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Art on paper
This volume brings together 31 papers from a British Museum conference exploring the mounting, storage, and display of works on paper. Contributors examine how specialist mounting protects against physical, chemical, and biological threats, while also shaping public perception. Topics include his...
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Arms and armour
This volume brings together papers written by curators, conservators and scientists who have worked very closely with European and Oriental arms and armour from some of the world’s finest collections. The pieces, which have been examined in detail, include not only those made for royalty, such as...
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Unravelling textiles
This book (first published in the Netherlands as Op de keper beschouwd. Handboek voor het behoud van textielcollecties), sets out to present the basic information necessary for the professional safekeeping of textile collections. Aimed at curators and owners of textile collections, collection ma...
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Big pictures
This volume explores the unique challenges posed by large-scale paintings, from oversized portrait miniatures to vast panoramas, friezes, theatre cloths, and ceiling paintings. It details practical solutions for moving, conserving, displaying, and storing works too large for standard transport an...
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Trade in artists' materials
An exploration of the supply, trade, and use of artists’ materials in Europe up to 1700, drawing on international, interdisciplinary research from historians, conservators, scientists, and economists.
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The pigments of british medieval illuminators
This comprehensive and richly illustrated volume is the first-ever history of British medieval illuminators’ pigments. It rests on first-hand investigation, with optimal scientific techniques, of a wide selection of manuscripts, ranging in date from the seventh century to the fifteenth. It provid...
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All manner of murals
All Manner of Murals explores over 500 years of secular wall painting, from Renaissance Britain to contemporary works. Featuring 20 papers from three ICON Stone and Wall Painting Group symposia, the volume examines the artistic, historical, and cultural significance of murals—whether in cottages ...
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Dyes in history and archaeology 18
Indigo has a powerful hold on the imagination - as evidenced by the traditional picture of Ancient Britons coloured blue with woad indigo - but, until now, the actual application of the dye and possible explanations underlying the practice have rarely been considered. The dyestuff is equally fasc...
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Let the material talk
This English edition, published in association with the Doerner Institut, presents groundbreaking interdisciplinary research on Cologne panel painting from 1400 to 1450. Based on a three-year study of nearly 30 works by the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum and Bayerische Staatsgem�ldesammlungen, the volum...
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Dyes in history and archaeology 37/40
Deep in the past, in South America and Mesopotamia, textile fibres were being given colour, purple and red, to make them attractive and interesting and to give pleasure to those who wore them. Many centuries later, South America was the source of a bright and unusual blue, Maya blue, used in pain...
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Scientific research on the pictorial arts of asia
This volume presents scientific studies of pictorial art across Asia, including Cambodian reliefs, Indian wall paintings, Philippine panels, Japanese temple figures, and numerous works on paper. Emphasis is placed on pigments, techniques, and the central role of paper in East Asian artistic tradi...
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Examining the built world through architectural finishes
The papers provide ample evidence of the importance of research into contemporary and historic finishes in expanding our comprehension of the built environment. The case studies cover a wide geographical area and examine various finishes including mural paintings in a Roman palace, a late 19th-ce...
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Gels in the conservation of art
This book contains the pre-printed papers and posters which were then presented at the Gels in Conservation conference, London 2017, plus an Appendix by Richard Wolbers 'Terminology and Properties of Selected Gels'. The texts represent the current theory, research and practice on the use of gel ...
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The future of the 20th century
This is the second in a series of books from the AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies, explores the preservation of modern materials in textiles. Featuring multidisciplinary contributions from artists, curators, anthropologists, scientists, and conservators, it examin...
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The luminous trace
The origins of metalpoint (silverpoint, goldpoint, etc.) drawing are widely thought to lie in classical antiquity.
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Coinage and history in the seventh century near east no 4
Proceedings of the 14th Seventh Century Syrian Numismatic Round Table held at The Hive, Worcester, on 28th and 29th September 2013
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Art, conservation and authenticities
Focusing on conservation 'flashpoints'—from paintings and drawings to installations, performance, and historic interiors—the papers examine the complex and contested nature of authenticity in art. Exploring the interplay between material, concept, and context, contributors challenge the singular ...
