Conservation and resto Books
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Mastering Content Creation
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Independently Published Kunst und Pinsel Die Magie des Makeup
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Independently Published Historia meteorytu
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Independently Published Krieewelsches Tierleben
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Art Market and the Museum
Book SynopsisThis book considers how art market stakeholders, including art dealers, collectors and agents, have shaped museum collections and affected exhibition practices since the mid-nineteenth century. Based on new archival research and data analysis, it explores the role of dealers not only in selling directly to museums, but in influencing museum collecting priorities, as well as potential donors. It also examines the important but hitherto overlooked contribution of the female curator-agent.The book is divided into three sections, which address the relationship between art dealers and museums, women as art agents and influencers, and the strategies of entrepreneurial collectors. Featuring contributions from a wide range of international specialists in the market for decorative arts and antiquities, as well as European modernism, The Art Market and the Museum explores the origins and development of the modern Western art market and the global art networks that opera
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Legend Press Ltd The Hockneys: an intimate look into the early
Book SynopsisThe most charming portrait of this ever-popular artist so enormously appealing: good-natured, bluntly told, skimmed with Yorkshire humour This is a story of sticky jam tarts, catching tadpoles in jars, torchlit conversations under the bedclothes, gossipy queues at the butcher's and hikes among the hedgerows under swallow-strewn skies.' The TelegraphNever Worry What the Neighbours Think' was the philosophy that Kenneth Hockney used to inspire his children David Hockney, one of the world's greatest living artists and siblings John, Paul, Philip and Margaret to each choose their own route in life.The Hockneys is a never before seen insight into the lives of the family by youngest brother John, from growing up in the Second World War in Bradford through to their diverse lives across three continents. Hardship, successes as well as close and complex relationships are poignantly illustrated by both famous and private pictures and paintings from David Hockney.With a rare and spirited look into the lives of an ordinary family with extraordinary stories, we begin to understand the creative freedom that led to their successful careers and the launchpad for an artist's work that has inspired and continues to inspire generations across the world.
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Third Millennium Publishing Apocalypse: The Great East Window of York Minster
Book SynopsisApocalypse reproduces the Apocalypse Cycle of the Great East Window of York Minster in its entirety and in full colour for the very first time. Stunning photography presents each panel in detail, accompanied by expert commentary. The book is both a testament to the remarkable combination of skill, scholarship and cutting-edge technology that has gone into the conservation of the window, and an important study of the significance of the Apocalypse narrative both in the early 15th century and today.Table of ContentsA brief history of the window; John Thornton and the original commission; the Apocalypse imagery; the conservation programme; the Apocalypse in the New Testament and the Church today; catalogue of the panels
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Birkhauser Architectures of Colonialism
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De Gruyter Preziosen der Glasmalkunst
Book SynopsisEin wichtiger Teil der historisch gewachsenen Kunstsammlung Dubs-Huwyler ist eine rund 100 Stück umfassende Kollektion von Glasgemälden. Sie wird in einem herrschaftlichen Gebäude im schwyzerischen Steinen aufbewahrt und gehört zweifellos zu den bedeutendsten und umfangreichsten privaten Glasgemäldesammlungen in der Schweiz. Schwerpunkte bilden die Innerschweizer, die Zürcher sowie die Ost- und Nordostschweizer Glasmalkunst vom frühen 16. bis in die erste Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Weitere künstlerische Höhepunkte sind eine Gruppe von frühneuzeitlichen niederländischen Glasgemälden insbesondere mit Vogel- und Insektendarstellungen. Den jüngsten Sammlungsschwerpunkt bilden mehrheitlich schweizerische Kopien und Neuschöpfungen von der zweiten Hälfte des 19. bis ins 20. Jahrhundert.
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BÃhlau Verlag Wien PATAN
Book SynopsisThis book offers a broad insight into the preservation of the vibrant cultural heritage in Nepal, reflecting local approaches alongside academic principles of conservation.
