Diagnosis and Conservation of Photography Material and other records
Code
10926
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Conservação e Restauro
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Ana Maria Martelo Ramos
Weekly hours
4
Total hours
56
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
This course is intended that the student acquires a horizontal knowledge about the nature of photographic materials and carriers of sound recordings, the causes of deterioration, in order to be able to make the diagnosis of pathologies of heritage collections of photography and audio records. From this perspective, the main objectives, common to each type of collections are:
1. Learning to identify the production methods and materials of different types of photography and sound recordings featuring a historical perspective.
2. Study and understanding the major causes of deterioration of the two types of objects.
3. Study of diagnostic´s pathology methods to assess the preservation condition of the objects.
4. Introduction to preventive conservation methodologies.
Subject matter
Diagnostic and conservation principles of photography, divided into two parts:
i) Seminars given by experts on different topics: the historical and cultural background of the object; social and artistic context; historical processes in photography.
ii) Introduction to the diagnosis and preservation of photography that ends in a case study.
2. Principles of diagnosis and preservation of sound recordings.
Historical background, technological evolution of audio recordings, connection to industry and importance of proprietary information. Production techniques, materials, identification and preservation of sound recordings.
Bibliography
Eaton, G., Conservation of Photographs, Rochester, Kodak Publications, 1985
Lavédrine, B., A Guide to the Preventive Conservation of Photograph Collections, Getty Publ., 2003
Lavédrine, B., Photographs from the Past: Process and Preservation, Getty Publ., 2009
McCabe, C., Coatings on Photographs – Materials, Techniques, and Conservation, American Institute for Conservation, Washington, 2005
Norris, D. N., Gutierrez, J. J., Issues in the Conservation of Photographs, Getty Publ., 2010
Pavão, Luis, Conservação de Colecções de Fotografia, Dinalivro, Lisboa, 1997
Reilly, James M., Care and Identification of 19th –Century Photographic Prints, Kodak Books, Eastman Kodak Co. 2001
IASA Technical Committee. IASA-TC04: Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects. Bradley, K., (Ed.), International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, 2009
Teaching method
See the syllabus of this CU.
See also the schedule documents of Part 2.
Evaluation method
The final grade (FG) consists of 50% of the score obtained in the evaluation of the theoretical part by an exam (or test) (TG) and 50% of grade obtained by frequency.
The grade of the frequency is obtained through the Practical Work Report (PG) devoted to historical methods (15%) and diagnostic (35%).
Thus FG = 0.50xTG+0.50xPG.