inconclusive results. Especially archaeological oak timbers or wood from historical buildings is often characterized by short (less than 50 years) and variable growth patterns. Therefore, it was assessed and demonstrated that such series have a potential for dating purposes and chronology building. It is believed that the high anthropogenic pressure on the original forest cover has stimulated the implementation of short rotation systems. Past forest management interventions and forest stand structure development are recorded in the growth patterns and the wood anatomical structure of archaeological and subfossil wood. By comparing them with growth patterns of contemporary trees from stands with well-known stand structure and management history it was noticed that the same patterns are encountered. Consequently, it is now possible to distinguish wood specimens that originate from, for instance, a coppice stand or a high forest by scrutinizing their growth patterns. Moreover, close observation of the wood anatomy, for instance, the size and distribution of earlywood vessels, provides an image of the variability in past hydrological conditions. Tree-ring series from wooden sculptures and panel paintings from 15th-16th century display a completely different nature. Since local timber sources mostly provided small sized and fast grown timber, craftsmen started to look for high-quality oak. Such assortments became available due to the establishment of an important timber trade. Especially oak timber from the Baltic region was imported. By studying the growth patterns on historical art objects it becomes clear that medieval woodworkers were well aware of the intrinsic variability and technological properties of the imported oak timber. Moreover, analysis of extensive datasets of tree-ring series from historical art objects provides more insights and information on the original timber source, wood processing activities and the creative process. It is obvious that dendrochronology has become more than a dating tool in (pre-) historical studies. This work demonstrates that it is highly valid to approach Flanders’ precious cultural heritage, created out of wood, from a multidisciplinary point-of-view, where archaeology, art-history, wood technology and biology should play an important and valuable role.

Table of contents (short version):

1. Introduction and outline
2. Tree-rings of European oak and their relevance in archaeological and (art-) historical research: a review

I: Wood from Art-Historical Objects
3. Late Gothic altarpieces as sources of information on medieval wood use: a combined dendrochronological and art historical survey
4. Provenancing the original source of timber, imported during the Middle Ages

II: Archaeological Wood
5. Dendrochronology of medieval oak from Flanders: the information content of short ring-width series
6. Growth trends provide an image of forest structure and management during Roman and Medieval times

III: Subfossil Wood
7. Radiocarbon dating and wiggle matching
8. Subfossil oak trunks as ecological archives of forest dynamics along the river Scheldt
9. Utilisation potential and perspectives

e-conservation 14 (2010)

Title: e-conservation
Issue: 14
Year: 2010
Link: http://www.e-conservationline.com/...
Download: http://www.e-conservationline.com/... (pdf, 7.9 Mb)


Index:

Editorial, Rui Bordalo

Building Bridges in the Third Place, Daniel Cull

Reviews

Multidisciplinary Conservation – A Holistic View for Historic Interiors, ICOM-CC Interim Meeting, Ana Bidarra

VI Symposium of Art and Science: Conservation and Restoration of Decorative Arts, Rui Bordalo

Interview

Wikipedia Saves Public Art. An interview with Richard McCoy and Jennifer Geigel Mikulay, conducted by Daniel Cull

Articles
Conservation-Restoration Interventions in Extreme Cases: Improving the Structural Resistance of Wood Damaged by Biological Attack, Cornelia and Dinu Sãvescu

The Challenges of Digital Art Preservation, Lino García and Pilar Montero Vilar

ARP Proceedings

The Conservation-Restoration of the “Charola” Paintings of the Convent of Christ in Tomar, Frederico Henriques, Ana Bailão and Miguel Garcia

The Conservation and Preservation of a Photographic Print: The “Panoramic View of Constantinople”, Élia Roldão and Luís Pavão

Book Review

"Conservation. Principles, Dilemmas and Uncomfortable Truths", review by Cristabel Blackman

Proceedings: Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage

COST Action IE0601 “Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage”
International Conference on Wooden Cultural Heritage: Evaluation of Deterioration and Management of Change (Hamburg/Germany; October 7-10, 2009)

Link: http://www.woodculther.com/?p=272 Abstract booklet (pdf)


Keynotes

Role of electron microscopy in understanding deterioration of wooden objects of cultural heritage, A. Singh (pdf)
Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings: Tradition, Innovation, Initiatives, J. Wadum (pdf)


