Conservation and resto Books
Getty Trust Publications The Restoration of Paintings in Paris, 1750-1815
Book SynopsisThe decades following the 1973 publication of Alessandro Conti's Storia del Restauro have seen considerable scholarly interest in the development of restoration in France in the second half of the eighteenth century. A number of technical treatises and biographies of restorers have offered insight into restoration practice. The Restoration of Paintings in Paris, 1750-1815, however, is the first book to situate this work within the broader historical and philosophical contexts of the time. Initial chapters present the diversity of restoration practice, encompassing not only royal institutions and the Louvre museum but also private art dealers, artists, and craftsmen, and examine questions of trade secrecy and the changing role of the restorer. Following chapters address the influence of restoration and exhibition on the aesthetic understanding of paintings as material objects. The book closes with a discussion of the institutional and political uses of restoration, along with an art historical consideration of such key concepts as authenticity, originality, and stability of artworks, emphasising the multi-layered dimension of paintings by such important artists as Titian and Raphael. There is also a useful dictionary of the main restorers active in France between 1750 and 1815.
£57.00
Getty Trust Publications When Galleries Shake - Earthquake Damage
Book SynopsisEarthquakes pose myriad dangers to heritage collections worldwide. This book provides an accessible introduction to these dangers and to the methodologies developed at the Getty and other museums internationally for mitigating seismic vulnerability. Conceived as a primer and reference, this abundantly illustrated volume begins with an engaging overview of explanations for earthquakes from antiquity to the nineteenth century. A series of chapters then addresses our modern understanding of seismic events and approaches for mitigating the damage they cause to heritage collections, covering such subjects as earthquake measurement, hazard analysis, the response of buildings and collections to seismic events, mount making, and risk assessment; short sections by specialists in seismic engineering complement the main text throughout. Readers will find a range of effective seismic mitigation measures, from simple low-cost approaches to complex base-isolation techniques. In bridging the gap between seismologists and seismic engineers, on the one hand, and collections care professionals, on the other, this volume will be of interest to conservators, registrars, designers, mount makers, and others involved in the management and care of collections in museums and other cultural institutions. "Trade Review"With this volume, Podany makes an important contribution to museums of all sizes, whether or not they are located in areas where earthquakes are a daily concern."--Journal of the American Institute for Conservation
£45.00
Getty Trust Publications Sidney Nolan - The Artist's Materials
Book SynopsisSidney Nolan (1917-1992) is renowned for an oeuvre ranging from views of Melbourne's seaside suburb St. Kilda to an iconic series on outlaw hero Ned Kelly. Working in factories from age fourteen, Nolan began his training spray painting signs on glass, which was followed by a job cutting and painting displays for Fayrefield Hats. Such employment offered him firsthand experience with commercial synthetic paints developed during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1939, having given up his job at Fayrefield in pursuit of an artistic career, Nolan became obsessed with European abstract paintings he saw reproduced in books and magazines. With little regard for the longevity of his work, he began to exploit materials such as boot polish, dyes, secondhand canvas, tissue paper, and old photographs, in addition to commercial and household paints. He continued to embrace new materials after moving to London in 1953. Oil-based Ripolin enamel is known to have been Nolan's preferred paint, but this fascinating study-certain to appeal to conservators, conservation scientists, art historians, and general readers with an interest in modern art-reveals his equally innovative use of nitrocellulose, alkyds, and other diverse materials.Trade Review"Paula Dredge's exhaustive technical analysis of the work of one of Australia's greatest and most complex painters, Sidney Nolan, . . . is essential reading to anyone curious to see how a particular alchemy works to make an artist's imagery unforgettable. Staring into her microscope with huge respect and admirable clarity of writing, the author never abandons the implication of Nolan's mystery beyond mere methodology. Better than that, she enhances it." --Barry Pearce, Emeritus Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales "This extensively researched and amply illustrated book reveals important findings about Sidney Nolan's materials and methods, and makes a significant contribution to the understanding of his work. Its rich blend of scientific information, biographical narrative and relevant images makes it accessible to the interested reader as well as conservators and art historians. Much more than a technical guide, it is a key resource for any serious Nolan scholar." --Kendrah Morgan, Senior Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art
£33.25
Getty Trust Publications Modern Metals in Cultural Heritage -
Book SynopsisThe proliferation of new metals-such as stainless steels, aluminium alloys and metallic coatings-in modern and contemporary art and architecture has made the need for professionals who can address their conservation more critical than ever. This volume seeks to bridge the gap between the vast technical literature on metals and the pressing needs of conservators, curators and other heritage professionals without a metallurgy background. It offers practical information in a simple and direct way, enabling curators, conservators and artists alike to understand and evaluate the objects under their care. This invaluable reference reframes information formerly found only in specialised technical and industrial publications for the context of cultural heritage conservation. As the first book to address the properties, testing and maintenance issues of the hundreds of metals and alloys available since the beginning of the twentieth century, it is destined to become an essential resource for conservators, artists, fabricators, curators, collectors and anyone working with modern metals.