£72.24
De Gruyter Friedrich Nerly Von Erfurt in die Welt
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De Gruyter Emil Noldes Malweise: Eine Farbe verlangt die
Book SynopsisThe painting technique and artist’s materials of the renowned Expressionist Emil Nolde (1867–1956) have been examined for the first time by an interdisciplinary team of restorers, art historians, and scientists. The research included an evaluation of Nolde’s studio estate and his text sources from the perspective of art technology, as well as detailed microscopic, imaging, and material-analysis examinations of his paintings. Known as a master of coloring, the choice of canvas, primer, and paint, as well as diverse application techniques are essential to the effect of his pictures. The impressive spectrum of Nolde’s working methods and his struggle to arrive at artistic solutions are explained clearly based on forty-four works from all the phases of his long career. Exhibitions:Hamburger Kunsthalle, October 16, 2021 until April 18, 2022Emil Nolde. Meine Art zu malen…, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, March 31, 2022 until February 28, 2023Presentation in the Nolde Stiftung Seebüll, expected from summer 2022
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De Gruyter Fotografien: Erkennen – Bewahren – Ausstellen
Book SynopsisFotografien sind kulturhistorische oder zeitgeschichtliche Dokumente mit einem schier unerschöpflichen Themenspektrum und damit für Forschung und Vermittlung zentrale Informationsquellen. Doch auch als Form des Kunstschaffens wird die Fotografie zum Gegenstand von Sammlungen und vielbeachteten Ausstellungen. Der Band stellt die Stufen der technischen Entwicklung der Fotografie bis zur Gegenwart vor. Die Lichtbild-Techniken von den Anfängen in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts werden in ihren Herstellungsverfahren beschrieben, die jeweiligen konservatorischen Problemstellungen skizziert und Maßnahmen vorgeschlagen. Nicht zuletzt widmet sich ein Beitrag den Aspekten der Langzeitarchivierung digitaler Bildaufnahmen. Die Publikation bietet übersichtlich und reich bebildert praktische Hilfen zur Identifikation und gibt Hinweise auf spezielle Risiken bei der Handhabung. Ausführliche Informationen zur Archivierung, Präsentation und zu konservatorischen Maßnahmen erleichtern den Umgang mit diesen empfindlichen Materialien. Der beliebte Band liegt nun als durchgesehene, aktualisierte Auflage vor!
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Dietrich Reimer Kunstgeschichte, Kunsttechnologie Und
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Reimer, Dietrich Bodendenkmalpflege in Deutschland
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Michael Imhof Verlag Die Kunst Des Holzfrbens The Art of Wood Dyeing
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Schnell & Steiner GmbH Restaurierungen Historischer Orgeln in Hessen
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Schnell & Steiner GmbH Das Taufbecken von Siena The Baptismal Font from
Book SynopsisDonatello's Putto with Tambourine' (1429) is the starting point of this book, focusing on the plaster model of the baptismal font of Siena, over five and a half metres high, from the collection of the Gipsformerei, cast for the Berlin museums in the course of a major casting project in the 1870s. Text: Bilingual German and English
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Meta4Books vzw Crazy about Dymphna: The Story of a Girl who
Book SynopsisAround 1505 Goossen Van der Weyden, Rogier's grandson, painted a monumental altarpiece depicting the various phases of Saint Dymphna's insane life. This Irish princess, who fled her incestuous father in the sixth century, was beheaded in the Kempen village of Geel. On account of her tragic end and uncompromising chastity, the princess was venerated from that moment on as the patron saint of the mentally ill. From the late Middle Ages, pilgrims flocked to Geel in large numbers to catch a glimpse of Saint Dymphna. They paid homage to the local celebrity in the hope that she would alleviate their mental problems. To this day, Geel is known for its unique treatment of the mentally ill, who are cared for at home by locals. Goossen Van der Weyden's altarpiece came into being at the height of Dymphna's popularity. The masterpiece was intended for the church of Tongerlo Abbey. Today this work is characterised by a remarkable iconography and an eventful history: a panel was lost and the triptych was even sawn into pieces. It ultimately came into the hands of a team of specialists from Belgium and abroad who subjected the altarpiece to a meticulous conservation over a period of three years, a colossal undertaking during which new techniques were used. This gave the conservators unprecedented insight into the mind, and workshop, of an early 16th century painter. This richly illustrated book is the result of years of research and contains essays by Till-Holger Borchert (Musea Brugge), Stephan Kemperdick (Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin), Katharina Van Cauteren (The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp), Lucinda Timmermans (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam), Patrick Allegaert (Dr. Guislain Museum, Ghent) and many others.