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Natural colorants for dyeing and lake pigments
This volume explores how historical dyers and pigment makers manipulated natural dyes to produce the vibrant colours seen in textiles, tapestries, and paintings today. Drawing on research from the EU-funded CHARISMA project, it examines key factors—such as mordants, temperature, and extraction me...
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Interactions of water with paintings
Water has long been regarded as a valued tool in conservation, utilised in the manufacture of materials and harnessed in various forms to suit conservation purposes. Paradoxically, however, it is also a potential agent of deterioration and even disaster. New avenues of research have led many cons...
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Research on early chinese lacquer buddhas
The first holistic study of Buddhist lacquer sculptures, drawing on scientific, historical, and art historical research. Featuring contributions from diverse disciplines, it explores the techniques, context, and cultural significance of these rare works, dating back to the sixth-century Sui dynas...
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Biodeterioration and preservation
This volume explores the vital role of microorganisms in both the deterioration and preservation of cultural heritage. Contributors examine how microbial activity, climate change, pollution, and tourism impact monuments, artworks, and archaeological sites. Featuring recent research from conservat...
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Authenticity in transition
The papers debate the various ways that changing artistic practices affect our interpretation, conservation, and curation of contemporary art, with a special reference to the shifting concepts of authenticity and artistic intent. They examine the topic through many mediums including artists’ view...
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Identification of vegetable fibres
This reprint of the 1982 classic offers detailed guidance on identifying ten major commercial plant fibres through microscopic analysis. With clear descriptions, photomicrographs, line drawings, and comparison tables, it explains key anatomical features and their relevance to fibre identification...
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For tomorrow
Combining critical and art historical perspectives, this volume offers an in-depth exploration of Alexandru Radvan’s art by examining his reinterpretation of myth through new materials and techniques. it traces decades of creative output by one of Romania’s leading contemporary artists. For Tomor...
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Blue pigments
Traces the remarkable history of blue pigments, from rare natural sources like lapis lazuli and azurite to ingenious synthetic creations such as Egyptian blue, Maya blue, Prussian blue, and artificial ultramarine. Highlighting the technical challenges and cultural significance of producing blue, ...
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Pigments of english medieval wall painting
Helen Howard's Pigments of English Medieval Wall Painting is the first systematic analysis of pigments used in medieval English wall paintings, revealing a more complex and sophisticated painting practice than previously understood. Covering works from major sites such as Canterbury, Westminster,...
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Dyes in history and archaeology 19
At what point does romantic invention become tradition, legend blend into historical fact? Surely the tartan of Bonnie Prince Charlie, that epitome of folklore, was dyed in the colours of mists and heathers with local Scottish dyestuffs? The truth is more prosaic, but no less interesting: archiva...
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Conserving context
Contributors explore the challenges of treating objects within dispersed, altered, or lost contexts, and how conservation decisions—particularly for decorative surfaces—can impact the integrity of the whole. The papers address nuanced dilemmas around balancing consistency in treatment with contex...
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Inca sacred space
This book focuses on one of the most significant manifestations of Inca sacred space - the ‘ushnu’ - a place of sacrifice, ritual and celebration, where the sun god was worshipped and where astronomical observations were made to monitor the yearly seasonal cycle. Physically the ushnu is a (stone ...
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Early metal mining and production
A comprehensive history of the early development of extractive metallurgy, drawing on archaeological evidence, historical texts, laboratory analysis, and experimental replication. Widely regarded as a foundational textbook in the field, it traces the origins of mining and smelting from prehistori...
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Trading paintings and painters’ materials 1550–1800
An investigation into the international trade in paintings and artists’ materials during the early-modern period, exploring how imported goods shaped local production, taste, and theory. Contributors examine regional preferences, trade conditions, and the movement of materials and artworks across...
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The british museum technical research bulletin, volume 3
This bulletin, is part of an annual series which Archetype Publications publishes in association with the British Museum. The British Museum Technical Research Bulletin offers a forum to show a dynamic behind-the-scenes glimpse of the current work which curators, conservators and scientists have ...
