Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage I
Code
3883
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Conservação e Restauro
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Leslie Anne Carlyle
Weekly hours
6
Total hours
84
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
To develop skills to evaluate the current state of preservation of a cultural object, the cause of previous damage, the consequences of previous treatments, the risks associated with proposed treatments and the selection of appropriate materials for treatments.
Prerequisites
Not applied.
Subject matter
The primary focus is on developing in the students a critical approach to treatment options, including the choice of conservation materials and techniques used in treatment.
Full and detailed documentation will be carried out and presented in the following written Report which includes: Examination and Condition Report (including materials and techniques used in the object), Treatment Proposal, & Treatment Report, with full Photographic documentation carried out to the highest standard. Selected analysis of the assigned object will be carried out by each student.
Practical skills development will be based on treatment-related activities such as micro-testing, sampling and the preparation and application of conservation materials (e.g. consolidants & adhesives, surface coatings, reintegration etc).
Emphasis will be placed on each student demonstrating that they can argue the advantages and disadvantages related to each treatment material and each treatment approach for the assigned objects, and that they are aware of the same for the objects assigned to their fellow students in the course.
Bibliography
1. Ceramics and Glass
Buys, S. e Oakley, V. “The Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics” Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
Davison, S. “Conservation and Restoration of Glass” 2ª Ed. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003.
Durbin, L. “Architectural Tiles: Conservation and Restoration” Burlington, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.
Horie, C. “Materials for Conservation” 13ª Ed. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.
Newman, H. “An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass” London: Thames and Hudson, 1987.
Oakley, V. e Jain, K. “Essentials in the Care and Conservation of Historical Ceramic Objects” London: Archetype Publications, 2002.
Perkins, W. (Ed.) “Ceramic Glossary” Westerville, OH: The American Ceramic Society, 1984.
Savage, G. and Newton, H. “An Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics” New York: Thames and Hudson, 2000.
Tait, H. (Ed.) “Five Thousand Years of Glass” Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004.
Tennent, N. (Ed.) “The Conservation of Glass and Ceramics, Research, Practice and Training” London: Earthscan Publications, 1999.
2. Metals
Cronyn, J., Elements of archaeological conservation, Routledge, London, 1990.
Berducou, M., La conservation en archéologie, Masson, Paris, 1990.
Drayman-Weisser, T., Gilded metals: history, technology and conservation / edited by London : Archetype : The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, cop. 2000.
Hill, L., The care of metallic objects, Scottish Museums Council information. Factsheet 5, Scottish Museums Council, Edinburgh.
Janaway, R., Scott, B., Evidence preserved in corrosion products: new fields in artefact studies, ed. lit , London : The United Kingdom Institute for Conservation, 1989.
Keene, S., Managing conservation in museums /, 2nd. Ed, Oxford [etc.] : Butterworth Heinemann, cop. 2002.
Marijnisse, R. H., Degradation, conservation et restauration de l''''''''''''''''oeuvre d''''''''''''''''art : tome I, Bruxelles :Arcade, 1967.
Odegaard, N., Carrol Scott, Z., Werner, S., Material characterization for objects of art and archaeology,. Archetype publications. London. 2000.
Pye, E., Caring for the past: issues in conservation for archaeology and museums, London: James & James, cop. 2001.
Price, P., Conservation on archaeological excavations with particular reference to the Mediterranean area / edited by N. 2nd ed, Rome : ICCROM, 1995.
Hayen, BE., Préserver les objects de son patrimoine : précis de conservation préventive, Mardaga, cop. 2001.
Scott, A., Copper and bronze in art: corrosion, colorants, conservation, Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, cop. 2002.
Selwyn, L., Metals and Corrosion: A Handbook for the Conservation Professional
Storer, J. D., The conservation of industrial collections : a survey , London : The Science Museum and the Conservation Unit of the Museum & Galleries Commission, 1989.
Tétreault, J., Coatings for display and storage in museums, Canadian Conservation Institute , Ottawa.
Volfovsky, C.; Amarger, A., La conservation des métaux, Conservation du patrimoine; 5, CNRS Editions, Paris, 2001.
Graedel, T. E., and T. Drayman-Weisser. Glossary on Historic and Artistic Metals. Houston, Tex.: NACE, 1989.
Tétreault, J., Polluants dans les musées et les archives : évaluation des risques, stratégies de contrôole et gestion de la preservation.
Barclay, R., Dignard, C., L''''''''''''''''art d''''''''''''''''appliquer de la pression : enjeux, outils et techniques, CCI.
Barclay, R., The care of musical instruments in Canadian collections = Le soin des collections canadiennes d''''''''''''''''instruments de musique / Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa, Canada, 1982.