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Oxford University Press Painting in Britain 15001630
Book SynopsisThis book is the first major essay volume in over a decade to focus on Tudor and Jacobean painting. Its interdisciplinary approach reflects the dynamic state of research in the field, utilising a range of methodologies in order to answer key art historical questions about the production and consumption of art in Britain in the 16th and early 17th century. The introduction sets the tone for the interdisciplinary approach that is taken throughout the volume .It brings together a discussion of the context for the production of painted images in Tudor and Jacobean England with a selection of technical images of twenty paintings that span the period and demonstrate the information that can be gained from material analysis of paintings.In further chapters, leading exponents of painting conservation and conservation science discuss the material practices of the period, using and explaining a range of analytical techniques, such as infrared reflectography and dendochronology. Questions of authTrade ReviewIt is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the scholarship represented in this volume, the skill with which the essays deal with a large corpus of data in with such clarity and concision, and the attractive presentation of the book as a whole. * Nicholas Grindle, The British Art Journal *an essential source for those working in the fields of art history, conservation and material science, and of interest to lovers of British Tudor and Stuart painting. * Comments from the Historians of British Art Book Prize Committee *no redundancy, no repetition here, but rather twenty-four well-written essays, each generously illustrated, to present an organic account of picture making in the English Renaissance. * David Howarth, The Burlington *Table of ContentsPART I MATERIAL PRACTICES; PART 2 TUDOR AND JACOBEAN PAINTERS AND THEIR WORKSHOPS; PART 3 PATRONAGE, MARKETS AND AUDIENCES
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The University of Chicago Press Still Life
Book SynopsisHow do you keep the cracks in Starry Night from spreading? How do you prevent artworks made of hugs or candies from disappearing? How do you render a fading photograph eternal--or should you attempt it at all? These are some of the questions that conservators, curators, registrars, and exhibition designers dealing with contemporary art face on a daily basis. In Still Life, Fernando Dominguez Rubio delves into one of the most important museums of the world, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, to explore the day-to-day dilemmas that museums workers face when the immortal artworks that we see in the exhibition room reveal themselves to be slowly unfolding disasters. Still Life offers a fascinating and detailed ethnographic account of what it takes to prevent these disasters from happening. Going behind the scenes at MoMA, Dominguez Rubio provides a rare view of the vast technological apparatus--from climatic infrastructures and storage facilities, to conservation labs and machines rooTrade Review"The timely book by Fernando Domínguez Rubio [Still Life]. . . . in an original and exhaustive way. . . . Looking at the curatorial and conservation departments at MOMA (as well as its storage facilities) and combining approaches from material cultural studies, anthropology, and social studies of science and technology, presents what its author calls “an ecological vision” of modern art." * Public Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction Towards an Ecology of Modern Categories Part 1 Ecologies of Care Introduction Caring for the Same Chapter 1.1 The Modern Object of Care Chapter 1.2 The Elusive Object of Contemporary Art Chapter 1.3 The Modern Subject of Care Part 2 Ecologies of Containment Introduction The Aesthetics of Containment Chapter 2.1 Containing Eternity Chapter 2.2 Eternity on the Move Part 3 Ecologies of Imagination Introduction Into the White Chapter 3.1 The Interior Space of Art Chapter 3.2 Exhibitions as Material Acts of Imagination Part 4 Ecologies of the Digital Chapter 4.1. The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Fragility Conclusion The Cracks of the Modern Imagination Notes Bibliography Index
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Yale University Press Renaissance Splendor
Book SynopsisFeaturing detailed scenes of court pageantry and life-size portraits of members of the French Valois dynasty woven in wool, silk, and precious metal-wrapped threads, the Valois Tapestries are one of the most extravagant sets of hangings produced in the 16th century. The precise circumstances surrounding the tapestries' commission and their arrival at the Medici court in Florence, as well as the significance of the specific scenes depicted, however, have eluded scholars for years. Presenting new research into the political maneuvering of the Valois and Medici courts and providing extensive physical analysis gathered during a recent cleaning of the tapestries, this volume offers brand new insight into why these magnificent works were made and what they represent. Distributed for the Cleveland Museum of ArtExhibition Schedule:Cleveland Museum of Art (11/18/1801/21/19)