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Barkcloth
Barkcloth or 'tapa' has a history that spans centuries, countries and a multitude of uses: from ceremonial dress in Papua New Guinea and Tahiti to a low-status substitute for woven cloth in Ghana. Its production has been recorded widely from Pacific and central America, Africa, Melanesia, Microne...
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Look after the pennies
This book comprises papers presented at a one-day seminar at the Museum of London, which highlighted change and development in the field of the scientific analysis and conservation of coins. The papers reflect a multi-disciplinary approach to the subject.
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Integrated pest management for collections
This collection of papers and posters presented at the ICON conference A Pest Odyssey – The Next Generation is evidence that integrated pest management (IPM) has been adopted globally as the accepted strategy within the cultural heritage sector to mitigate the risk posed to our unique collections...
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Medieval painting in northern europe
A tribute to Unn Plahter’s 70th birthday, this volume explores medieval painting and polychromy in northern Europe. Featuring leading scholars, new technical studies, and rare Scandinavian research in English, it offers essential insight into medieval art, technique, and conservation.
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The conservation of featherwork from central and south america
Feathers have played major functional and emblematic roles in many cultures. It is important for conservators and curators to realize that featherwork requires a deep understanding of the birds selected, the technical approaches taken toward the manipulation of feathers, and how the condition rel...
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Northern european metalpoint drawings
A detailed technical study of 30 northern European metalpoint drawings in the British Museum, many featured in the 2015 exhibition Drawing in Silver and Gold. Using non-invasive imaging and chemical analysis, the authors reveal new insights into the materials and techniques used by artists such a...
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Hamilton kerr institute bulletin number 7, 2018
This volume is the seventh in this biennial series which presents the recent research into the conservation, structure, materials, history etc. of paintings by past and present staff and students (including early career interns) of the Hamilton Kerr Institute. The articles in the 2018 Bulletin fo...
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Coinage and history in the seventh century near east no 6
The Syrian Arab-Byzantine coinage has been intensively studied over the last 25 years, perhaps more so than any other Islamic coin series. However, this volume demonstrates new research, new discoveries and new questions.
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Picasso, picabia, ernst
Picasso, Picabia and Ernst were what might be described as true Europeans, settled in Paris but with origins in other European countries, bringing their own culture and experience to the melting pot of the avant-garde which was Paris in the early 20th century. Part of an exciting atmosphere of ar...
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Conservation science 2007
Conservation Science 2007 was organised jointly by the Institute of Conservation (Icon) Heritage Science Group (formerly the Institute of Conservation Science, ICS, at the time the conference was first planned), the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and the University of Milan, Italy, and held at the...
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Engaging conservation
This volume celebrates 50 years of conservation at the Penn Museum with papers from an international symposium exploring the intersections of conservation, archaeology, and anthropology. Organized around five key themes—Education, Archaeology, Community, Institutions, and Science—it highlights ho...
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Hamilton kerr institute bulletin number 8, 2020
This is the eighth volume in this biennial series which presents the recent research into the conservation, structure, materials, history etc. of paintings by past and present staff and students of the Hamilton Kerr Institute.
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The british museum technical research bulletin, volume 7
This bulletin, is part of an annual series which Archetype Publications publishes in association with the British Museum. The British Museum Technical Research Bulletin offers a forum to show a dynamic behind-the-scenes glimpse of the current work which curators, conservators and scientists have ...
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Conservation science 2002
The recently established Institute of Conservation Science (ICS) celebrated its formation with a conference held in Edinburgh in May 2002, attended by conservation scientists and conservators from European, American and Australian museums, archives, universities and research institutes. The ener...
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Colour change in paintings
Changes in colour may completely alter the way we see a painting. From blue leaves in a still life, to the blue walls in Van Gogh’s bedroom, our perception of a painting can be informed by an understanding of these changes. When conserving paintings our comprehension of these alterations can infl...
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Decorated surfaces on ancient egyptian objects
International experts explore the conservation of decorated ancient Egyptian objects, focusing on complex surfaces such as polychrome wood, painted textiles, coloured basketry, and patinated metals. Covering past and present treatment approaches, the book includes technical studies, case reports,...
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Mediaeval painters' materials and techniques
We present the first English translation of the Liber diversarum arcium, a 14th-century manuscript offering the most comprehensive surviving guide to medieval painting techniques. Covering tempera, oil, fresco, manuscript illumination, glass, and ceramics, it includes nearly 600 detailed recipes—...