Radiation in Art and Archeometry. D.C. Creagh and D.A. Bradley, eds., New York: Elsevier Science, 2000.
Monuments and the Millennium: Proceedings of a Joint Conference Organized by English Heritage and the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation: London: English Heritage, 2000.
3. Painting
Berger, G. and William R., Conservation of Painting: Research and Innovations New York, 2000
Bresee, R. R.1986. General effects of ageing on textiles. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 25:39–48.
Buck, R. D.1978. The behaviour of wood and the treatment of panel paintings. In Upper Midwest Conservation Association, collection of papers 1952–1972.
Caley, Tom (ed.), Alternatives to Lining: Preprints of UKIC Paintings Section Conference, Tate Britain, September 2003.
Carvalho, Albino de, "Madeiras Portuguesas - Estrutura Anatómica, Propriedades, Utilizações", Vol. I e Vol. II, Direcção Geral de Florestas, 1996
Cook, G. J., Handbook of Textile Fibres, natural Fibres - Edition 5 - 1984
Dardes, K.and Andrea R. (ed.) The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings - Proceedings of a Symposium at the J. Paul Getty Museum, April 1995
Dorge, V. and F. Carey Howlett (ed.) Painted Wood - History and Conservation - Proceedings of a Symposium at Williamsburg, Virginia, November 1994
Horie, C. “Materials for Conservation” 13ª Ed. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.
Nunes, F., Arte da Pintura. Symmetria, e Perspectiva, ed. de Leontina Ventura, Porto, Editorial Paisagem, 1982.
Erhardt, D. and J. Tsang, "The extractable components of oil paint films", in Cleaning, retouching and coatings: Technology and practice of easel paintings and polychrome sculpture, J. S. Mills and P. Smith Eds., IIC Preprints, London, 93-97 (1990).
Erlebacher, J. D., M. F. Mecklenburg, and C. S. Tumosa, "Mechanical Behavior of Artists''''''''''''''''Acrylic Paints with Changing Temperature and Relative Humidity", 204th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington DC, Polymer Preprints 33(2): 646-647 (1992).
Feller, R. L., N. Stolow and E.H. Jones. " On picture varnishes and the their solvents, 1985 (Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art)
Feller, Robert L. (ed.), Artists''''''''''''''''Pigments. A handbook of their history and characteristics, vol. 1, Cambridge-Washington, Cambridge University Press-National Gallery of Art, 1986.
Gettens, R., J., George L. Stout, Painting Materials. A short encyclopedia, 2nd ed., New York, Dover Publications, 1966
Guilly, R., M.Sotton, and M.Chevalier. 1981. Etude des proprietés de doublages experimentaux à la colle synthetique. ICOM Committee for Conservation 6th Triennial Meeting, Ottawa, 81/5/1–13.
Harley, R. D., Artist''''''''''''''''s Pigments c. 1600-1835. A study in english documentary sources, 2nd ed., London, Butterworth Scientific, 1982.
Hedley, G. Measured Opinions UKIC 1993, ISBN 1 871656 21 4,
Hoadley, R.B., Understanding Wood, 1980, (The Taunton Press)
Mayer, R. Materiales y ténicas del arte. Madrid, 1988.
Mayer, Ralph," The Artist''''''''''''''''s Handbook of Materials and Techniques, (New York: Viking Press)
Karpowicz, A., In-plane deformations of films of size on paintings in the glass transition region, Studies in Conservation 34 (1989) 67-74
Karpowicz, A.1990. A study on development of cracks on paintings. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 29:169–80.
Mecklenburg, M. F. (ed.) Art in Transit: Studies in the transport of paintings, Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art
Nicolaus, K. Manual de restauración de Cuadros. Ed. Könneman. Madrid, 1999
Padfielod, T., Physics in Conservation - An Introduction to the Physics of the Museum Environment, Internet Textbook, , The National Museum of Denmark,1996
Pinniger, D. 2001: Pest Management in Museums, Archives and Historic Houses. Archetype, London.
Pinniger, D. and Peter Winsor 1998: Integrated Pest Management. Museums and Galleries Commission, London.
Skeist, I.. 1965. Handbook of adhesives. New York: Reinhold Publishing Co.78.
4. Paper
Revistas
Restaurator
The Paper Conservator
Paper Conservation News
The Book and Paper Group Annual
Journal of Cultural Heritage
JAIC – Journal of the American Institute of Conservation
The Journal of the International Institute of Conservation (IIC)
Studies in Conservation
Textile Research Journal
Restauro
TAPPI (leading technical association for the worldwide pulp, paper, and converting industry)
Livros
Assunción, J. - «O Papel – Técnicas e Métodos tradicionais de Fabrico», Colecção Artes e Ofícios, Editorial Estampa, 2002.