£28.50
Yale University Press The Arts of Africa
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking analysis of one of the most significant collections of African art in the United States The collection of African art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is among the most comprehensive in the United States, featuring works in all media from across the continent dating from antiquity to today. This handsome volume, the product of a groundbreaking collaboration between the museum's curators and conservators, supported by a major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, presents highlights from the collectionsome never before publishedalongside new scientific analysis and imaging. Six chapters detail both the historiographical and technical concerns at play in collecting and conserving African art. The result promises to deepen our understanding of the art in the dynamics of their original communities and as they appear now in a museum context. Distributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
£33.25
Princeton University Press Ceramic Art
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Getty Trust Publications Cellulose Nitrate in Conservation
Book SynopsisThis series includes monographs, research results, and state-of-the-art reviews of conservation literature by Institute staff and others.
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Getty Trust Publications The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings
Book SynopsisThis volume presents 31 papers grouped into four topic areas: wood science and technology; history of panel manufacturing techniques; history of the structural conservation of panel paintings; and current approaches to the structural conservation of panel paintings.
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Getty Trust Publications Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science
Book SynopsisA practical manual for the microscopic analysis of paint, coatings, fibres and adhesives - materials found in works of art.Table of ContentsPart 1 History of infrared spectroscopy: additional reading. Part 2 Infrared absorption theory: electromagnetic radiation; absorption theory; infrared spectra; infrared regions; summary; additional reading. Part 3 Sample collection and preparation: sampling methodology; sampling implementation; sample collection and preparation procedures; summary; additional reading. Part 4 Infrared analysis methods: infrared transmission measurements; infrared reflection measurements; infrared microspectroscopy; summary; additional reading. Part 5 Spectral interpretation: infrared spectra; qualitative analysis; identification of materials used in art and art conservation; quantitative analysis; mathematical manipulations of spectra; summary; additional reading. Part 6 Case studies: identification and characterization of materials; deterioration studies; the case studies; case study 1 - ultramarine pigments; case study 2 - creosote lac resin; case study 3 - Chumash Indian paints; case study 4 - varnish on a desk; case study 5 - reflection versus transmission; case study 6 -painting cross sections; case study 7 - vikane; case study 8 -parylene; case study 9 - cellulose nitrate sculptures; 10 - Dead Sea scrolls; summary; appendices.
£58.50
Getty Trust Publications Biodeterioration of Stone in Tropical
Book SynopsisA challenge for professionals involved in the cultural heritage sites in tropical environments, is the biodeterioration of stone. This volume discusses the types and causes of stone biodeterioration in hot and humid climates, and preventive and remedial treatments.Table of ContentsPart 1 General aspects of biodegeneration in tropical regions: characteristics of tropical regions; ecological aspects of biodeterioration; identification of biodeteriogens and their activity; phenomenology of biological alterations. Part 2 Biodeteriogens - characteristics and biodeterioration mechanisms: bacteria and bacterial biodeterioration; fungi and fungal biodeterioration; algae and algal biodeterioration; lichens and lichenic biodeterioration; biodeterioration by mosses and liverworts; biodeterioration by higher plants. Part 3 Preventive and remedial methods: preventive methods; remedial methods. Part 4 Selection of chemical treatments: some considerations in biocide selection; biocide application - procedures and precautions; chemical treatments used to control biodeteriogens. Part 5 Current research status and areas for further investigation: current research status; areas for further investigation.