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Macro to micro
Explores the evolving nature of architectural finishes and the importance of their study for conservation and restoration. Through microscopic and macroscopic analysis, contributors uncover hidden layers of paint, varnish, gilding, plasterwork, stucco, wood finishes, and wallpapers to deepen our ...
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Gilded metals
An exploration of the global history, techniques, and conservation of gilding—from ancient foil and leaf methods to modern electroplating. Covering materials, corrosion, and treatments, it offers insights into both the art and science behind gilded surfaces across cultures and eras.
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Art of merit
A collection of 28 papers from the 2012 Buddhist Art Forum at The Courtauld Institute, to offer a comprehensive exploration of Buddhist art—its creation, function, conservation, and contemporary relevance. Contributors include art historians, conservators, curators, religious practitioners, and a...
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Natural dyes
Amid growing ecological concerns, this volume documents natural dye sources used globally from antiquity to today. Covering over 300 plants and 30 animals, it combines botanical and zoological insights with chemical analyses of dyes. Historical uses across civilizations are explored through recip...
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Artists' pigments
This is the first volume in the series Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics published by National Gallery of Art in association with Archetype Publications Ltd.
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Early indian metallurgy
Groundbreaking research on ancient mining and metallurgy in India, focusing on the sites of Agucha, Dariba, and Zawar in Rajasthan’s Aravalli Hills. Through archaeological surveys and excavations, the authors trace over 3,000 years of technological development, including large-scale silver mining...
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Metals and mines
With contributions from leading international scholars, the papers highlight the diversity of ancient smelting processes and the growing role of experimental replication in advancing our understanding of early metallurgical practices.
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A changing art
This volume gathers papers from BAPCR’s conference A Changing Art, focusing on the complex and varied painting practices of the 19th century. Contributors explore the evolving materials and techniques of the period, as well as historical and contemporary conservation challenges. Through technical...
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Emblems for a queen
An examination of the embroideries of Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth Countess of Shrewsbury, exploring their symbolic imagery, sources, and historical context. Michael Bath reveals how these embroidered panels reflected Mary’s values during her captivity. It includes the full catalogue raisonn...
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The strasbourg manuscript. a medieval tradition of artists' recipe collections (1400-1570)
This volume offers the first comprehensive study and English translation of the early 15th-century Strasbourg Manuscript—the oldest known German-language source on Northern European painting techniques. Often seen as the northern counterpart to Cennini’s Il Libro dell’arte, it includes some of th...
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Structure, design and technique of the bamiyan buddhist caves
This monograph presents the English edition of the fifth volume of Recent Cultural Heritage Issues in Afghanistan, documenting ongoing international efforts to conserve the Bamiyan site following the destruction of the Giant Buddhas in 2001. Led by Japanese, German, and Italian specialists under ...
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Arab paper
This revised edition of Das Arabische Papier offers an English translation of J. von Karabacek’s seminal study on Arab paper, essential for students, historians, conservators, and anyone interested in the historical development of papermaking.
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Conservation of paintings
This volume presents Gustav Berger’s pioneering contributions to paintings conservation, including the development of BEVA and his research into paint cracking. Featuring revised studies, reflections on past treatments, and diverse case studies, it offers valuable insight into the evolution of mo...
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Preparation for painting
This volume explores the vital role of ground layers in shaping a painting’s texture, luminosity, and longevity. Topics include materials and techniques, optical properties, terminology, and their impact on conservation decisions. Drawing on technical studies, reconstructions, and historical sour...
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East asian paintings
John Winter brings together what is known of the material aspects of the paintings of East Asia (China, Japan and Korea), covering the components used, painting structures, certain aspects of painting techniques, and the mechanisms of deterioration.
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Conservation and care of glass objects
This book is designed to aid conservators in understanding the materials used in the conservation and restoration of glass objects.
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Dyes in history and archaeology 20
This volume presents papers from the 20th Meeting of Dyes in History and Archaeology, exploring the evolution of dyestuff analysis from ancient methods to modern scientific techniques. Topics include historical dyeing practices, the development and testing of natural and synthetic dyes, and conse...