Cambras, J. - «Encadernação», Colecção Artes e Ofícios, Editorial Estampa, 2004.
Diehl, E., -“Bookbinding: Its background and Technique”, Dover publications, New York, 1980.
Faria, M.; Pericão M. - «Novo Dicionário do Livro - da escrita ao multimédia», Círculo de Leitores, Lisboa, 1999.
Freitas, M.- «Manual do Encadernador – A Arte do livro», Minerva, Vila Nova de Famalicão, 1937. Edição fac-similada, Publicações Edinova, 2000.
Goddijn, P. [et al.] – «Guidelines for the Conservation of Leather and Parchment Bookbindings», The Hague Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, Amsterdam, 1997.
Hunter, D., - “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.
Liénardy A. , Philippe, V. -“Manuel de Conservation et de Restauration du Papier”, Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique, Bruxelles, 1989.
Reed, R. - «Ancient Skins, Parchments, and Leathers», Seminar Press, London, 1972.
Ritzenthaler, M.. - «Archives & Manuscripts Conservation – A Manual on Physical Care and Management», Society of American Archivists, Chicago, 1983.
Roberts J.C., -«The Chemistry of Paper», The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1996.
Strlic, M.; Kolar, J. – «Ageing and Stabilization of paper», National and University Library, Ljubljana, 2005.
Vailant Callol, Milagros; Rodrigo, Nieves – Principios Básicos de la conservation documental y causas de su deterioro, Madrid: Instituto del patrimonio Histórico Español, 1996.
5. Stone and Biodeterioration of Stone
Catálogo de Rochas ornamentais Portuguesas (1983), Direcção-Geral de Geologia e Minas, Porto.
Dionísio, M.A.A.R. (1997) – A pedra de Anca: características minero-químicas e petrofísicas. Tese apresentada à Universidade Técnica de Lisboa – Instituto Superior Técnico para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Georrecursos.
Delgado Rodrigues J. Decay and conservation of granitic stones. Mechanisms, environment factors and treatment.
Delgado Rodrigues J. (1998) - Stone degradation and conservation.
Domaslowski Wieslaw. (2003) - Preventive conservation of stone historical objects. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Mikolaja Kopernika, Torún.
Berns Roy S. (2000) - Billmeyer and Saltzman principles of color technology.3th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA.
Comité Européen de Normalisation CEN. (1995) – Norme Européenne – Méthodes d’essais pour éléments en pierre naturelle – Détermination du coefficient d’absorption d’eau due à l’aaction capillaire.
Comité Européen de Normalisation CEN. (1995) – Norme Européenne – Méthodes d’essais pour éléments en pierre naturelle – Détermination des masses volumiques réelle et apparente et des porosités ouverte et totale.
Durán-Suárez J., García-Beltrán A., Rodríguez-Gordillo J. (1995) - Colorimetric cataloguing of stone materials (biocalcarenite) and evolution of the chromatic effects of different restoring agents. The science of the Total environment 167, Elsevier Science.
Instituto Centrale per il restauro, CNR Centri di Studio di Milano e Roma sulle cause di deperimento e sui metodi di conservazione delle opera d’arte. (1985) -Normal-11/85, Absorbimento d’acqua per capillarita – Coefficienti di assorbimento capillare. Raccomandazioni Normal, alterazioni dei materiali lapidei e trattamenti conservativi – proposte, Rome.
Teaching method
The course will be given in theoretical and practical classes.
Theoretical classes are tipically powerpoints, related with case studies and/or treatment materials and techniques.
Practical classes will be given in the conservation studios and the students will have the opportunity to perform a full study and treatment of a cultural object and /or test and discuss treatment techniques, under the professor supervision.
The pratical assigments are mainly individual but will be incentivated the discussion of ethical issues, materials and procedures among the class fellows.
Evaluation method
The formula for the calculation of the final mark is presented below.
|
Evaluation component |
Evaluation element |
Date |
% final mark |
|
Theoretical |
Monography with presentation |
14 November |
20 |
|
|
Test (duration 2 hours) |
14 December |
20 |
|
Laboratorial |
Examination and Condition report and treatment proposal |
3 October |
15 |
|
|
Treatment report |
9 December |
15 |
|
|
Oral presentation of treatment and discussion of reports |
12 December |
10 |
|
Cumulative evaluation |
Performance in the practical classes |
|
20 |
The marks of each evaluation element vary between 0-20 and will be rounded up to one decimal. The final mark will be rounded up to units
.