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Getty Trust Publications Effects of Light on Materials in Collections
Book SynopsisA review of the literature on the impact of light sources, particularly photo and reprographic flash, on art and archival materials. It should be useful to museum conservators, conservation scientists, and museum and technical libraries.
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Getty Trust Publications History of Restoration of Ancient Stone
Book SynopsisThe 19 papers in this volume stem from a symposium that brought together academics, archaeologists, museum curators, conservators and a practising marble sculptor to discuss varying approaches to restoration of ancient stone sculptures.
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Getty Trust Publications Conservation and Seismic Strengthening of
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Getty Trust Publications Issues in the Conservation of Paintings
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Getty Trust Publications The Conservation of Decorated Surfaces on Earthen
Book SynopsisFor millennia, people of all cultures have decorated the surfaces of their domestic, religious, and public buildings. Earthen architecture, in particular, has been a common ground for surface decoration, such as paintings, sculpted bas-relief, and ornamental plasterwork. This volume explores the issues associated with preserving these surfaces.
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Getty Trust Publications Lessons Learned Reflecting on the Theory and
Book SynopsisIn 2005, the Institut National du Patrimoine of Tunisia played host to the ninth Triennial meeting of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM). The meeting focused on assessing past practices of mosaic conservation, both in situ and in museums. This volume provides readers with a record of the conference proceedings.
£61.75
Getty Trust Publications Plant Biology for Cultural Heritage
Book SynopsisBrings together a collection of works relating to the biodeterioration and conservation of art, architecture, and archaeological sites around the world. This book includes such topics as mechanism of biodeterioration, and correlation between biodeterioration and environment. It discusses solutions for the prevention and control of deterioration.
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Getty Trust Publications Photographs of the Past Process and Preservation
Book SynopsisA guide to the techniques, methods, and processes of photographic conservation and preservation. It covers the Terminology, Positives, Negatives, and Conservation. It includes chapters that focus on specific processes - such as daguerreotypes, albumen negatives, and black-and-white prints.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Museums After Modernism
Book Synopsis* Examines the most important issues at the heart of contemporary debates in museum studies. * Includes original essays by noted artists, curators, and art historians. * Engages with vital issues in the practice of art-making and art-exhibiting. * Edited by the world-renowned art historian and author, Griselda Pollock.Trade Review"A broad-ranging collection of intriguing essays that challenge current pedagogic practice, give examples of critical engagement, and raise important questions about the future of museums." Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, University of LeicesterTable of ContentsList of Figures. Notes on Contributors. Series Editor’s Preface. Preface. 1. Un-Framing the Modern: Critical Space/Public Possibility (Griselda Pollock, University of Leeds). 2. Women’s Rembrandt (Mieke Bal, University of Amsterdam). 3. Museums and the Native Voice (Gerald McMaster, Art Gallery of Ontario). 4. Exhibiting Africa after Modernism: Globalization, Pluralism, and Persistent Paradigms of Art and Artifact (Ruth B. Phillips, Carleton University). 5. Mirroring Evil, Evil Mirrored: Timing, Trauma, and Temporary Exhibitions (Reesa Greenberg, independent scholar and museum consultant). 6. A Place for Uncertainty: Towards a New Kind of Museum (Vera Frenkel, artist). 7. The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi: Notes on Gesture, Medium, and Mediation (Mary Kelly, University of California, Los Angeles). 8. Riksutställningar: Swedish Traveling Exhibitions (Ulla Arnell, Curator and Project Manager at Riksutställningar). 9. Reframing Participation in the Museum: A Syncopated Discussion (Janna Graham, PhD, University of London and Shadya Yasin, student, York University, Toronto). 10. “There Is No Such Thing as a Visitor” (Judith Mastai, d. 2001). 11. “Anxious Dust”: History and Repression in the Archives of Mary Kelly (Judith Mastai, d. 2001). 12. On Discourse as Monument: Institutional Spaces and Feminist Problematics (Juli Carson, University of California, Irvine). Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Museums After Modernism