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Tales of the unexpected
Conservators' prolonged proximity to paintings makes them ideally placed to notice anything unusual or surprising which might arise during examination or treatment. Ensuing investigations, often aided by technical analysis, include the recent increasingly widespread use of macro X-ray fluorescenc...
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Lining paintings
This landmark volume documents the legendary Conference on Comparative Lining Techniques held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, a pivotal event that transformed the debate around the structural conservation of paintings. Bringing together an international group of practitioners, the con...
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Dyes in history and archaeology 16/17
Interest in all aspects of dyestuffs has grown considerably since an informal meeting of researchers twenty years ago developed into the annual meetings of Dyes in History and Archaeology, with the journal of the same name publishing a selection of papers presented. Analysis has revealed that th...
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Woven tapestry
This publication provides a comprehensive framework for conservators to assess condition and determine appropriate treatment strategies for tapestries. It examines historical manufacturing techniques, identifies key agents of deterioration, and reviews current methodologies for cleaning, support,...
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Adhesives and consolidants in painting conservation
Adhesives and consolidants used in the conservation of paintings (e.g. for lining, the laying down of paint flakes, the application of temporary facings etc, can have very varying properties at the time they are applied. Over time, and under differing conditions, some materials can present concer...
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Turquoise in mexico and north america
An exploration of the rich history, cultural significance, and enduring appeal of turquoise across regions and time periods. Featuring new scientific research on sourcing, mining, and distribution, the volume also delves into pre-Hispanic mosaics, Aztec symbolism, and the poetic and philosophical...
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Contemporary issues in book and paper conservation
The papers in this volume were presented at the Icon Book & Paper Group Third Triennial Conference 2021 entitled Mod Cons: Modern Conservation. Modern Conveniences. Modern Constraints. Topics include: decolonisation; new treatments; educational programmes; business models; sustainability init...
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Damascene 'ajami rooms
This richly illustrated volume offers an in-depth exploration of 'Ajami decoration, a refined historical technique used to embellish the interiors of traditional Damascene courtyard houses. Blending stylistic, historical, and technical analysis, the study traces the evolution of this ornate craft...
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East asian lacquer
This volume presents the groundbreaking findings of the Mazarin Chest Project, a major international collaboration focused on one of the most magnificent examples of Japanese export lacquerware, made in Kyoto in the 1630s–40s. Featuring 21 papers originally presented at the V&A’s Crossing Bor...
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The world of iron
Iron continues to be one of the most important materials produced and used by humanity. Its ductility when heated and its strength when cooled has allowed those with the necessary skills and resources to manufacture adornments, tools, weapons and structures that have helped to revolutionise socia...
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Blue paper
Blue Paper investigates the historical significance of blue-hued paper, used in Italy from c.1400-c.1600 for drawing, writing, and printing. Once overlooked due to its perceived low quality, this book applies close visual examination to surviving examples, offering new insights and interpretation...
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Hamilton kerr institute bulletin number 6, 2016
This volume is the sixth in this biennial series which presents the recent research into the conservation, structure, materials, history etc. of paintings by past and present staff and students (including early career interns) of the Hamilton Kerr Institute.
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Early painting in the northern netherlands
This volume, published in association with the Rijksmuseum, investigates the materials and techniques of early Northern Netherlandish paintings in the museum’s collection. Scientists, conservators, and art historians examine 14 works to uncover details about panels, pigments, oils, and methods, l...
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The public face of conservation
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 may increasingly be more comfortable talking to the public about what the...
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On the ethics of cultural heritage conservation
On the Ethics of Cultural Heritage Conservation is a collection of previously published papers, original texts based on lectures delivered by the author and several pieces written solely for this publication. Each one of them analyses one of the core notions that shape the traditional conservatio...
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Hamilton kerr institute bulletin no. 10, 2024
This volume is the tenth in this biennial series which presents the recent research into the conservation, structure, materials, history etc. of paintings carried out by past and present staff and students of the Hamilton Kerr Institute.
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Scientific research on historic asian ceramics
This volume explores Asian ceramics through scientific and typological analysis, highlighting technologies, cultural context, and East–West exchanges. Topics include high-fired wares, glazes, kilns, inscriptions, and funerary art.