Orals Session 2
Consolidation, reinforcement and stabilisation of decorated wooden artefacts ; Prague, 30-31.3.09, I. Kucerova, T. Olstad (pdf)
Wood-destroying insects and decay fungi in and moulds on wooden cultural heritage objects and constructions (Training School); Hamburg, 16-20.3.09, Uwe Noldt (pdf)

Session 3
The use of an electric field for the removal of alum from treated wooden objects, I. V. Christensen et al. (pdf)
New materials used for the consolidation of archaeological wood – past attempts, present struggles, and future requirements, M. Christensen, F. K. Hansen, H. Kutzke (pdf)
Destructive and non-destructive methods for the evaluation of pesticides concentration and emissions from wooden art objects, I. Mayer, K. Hunger, M. Wörle, V. Hubert, U. von Arx (pdf)
Risk management: a case study of the wooden collection held in storage at the folk art museum of Athens, C. Sperantza, M. Papadimitriou, A. Pournou (pdf)

Session 4
Factors that influence the speed of bacterial wood degradation, R. Klaassen (pdf)
Mechanical characteristics of aged Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa Endl.) wood from Japanese historical buildings – Comparative analyses with accelerated aging wood, M. Yokoyama et al. (pdf)
Moisture behaviour of recent and naturally aged wood, T. Gereke, K. Anheuser, E. Lehmann, P. Niemz (pdf)
Numerical Simulation of Historical Pianoforte, S. Saft, M. Kaliske (pdf)

Session 5
Case study: assessment the mechanical properties from an old “pitch pine” timber structure, M.C. Touza Vazquez (pdf)
Characterization of archaeological oak (Quercus sp.) with mid and near infrared spectroscopy, A. Sandak, J. Sandak, M. Zborowska, W. Prądzyński, N. Negri (pdf)

Session 6
X-Ray Microscopy of wood based products, Alan Michette (pdf)
X-Ray Tomography, J. Bielecki (pdf)

Short Orals
Study on the use of polymers in the treatment and conservation of historical wood, Abdel Rahman Medhat, Yassien Zidan, Nesrin M.N. El Hadidi (pdf)
The Conservation of the Historic Timber Roof of the Royal Palace at the Tocnik Castle, Jiri Bláha , M. Kloiber, J. Frankl, M. Drdácký, J. Valach, P. Růžička (pdf)
The Presence of Sulphuric Acid in Alum-conserved Wood – Origin and Consequences, Susan Braovac, Hartmut Kutzke (pdf)
Authentication of ancient stringed musical instruments – the contribution of X-Ray Fluorescence analysis, B. Constantinescu Catalina Pauna, Daniela Stan (pdf)
Fire risk and protection of old timber roofs – need for focused meetings, Helena Cruz, Pedro Palma (pdf)
Evaluation of bacterial wood degradation by FTIR measurement, J Gelbrich, Carsten Mai, Holger Militz (pdf)
Use of boron compounds for treatment of wooden historical objects, Boštjan Lesar, Franc Pohleven and Miha Humar (pdf)
Wood-science approach to the preservation of historic timber structures, Margarita Kisternaya, Valery Kozlov (pdf)
Evaluation of the aging wood from historical buildings as compared with the accelerated aging wood and cellulose – Analysis of color properties, Miyuki Matsuo Misao Yokoyama, et al. (pdf)
Different techniques (SEM, DR-µCT,FIB/SEM) for the evaluation of the deposition of consolidants into waterlogged archaeological wood, G. Giachi, S. Bugani, J.J. Łucejko, F Modugno, F. Tatti (pdf) Diagnosis of Timber Structures and Archaeological Wood of Cultural Heritage, Kalle Pilt, Vello Pallav, Matis Miljan (pdf)
Detection of rot in wood beams by ultrasound method – model and practical studies, Ladislav Reinprecht, Miloš Pánek (pdf)
Monitoring of photodegradation for wood by infrared spectroscopy, Laszlo Tolvaj (pdf)