Book SynopsisMuseums After Modernism is a unique collectionthat showcases the ways questions about the museum go to the heart of contemporary debates about the production, consumption and distribution of art. The book features expert artists, curators and art historians who grapple with many of the vibrant issues in museum studies, while paying homage to a new museology that needs to be considered. Examines the key contemporary debates in museum studies Includes original essays by noted artists, curators, and art historians Engages with vital issues in the practice of art-making and art-exhibiting Edited by the world-renowned art historian and author, Griselda Pollock Trade Review"A broad-ranging collection of intriguing essays that challenge current pedagogic practice, give examples of critical engagement, and raise important questions about the future of museums." Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, University of LeicesterTable of ContentsList of Figures. Notes on Contributors. Series Editor’s Preface. Preface. 1. Un-Framing the Modern: Critical Space/Public Possibility (Griselda Pollock, University of Leeds). 2. Women’s Rembrandt (Mieke Bal, University of Amsterdam). 3. Museums and the Native Voice (Gerald McMaster, Art Gallery of Ontario). 4. Exhibiting Africa after Modernism: Globalization, Pluralism, and Persistent Paradigms of Art and Artifact (Ruth B. Phillips, Carleton University). 5. Mirroring Evil, Evil Mirrored: Timing, Trauma, and Temporary Exhibitions (Reesa Greenberg, independent scholar and museum consultant). 6. A Place for Uncertainty: Towards a New Kind of Museum (Vera Frenkel, artist). 7. The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi: Notes on Gesture, Medium, and Mediation (Mary Kelly, University of California, Los Angeles). 8. Riksutställningar: Swedish Traveling Exhibitions (Ulla Arnell, Curator and Project Manager at Riksutställningar). 9. Reframing Participation in the Museum: A Syncopated Discussion (Janna Graham, PhD, University of London and Shadya Yasin, student, York University, Toronto). 10. “There Is No Such Thing as a Visitor” (Judith Mastai, d. 2001). 11. “Anxious Dust”: History and Repression in the Archives of Mary Kelly (Judith Mastai, d. 2001). 12. On Discourse as Monument: Institutional Spaces and Feminist Problematics (Juli Carson, University of California, Irvine). Bibliography. Index.
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Made for Walking – Density and Neighborhood Form
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Getty Trust Publications Stone Conservation - An Overview of Current
Book SynopsisThis is a detailed and informative overview of the latest research and development in stone conservation. Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island - all are examples of irreplaceable cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly disappearing. "Stone Conservation" is a tool for conservators and conservation scientists to guide policy, practice, and research in the preservation of stone in monuments, sculpture, and archaeological sites. This second edition reflects the explosion of new research, enlarging the discussion of preventive conservation and adding new sections on rock art and other subjects. It provides a strategic overview of stone conservation research and an updated critique of the field's strengths and weaknesses. The accompanying bibliography summarizes material published between 1995 and 2009 and provides a framework for building a coherent base of useful knowledge for practicing conservators and scientists.Trade Review"Dr. Doehne and Dr. Price have devoted their scientific careers to the study of stone deterioration and its conservation at the applied end of the business: between laboratories and museums, buildings and archaeological sites. Their international literature search and summary review is of paramount importance to practitioners and includes hard messages for the scientists of tomorrow. The Getty Conservation Institute is to be praised for enlightening this important field." --John A. Fidler, Staff Consultant - Preservation Technology, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger "Dr. Doehne and Dr. Price have devoted their scientific careers to the study of stone deterioration and its conservation at the applied end of the business: between laboratories and museums, buildings and archaeological sites. Their international literature search and summary review is of paramount importance to practitioners and includes hard messages for the scientists of tomorrow. The Getty Conservation Institute is to be praised for enlightening this important field." John A. Fidler, Staff Consultant - Preservation Technology, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger"
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Getty Trust Publications Changing Views of Textile Conservation
Book SynopsisThis title offers an insightful collection of critically important readings on the concepts and practices of textile conservation. This fourth volume in "The Readings in Conservation series" aims to promote critical thinking about the concepts and practices of textile conservation and to encourage engagement with new issues. Recognizing conservation as a dynamic social force, the volume draws attention to the cultural significance of textiles and dress and to the importance of textile conservation. The 81 readings illustrate not only the intellectual foundations but also the important changes in conservation practice.
