Fundamentals of Paper Conservation
Code
2680
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Conservação e Restauro
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Maria da Conceição Lopes Casanova
Weekly hours
5
Total hours
56
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
1.Develop theoretical and practical knowledge for the identification and characterization of art on paper and archival/library materials, as well as, understand its historical evolution.
2.Study and comprehend the main deterioration processes and causes of alteration of paper based materials.
3. Learn how to do a survey and a pathologies diagnosis for these kind of documents.
4. Introduction to preventive conservation decisions and techniques.
5. Hands-on working experience by the application of the methods learned to case studies.
Subject matter
1. Nature of art on paper, archives and library materials.
1.1. Support materials.
1.1.1. Supports before the use of paper;
1.1.2. Paper base documents: manufacturing techniques and its evolution.
1.2. Medium materials.
1.2.1. Archival and Library medium materials;
1.2.2. Art on paper medium materials.
1.3. The book construction and materials diversity for its production.
2. Art on paper, Archives andLibrary materials deterioration processes.
2.1. Internal causes of deterioration.
2.1.1. Related to the nature of the materials;
2.1.2. Related to the typologies of the documents;
2.2. External causes of deterioration.
2.2.1. Environmental conditions;
2.2.2. Physical and mechanical factores;
2.2.3. Biodegradation agents;
2.2.4. Security and safety: from the disaster to the improper treatment procedures.
3. Condition survey and pathologies diagnosis
3.1. Documents examination techniques.
3.2. Documents analysis methods application.
3.3. Conservation conditions record of documents under study.
4. An introduction to preventive conservation for documents conservation.
4.1. Preventive conservation : environmental control, proper storage and handing practices.
4.2. Preventive conservation proposal for documents under study.
Bibliography
“Paper Conservator”, “Restaurator”, “Journal of PaperConservation”, Cadernos BAD.
COLLINGS, Tom; MILNEV, Devek ; - « A new chronology of papermaking technology », in « Paper conservator », nº 14, 1990
DIEHL,Edith, -“Boobinding: Its background and Technique”, Dover publications, New York, 1980
HUNTER, Dard, - “Papermaking: the history and technique of Ancient Craft”, Dover publications, New York, 1978
IVESSALO – Pfaffli; MARJA-Sisko – “Fibre Atlas: Identification of Papermaking Fibres”, Springer, 1995, ISBN: 3-540-55392-4.
LIÉNARDY, Anne / VAN DAMME, Philippe, “Manuel de Conservation et de Restauration du Papier”, Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique, Bruxelles, 1989
ROBERTS, J.C., -“The Chemist of Paper”, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1996
VAILANT CALLOL, Milagros; RODRIGO, Nieves – Principios Básicos de la conservation documental y causas de su deterioro, Madrid: Instituto del patrimonio Histórico Español, 1996.
Teaching method
Practical and Theoretical presentations, studio-based work emphasizing on the specific students case study.