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The papers within this volume - some reflective and philosophical, others more object- and practice-based - address the complexities of the value of authenticity and replication and enable the continuation ...

The raison d'être for the forum (the papers of which are published here) held in Oslo in 2010 was to gather ideas from colleagues, to seek advice and, in general, ...

This bulletin, part of an annual series which Archetype Publications publishes in association with the British Museum, offers a forum to show a dynamic behind-the-scenes glimpse of the current work ...

Since the two Giant Buddhas at the Bamiyan site in Afghanistan were tragically ravaged in March 2001, international specialists from Japan, Germany and Italy, under the coordination of UNESCO, have ...

This volume examines the use of desalination processes to aid in the conservation of historic buildings and artifacts. The papers contained in this volume examine the salt transport mechanisms between ...

One aim of this study was to consider deviations from what might be called the paradigm of the Ghent Altarpiece, by examining the observable differences between the Ghent panels and ...

This volume is the fourth in what is now to become a regular biennial publication which will present the recent research of past and present staff and students (including early ...

Les motifs ornementaux et leurs combinaisons sont nombreux sur les reliures de manuscrits. Le relevé et la comparaison des techniques et des motifs a déjà permis de regrouper des séries ...

The conference papers in this volume explore the use of painted cloths in religious ceremony, pageantry, domestic interiors and scenic art, focusing on their change of context and significance from ...

Acknowledged as one of the most important sets of early English tapestries, the Four Seasons set at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, raise many scholarly questions surrounding the design, production and uses ...

This book (to be published in association with CATS - Centre for Art Technological Studies and Conservation, Denmark) will also be available for free access online from late December 2013. ...

Despite conservation's long history of outreach and the energy that is currently going into presenting the field to museum audiences and others, outreach remains underrepresented in the conservation literature. Conservators ...

The papers in this volume illustrate the way in which various types of technical evidence, derived from scientific examination and analysis, can contribute to the understanding of Renaissance workshop practices ...

Behind each archaeological shipwreck recovery lies a team of highly skilled specialists: divers, archaeologists, engineers, scientists, conservators, curators, historians, designers etc. While each boat found presents a unique combination of ...

This volume contains papers from The World of Iron Conference which took place at The Natural History Museum, London in 2009. Through a combination of thematic and regional sessions, the ...

The conservation profession has its roots in the intellectual movements of the first half of the 19th century, following the Enlightenment. Scholarly study of objects made available by important archeological ...

The debate about environmental standards for museum collections has by no means been resolved. Climate change, ever increasing energy bills, the complexity of air-conditioning systems, the feasibility of alternative climate ...

This beautifully illustrated volume provides a unique insight into a sophisticated historical technique which was employed to adorn private interiors in traditional Arab courtyard houses in Damascus. 'Ajami decoration is ...

The papers in this volume were presented as papers or posters at the ninth meeting dedicated to the use of lasers in the conservation of artworks (LACONA), hosted by the ...

Each civilization devised its own solution for manufacturing the color blue. The names of the different pigments often reflect this geographic diversity: from Egyptian blue to copper phthalocyanine, ranging through ...