30 August 2010

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
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!


Hard to believe, isn't it?




26 August 2010

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


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


20 August 2010

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


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


07 August 2010

e-conservation 15 (2010)


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