Reports from STSMs
Termites attacks on ancient timber structures: diagnosis, identification and methods of control, E. Feci (pdf)
Modal analysis and vibrational behaviour of tailpieces in stringed instruments, Eric Fouilhé, Giacomo Goli, Anne Houssay, George Stoppani (pdf)

Posters
Contributions of Janssen PMP towards preservation of wooden (and other) cultural heritage, Jan Bosselaers (pdf)
The Study of Biological Decay with Church Icons on Wooden Support from Romania, Livia Bucsa, Corneliu Bucsa (pdf)
Monitoring Xylophages Insects in the Outdoor Section of “Dumbrava Sibiu”, NMC (the national museum center), ASTRA, Pruna Mariana, Ileana Chirtea (pdf)
The wooden supports in Portugal: the Pentecost in different altarpiece structures, Ana Calvo, Joana Salgueiro, Salomé de Carvalho (pdf)
Follow-up of a panel restoration procedure through image correlation and finite elements modelling, A. Baldit, D. Dureisseix, F. Morestin, H. Maigre (pdf)
Inspection Techniques and Rehabilitation Solutions for Ancient Wooden Structures: some Portuguese Case Studies, A Fejo H. Cruz (pdf)
On 18th and 19th Century Sacristy Furniture in the Maltese Islands: Preservation, Michael Formosa (pdf)
Preliminary testing of timber consolidants applied by impregnation, Dulce Franco Henriques, Lina Nunes, Jorge de Brito (pdf)
Application of spatial analysis operations for the characterization of wood painting features, Frederico Henriques, Alexandre Gonçalves, Ana Calvo, Ana Bailão (pdf)
An artwork: alterable – not unalterable. A critical analysis of the restoration process as a creative factor within an artwork’s new structure. The case of the collection of western panel paintings from the Museum in Tarnowskie Gory, Aleksandra Hola (pdf)
Hygromechanical response of a painted panel in a church: monitoring and computer modelling, Jullien Colmars, Bertrand Marcon, Joseph Gril (pdf)
Time to reach the equilibrium moisture content: in laboratory tests on Poplar (Populus alba L.) mock-up panels, Paola Mazzanti, Luca Uzielli (pdf)
Characterization of archaeological waterlogged wood by pyrolytic and mass spectrometric techniques, J Lucejko, F. Modugno, E. Ribechini, M. Zborowska, M.P. Colombini (pdf)
Potential of reflected light microscopy as a non-invasive identification tool on wooden cultural artefacts, Flavio Ruffinatto, Nicola Macchioni, Guido Boetto, Roberto Zanuttini (pdf)
How to gather aged wood samples from historical buildings in Japanese context, Misao Yokoyama, Shuichi Kawai, Junji Sugiyama (pdf)
Characterization of archaeological wood degradation with selected nondestructive methods, Magdalena Zborowska, Anna Sandak, Jakub Sandak, Sławomir Borysiak, Wlodzimierz Prądzyński (doc)

Article: ESPI for the investigation of wooden art objects (2010)

Title: Simple Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometer (ESPI) for the investigation of wooden art objects
Authors: Lukasz Lasyk, Michal Lukomski, Lukasz Bratasz
Reference: Proceedings of the COST Action IE0601 Annual Conference, Braga, Portugal, to be published by the Florence University Press in 2010

Link: http://heritagescience.pl/... (pdf, 1.78 Mb)


Abstract

The development of a simple electronic speckle pattern interferometer (ESPI) for the non-invasive, non-contact detection and characterization of early-stage damage of painted surfaces, like fracturing and layer separation, is reported. The ESPI system developed relies on the analysis of sound-induced vibration of the investigated surfaces. A simplified optical system as well as special algorithms for the analysis of interferograms were developed for the purpose of gaining precise information on the different indicators of the destruction process: the characteristic resonance frequency for the damaged area, its size and the spatial distribution of the vibration amplitude. The technique was applied to trace damage in specimens of painted wood subjected to damaging cycles of dimensional change.