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Authenticity and replication
This volume explores the evolving concepts of authenticity and replication in the interpretation, display, and conservation of cultural heritage. Challenging traditional Western emphasis on original materials, the papers examine how scientific analysis, historical context, and conceptual signific...
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Artists' pigments
This is the fourth volume in the series Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics published by National Gallery of Art in association with Archetype Publications Ltd.
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Desalination of historic buildings, stone and wall paintings
The papers collected in this volume are the fruits of the Desalination project - a European research project which involved representatives of the private sector, universities, industry, research centres and public authorities. This project examined the use of poultices to treat salt damage probl...
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Scientific research in the field of asian art
This volume celebrates fifty years of scientific research into Asian art at the Freer Gallery of Art, featuring papers from international experts that explore materials and techniques across Asia's vast cultural and temporal landscape.
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Public paintings by edvard munch and his contemporaries
This volume, published in association with the University of Oslo Conservation Studies, explores changes in the appearance of Edvard Munch’s paintings through traditional and advanced scientific analysis. Covering works in major Norwegian collections and public commissions, the papers examine Mun...
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Migrants: art, artists, materials and ideas crossing borders
Artistic production and the preservation of cultural property have always been subject to the ebb and flow of international influences. Major factors have included the supply of materials, the migration of artists, designers and craftspeople, as well as evolving conservation theory and practice w...
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Tempera painting 1800 - 1950
These texts explore the revival of tempera painting between 1800 and 1950 from the perspectives of art history, technical art history, conservation and scientific analysis. They provide an overview on the historical background of tempera painting, its terminologies,commercial production and the r...
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Standards in architectural paint research
The implications of globalisation include the growing necessity for people everywhere to be working in a more ‘global’ way. The increased international cooperation between professionals and clients in the field of Architectural Paint Research has highlighted the necessity to agree on standards in...
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Ground layers in european painting 1550-1750
This volume, based on the 2019 CATS conference Mobility Creates Masters, explores how artists’ movement across Europe from 1550 to 1700 influenced the materials and techniques used to prepare paintings. Focusing on coloured ground layers, the studies examine documentation, regional practices, and...
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Textiles and text
An exploration of the dynamic relationship between archival and bibliographic research and the close study of extant textiles and dress. Contributors—including conservators, curators, historians, and scientists—examine how documentary sources inform our understanding of textile production, use, a...
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Mixing and matching
This volume brings together papers from three specialist workshops on retouching techniques, organised by ICON’s Paintings Group and BAPCR at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Divided into sections on egg tempera, resin-based methods, and retouching complex surfaces, it explores the history, materi...
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Microanalysis of parchment
Parchment in the form of manuscripts, scrolls, charters, book covers and substrata for artworks, makes a major contribution to the most valuable objects of European cultural heritage. Large collections exist in varying degrees of preservation in public and private libraries, archives, museums and...
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A perfect ground
Maartje Stols-Witlox offers the first in-depth study of historical recipes for preparatory ground layers used by painters in North West Europe between 1550 and 1900.
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The art of all colours
Much was written in mediaeval times concerning the preparation and use of artists' materials, and we are fortunate that many of these manuscripts survive. They vary from lengthy treatises to a few lines scribbled in a margin, and from the accurate and practical to the purely literary. These sourc...
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Studying 18th-century paintings and works of art on paper
Proceedings from the second CATS conference explore 18th-century art and artists’ materials, with papers on workshop practice, technical analysis, trade, and the impact of European Art Academies. Topics span painting, drawing, conservation science, and historical source research.
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State beds and throne canopies
This richly illustrated volume focuses on the history, care, and conservation of the state beds and throne canopies at Hampton Court and Kensington Palaces. Combining historical context with practical conservation guidelines and case studies, it offers invaluable insights into the preservation of...
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Dyes in history and archaeology 21
The trade in dyestuffs has played an important role in the economic history of many nations. In medieval Europe this is demonstrated by the important place held by woad in the economy of many countries, but while the woad industry of Toulouse or Erfurt is quite well known, that of Catalonia and R...
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