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Getty Trust Publications Lucio Fontana – The Artist′s Materials
Book SynopsisThis is the first English language technical study of one of the most important Italian artists of the post-WWII period. Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative post-World War II Italian artists. Best known for his tagli - slashed, mostly monochromatic canvases - Fontana fashioned a remarkably multifaceted oeuvre that encompasses architecture, sculpture, and ceramics, as well as painting. In his quest to expand the vocabulary of his art, Fontana subjected the pictorial surface of his paintings to a remarkable assortment of punctures, gashes, and slashes, as well as adornments of glass fragments, glittering aluminium flakes, and sand. This richly illustrated book presents the first technical study in English of this important painter. Initial chapters present an informative overview of Fontana's life and work.
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Getty Trust Publications Ephemeral Monuments – History and Conservation of
Book SynopsisThis is an indispensible volume for creators, curators, and conservators of installation art. Installation art is an evolving, often ephemeral medium that defies rigid categorization. It has also radically transformed the concepts of space, time, and the experience of art. The conservation field is faced with unique challenges over how best to manage and preserve the essence of these works. How detailed can documentation get? When does the replacement of original components become acceptable? How does the field cope with the obsolescence of certain technologies? By exploring the questions and dilemmas facing those who care for art installations, this book intends to raise awareness and promote discussion about the various conservation approaches for these works.
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Getty Trust Publications Historical Perspectives on Preventative
Book SynopsisThis title gathers together the most important texts on this critical topic, from antiquity to today. The sixth volume in the Getty's Readings in Conservation series, which gathers more than 65 texts that have been influential in the development of thinking about the conservation of cultural heritage, from antiquity to the present day. The volume is divided into nine parts: Philosophies of Preventive Conservation, Keeping Things, Early Years of Conservation in Museums, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Light, Pests, Pollution, The Museum Environment and Risk Management, and Future Trends. Writings by such well-known figures as John Ruskin, and Rachel Carson are complemented by selections from diverse sources including early housekeeping books, 18th-century archivist manuals, and Victorian novels. Other seminal texts include John Evelyn's 17th-century tract on air pollution in London and the founding manifesto of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings by William Morris.
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Getty Trust Publications The Conservation of Cave 85 at the Mogeo
Book SynopsisThis is the definitive account of the ground-breaking conservation project to conserve the cave paintings of the Mogao Grottoes in China. The Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site in northwestern China, are located along the ancient caravan routes, collectively known as the Silk Road, that once linked China with the West. Founded by a Buddhist monk in the late fourth century, Mogao flourished over the following millennium, as monks, local rulers, and travellers commissioned hundreds of cave temples cut into a mile-long rock cliff and adorned them with vibrant murals. More than 490 decorated grottoes remain, containing thousands of sculptures and some 45,000 square metres of wall paintings, making Mogao one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. In 1997 the Getty Conservation Institute, which had been working with the Dunhuang Academy since 1989, began a case study using the Late-Tang dynasty Cave 85 to develop a methodology that would stabilize the deteriorating wall paintings. This abundantly illustrated volume is the definitive report on the project, which was completed in 2010.
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Getty Trust Publications Conservation Practices on Archaeological
Book SynopsisThis book is essential reading for archaeologists working in the field, as well as conservation scientists, museum curators and students of archaeology. The relationship between archaeology and conservation has long been complex and, at times, challenging. Archaeologists are often seen as interested principally in excavation and research, while conservators are concerned mainly with stabilization and the prevention of deterioration. Yet it is often initial conservation in the field that determines the long-term survival and intelligibility of both moveable artefacts and fixed architectural features. This user-friendly guide to conservation practices on archaeological excavations covers both structures and artefacts, starting from the moment when they are uncovered. Individual chapters discuss excavation and conservation, environmental and soil issues, deterioration, identification and condition assessment, detachment and removal, initial cleaning, coverings and shelters, packing, and documentation. There are also eight appendixes. Geared primarily for professionals engaged in the physical practice of excavation, this book will also interest archaeologists, archaeological conservators, site managers, conservation scientists, museum curators, and students of archaeology and conservation.