Article: Microclimatic variations for painted wood (2010)

Title: Allowable microclimatic variations for painted wood: direct tracing of damage development
Author: Roman Kozłowski, Łukasz Bratasz, Łukasz Lasyk, Michał Łukomski
Reference: Postprints of Symposium ‘Facing the Challenges of Panel Paintings Conservation: Trends, Treatments and Training’, eds. A.S. Chui, A. Phoenix, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, to be published on line in mid- 2010.
Link: http://heritagescience.pl/... (pdf, 1.15 Mb)

Abstract:

Uncontrolled variations of ambient temperature and relative humidity (RH) are the principal hazard to the preservation of panel paintings which are frequently exposed to real-world dynamically changing environments. Materials that constitute panel paintings, such as hide glues, gesso, paints and varnishes respond to these variations by gaining moisture when humidity is high and losing moisture when the surrounding air is dry. The materials respond dimensionally to the sorption and desorption of moisture; they shrink as they lose moisture and swell when they gain moisture. A notable effect is that panel materials each respond differently to the loss and gain of moisture, which induces high stress in the different layers of painting leading to damage if the strength of a given material is exceeded.

Article: Modeling of Wood Aging (2008)

Title: Modeling of Wood Aging Caused by Biological Deterioration
Author: Xin Yin, Tadahiro Fujimoto, Norishige Chiba, and Hiromi T. Tanaka
Reference: Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Vol. 12, No.2, 2008, pp. 125-131
Link: http://www.fujipress.jp/... (pdf, 830 Kb)

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Abstract

We propose visually simulating wood aging by microorganisms using an ant colony optimization algorithm to generate wood aging patterns. Ants deposit pheromone similar to termites and wood deterioration caused by termites is simulated using this algorithm. Patterns generated by this algorithm resemble many pattern in nature, meaning ant paths are representative of worm paths and ant pheromones are representative of microorganism growth. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this technique in experiments.

Article: Electronic Detection of Wood Decay

Title: Evaluation of Three Electronic Noses for Detecting Incipient Wood Decay
Author: Manuela Baietto, Alphus D. Wilson, Daniele Bassi and Francesco Ferrini
Journal: Sensors
Year: 2010
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 1062-1092
DOI: 10.3390/s100201062
Download: http://mdpi.com/... (pdf, 1678 Kb)


Abstract:

Tree assessment methodologies, currently used to evaluate the structural stability of individual urban trees, usually involve a visual analysis followed by measurements of the internal soundness of wood using various instruments that are often invasive, expensive, or inadequate for use within the urban environment. Moreover, most conventional instruments do not provide an adequate evaluation of decay that occurs in the root system. The intent of this research was to evaluate the possibility of integrating conventional tools, currently used for assessments of decay in urban trees, with the electronic nose–a new innovative tool used in diverse fields and industries for various applications such as quality control in manufacturing, environmental monitoring, medical diagnoses, and perfumery. Electronic-nose (e-nose) technologies were tested for the capability of detecting differences in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by wood decay fungi and wood from healthy and decayed trees. Three e-noses, based on different types of operational technologies and analytical methods, were evaluated independently (not directly compared) to determine the feasibility of detecting incipient decays in artificially-inoculated wood. All three e-nose devices were capable of discriminating between healthy and artificially-inoculated, decayed wood with high levels of precision and confidence. The LibraNose quartz microbalance (QMB) e-nose generally provided higher levels of discrimination of sample unknowns, but not necessarily more accurate or effective detection than the AromaScan A32S conducting polymer and PEN3 metal-oxide (MOS) gas sensor e-noses for identifying and distinguishing woody samples containing different agents of wood decay. However, the conducting polymer e-nose had the greater advantage for identifying unknowns from diverse woody sample types due to the associated software capability of utilizing prior-developed, application-specific reference libraries with aroma pattern-recognition and neural-net training algorithms.

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Painted Wood: History and Conservation (1998)

Title: Painted Wood: History and Conservation
Editors: Valerie Dorge and F. Carey Howlett
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1998
Format: PDF (3.4 Mb), downloadable in six separate sections
Link: http://www.getty.edu/...

Table of contents:

Part 1. Understanding and Identifying Materials (92pp., 3.6MB)
Part 2. Historical Perspectives (74pp., 3.3MB)
Part 3. Historical Materials and Techniques (121pp., 4.6MB)
Part 4. Investigations and Treatment (121pp., 5.6MB)
Part 5. Ethical Considerations (64pp., 3.1MB)
Part 6. Scientific Research (77pp., 3.1MB)