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: Conservation of Feathers (2005)

Title: Considerations in the Conservation of Feathers and Hair, Particularly their Pigments
Author: Jocelyn Hudon
Reference: Fur Trade Legacy. The Preservation of Organic Materials, M. Brunn and J. A. Burns (ed.), Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property, Ottawa, Ontario, 2005, pp. 127-147.
Link: http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/... (PDF file, 4 Mb)

Abstract:

Feathers are amongst the most complex epidermal derivatives found in vertebrates. They have complex branched structures, grow from their bases by a unique mechanism, and come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, structures, and colours. Not only do feathers impart cover, insulation, waterproofing of the body, contribute to flight, tactile sensations or protection of sensory organs, even storing water, they are also involved in myriad aspects of communication and display in birds, and characteristically rather ornately. Underlying this diversity of colours and patterns found in birds is a variety of pigments (melanins, carotenoids, psittacofulvins, porphyrins, etc.), pigment-bearing structures and molecules, and complex micro- and macrostructures.

Given the great structural and functional diversity of feathers it should come as no surprise that their conservation should require a multifaceted approach. Accordingly, a brief review of feather anatomy, including the arrangement of feathers on the skin (pterylosis), chemical composition, even the native fauna of feathers (e.g., lice, mites, bacteria) will be provided, emphasizing aspects of feathers that may be of relevance to conservators. Since cleaning methods are well covered by other speakers, my focus will be on the preventive conservation of feather and fur colour from light. I will show how even pigment systems that seem biochemically homogenous—like the melanins of mammals—show surprisingly complex and species-specific responses to light. For example, in pilot fading experiments, mink, but not marten, fur darkened initially upon exposure to light. Attempts to quench free radicals likely generated by light irradiation did not appear to slow fading down.

ANAGPIC 2009

ANAGPIC 2009 Student Papers, presented at the 2009 Annual Student Conference hosted by the Buffalo State College Art Conservation Department

Link: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/...


Papers

When New and Improved Becomes Outdated and Degraded: The Technical Study and Treatment of a 1964 Pop Art Painted Collage, Sharra Grow (pdf)

The Occurrence and Detection of Gunpowder in Haitian Vodou Charms; The Pakèt Kongo, Lauren Anne Horelick (pdf)

Evolving Authenticity in Henri Matisse's The Swimming Pool, Eliza Spaulding (pdf)

The Investigation and Treatment of a Javanese Shadow Puppet from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Marie Stewart (pdf)


Posters

The Effect of Aged Varnish on Paper Objects, Melina Avery (pdf)

A Cut Above: The Crayola Cutter as Conservation Tool, Lisa Conte, Lisa Nelson, Katherine Sanderson, & Eliza Spaulding (pdf)

The Application of Cyclododecane (CDD) for Lifting Fragile Lacquer Fragments from Burial Environments, Jiafang Liang (pdf)

A Map Melee: Starting a Survey of the Map Special Collection at Yale University, Katie Risseeuw (pdf)

Consolidative Reduction of Lead Objects, Beth Rydzewski (pdf)

Preservation and restoration of paper records and books (1985)

Title: The Preservation and restoration of paper records and books: a RAMP study with guidelines
Author: Carmen Crespo and Vicente Viñas
Reference: General Information Programme and UNISIST, Unesco, Paris, 1985
Link: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/... (pdf, Mb)

From the Preface:

The present study, carried out under a contract with the International Council on Archives, is for archivists and librarians, especially in developing countries. It makes a detailed review of the systems and principles relevant to the planning and implementation of a programme for the preservation and restoration of paper documents and books. Comments on the preliminary version of this study were requested from experts of the International Council of Archives, specialists in this field. This study contains the most recent results and experience in the field of archival research.

Table of Contents (short version):
1. Paper as Support
2. Inks, the Graphic Elements of Documents
3. Causes and Effects of Deterioration
4. Preventive Methods of Conservation
5. Conservation Controls
6. Restoration
7. Summary

Dictionary of English - Portuguese technical terms

Title: Small dictionary of English - Portuguese technical terms used in Conservation of Photography
Author: Luís Pavão
Pages: 7
Link: http://www.lupa.com.pt/... (pdf, 26 Kb)