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Getty Trust Publications Historical Perspectives in the Conservation of
Book SynopsisThis book is the seventh in the Readings in Conservation series, which gathers and publishes texts that have been influential in the development of thinking about the conservation of cultural heritage. The present volume provides a selection of more than ninety-five texts tracing the development of the conservation of works of art on paper. Comprehensive and thorough, the book relates how paper conservation has responded to the changing place of prints and drawings in society. The readings include a remarkable range of historical selections from texts such as Renaissance printmaker Ugo da Carpi's sixteenth-century petition to the Venetian senate on his invention of chiaroscuro, Thomas Churchyard's 1588 essay in verse "A Sparke of Frendship and Warme Goodwill," and Robert Bell's 1773 piece "Observations Relative to the Manufacture of Paper and Printed Books in the Province of Pennsylvania." These are complemented by influential writings by such figures as A. H. Munsell, Walter Benjamin, and Jacques Derrida, along with a generous representation of recent scholarship. Each reading is introduced by short remarks explaining the rationale for its selection and the principal matters covered, and the book is supplemented with a helpful bibliography. This volume is an indispensable tool for museum curators, conservators, and students and teachers of the conservation of works of art on paper.Trade Review"The entire volume is meticulously and beautifully compiled. The readings--some humorous, many serious, all of high academic caliber--reveal Holben Eilis's comfort with the enormous depth of available material, a remarkable dedication to the care of works of art on paper, and a deep admiration for her colleagues, both historic and contemporary. This book caters specifically to conservators of works of art on paper, though students, conservators of historic documents, book conservators, art historians and collectors are all sure to find material that is enlightening and thought-provoking."--Art in Print "The book ably sets out and succeeds in establishing the antecedents of modern conservation practice and sets the milestones for on-going study."--Icon News "This anthology will influence generations of conservation and art history students to come. Proposing well-known literary pieces next to obscure ones will amuse and inform those of us engaged in the conser-vation of works of art on paper and will assist us in our decision-making, conservation approaches and dilemmas. Finally, the book will appeal to anyone with an interest in works of art on paper and their preservation, making it a highly fulfilling read."--Journal of the Institute of Conservation
£57.00
Getty Trust Publications Environmental Management for Collections -
Book SynopsisIn recent years more cultural institutions in hot and humid climates have been installing air-conditioning systems to protect their collections and provide comfort for both employees and visitors. This practice, however, can pose complications, including problems of installation and maintenance as well as structural damage to buildings, while failing to provide collections with a viable conservation environment. This volume offers hands-on guidance to the specific challenges involved in conserving cultural heritage in hot and humid climates. Initial chapters present scientific and geographic overviews of these climates, outline risk-based classifications for environmental control, and discuss related issues of human health and comfort. The authors then describe climate management strategies that offer effective and reliable alternatives to conventional air-conditioning systems and that require minimal intervention to the historic fabric of buildings that house collections. The book concludes with seven case studies of successful climate improvement projects undertaken by the Getty Conservation Institute in collaboration with cultural institutions around the world. Appendixes include a unit conversion table, a glossary, and a full bibliography. This book is an essential tool for cultural heritage conservators and museum curators, as well as other professionals involved in the design, construction, and maintenance of museums and other buildings housing cultural heritage collections in hot and humid climates.Trade Review"It is absolutely right that conservation be in step with the socio-political context surrounding environmen-tally sound approaches. This text does that, and does it well. The authors have, admirably, been awarded the 2016 Prose Award for Environmental Science, and they are to be congratulated for producing a text that is seen as having an impact outside of the conservation sphere. The technical theory that underpins the text is accessible, and the solutions borne out through the case studies do present as being admirably pragmatic." --Journal of the Institute of Conservation
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