£45.00
Getty Trust Publications The Conservation of Medieval Polychrome Wood
Book SynopsisMedieval polychrome wood sculptures are highly complex objects, bearers of histories that begin with their original carving and adornment and continue through long centuries of repainting, deterioration, restoration, and conservation. Abundantly illustrated, this book is the first in English to offer a comprehensive overview of the conservation of medieval painted wood sculpture for conservators, curators, and others charged with their care. Beginning with an illuminating discussion of the history, techniques, and meanings of these works, it continues with their examination and documentation, including chapters on the identification of both the wooden support and the polychromy itself-the paint layers, metal leaf, and other materials used for these sculptures. The volume also covers the many aspects of treatment: the process of determining the best approach; consolidation and adhesion of paint, ground, and support; overpaint removal and surface cleaning; and compensation. Four case studies on artworks in the collection of The Cloisters in New York, a comprehensive bibliography, and a checklist to aid in documentation complement the text.
£54.00
Getty Trust Publications Roy Lichtenstein: Outdoor Painted Sculpture
Book SynopsisVibrant colour was essential to the paintings of the American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), and when he began exploring outdoor sculpture in the late 1970s, vivid hues-often achieved through the use of recently developed industrial paints and coatings-remained an important part of his artistic vocabulary. Today, preserving these remarkable works after they have endured decades in outdoor environments around the world is an issue of pressing concern. This abundantly illustrated volume is based on extensive archival research of his studio materials, interviews with his assistants, and a thorough technical analysis of the sculpture Three Brushstrokes, now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The book concludes with a chapter showing various options for the care, conservation, and restoration of Lichtenstein's sculptural works, making this an essential resource for conservators, curators, and others interested both in the iconic artist and modern sculpture in general.
£33.25
Getty Trust Publications Rene Magritte: The Artist's Materials
Book SynopsisRene Magritte (1898-1967) is the most famous Belgian artist of the twentieth century and a celebrated representative of the Surrealist movement. Much has been written about his practices, artistic community, and significance within the history of modernism, but little has been documented regarding his process. Though he was reluctant to discuss his techniques and materials, practical concerns over media and cost shaped his output and legacy. This volume examines fifty oil paintings made by Magritte between 1921 and 1967, now held at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. This technical study of his works using noninvasive scientific imaging and chemical analysis reveals the artist's painting materials, his habit of overpainting previous compositions, and the origins and mechanisms of surface and pigment degradation. Of interest to conservators, scientists, curators, and enthusiasts of twentieth-century art, this book expands our understanding of Magritte the artist and provides new and useful findings that will inform strategies for the future care of his works.
£33.25
Getty Trust Publications Conserving Canvas
Book SynopsisIn 2019 Yale University, with the support of the Getty Foundation, held an international conference, where nearly four hundred attendees from more than twenty countries gathered to discuss a vital topic: how best to conserve paintings on canvas. It was the first major symposium on the subject since 1974, when wax-resin and glue-paste lining reigned as the predominant conservation techniques. Over the past fifty years, such methods, which were often destructive to artworks, have become less widely used in favor of more minimalist approaches to intervention. More recent decades have witnessed the reevaluation of traditional practices as well as focused research supporting significant new methodologies, procedures, and synthetic materials for the care and conservation of paintings on fabric supports. Conserving Canvas compiles the proceedings of the conference, presenting a wide array of papers and posters that provide important global perspectives on the history, current state, and future needs of the field. Featuring an expansive glossary of terms that will be an invaluable resource for conservators, this publication promises to become a standard reference for the international conservation community.
£72.00
Getty Trust Publications Inventories and Surveys for Heritage Management
Book SynopsisThis is the first online step-by-step guide to the design, implementation, and maintenance of heritage inventories and surveys.
£47.50
Michigan State University Press The Spirit of the City: Marshall Fredericks Sculptures in Detroit
Book SynopsisMarshall Fredericks’s Detroit sculptures capture the spirit of the Motor City and its dramatic transformation from the 1950s to the present day. In this book, Janna Jones analyzes eight of these enormous works of public art, situating them and their structures in metro Detroit’s distinctive midcentury milieu and bringing much-needed critical attention to this sculptor’s oeuvre. Sadly, some of these artworks have suffered along with the city as it shrank from its postwar zenith. Both the buildings and the sculptures erected for them deserve to be rescued from neglect, and then maintained and preserved for the future.
£58.08
University of Massachusetts Press Save Venice Inc.: American Philanthropy and Art
Book SynopsisIn 1966, the most destructive flood in the history of Venice temporarily submerged the city and threatened its extraordinary art and architecture. Among the organizations that mobilized to protect this fragile heritage was Save Venice Inc. Founded in Boston and now headquartered in New York City, this nonprofit has become the largest and most active committee dedicated to preserving the artistic legacy of Venice.Christopher Carlsmith tells the fascinating story of Save Venice Inc., from its origins to its fiftieth anniversary. It continues to provide an influential model for philanthropy in the cultural sector, raising substantial funds to conserve and restore paintings, sculptures, books, mosaics, and entire buildings at risk from human and environmental impacts. Employing extensive archival research, oral interviews, and newspaper accounts, Save Venice Inc. explores a range of topics, including leadership, conservation projects, fundraising, and educational outreach. Using a range of methodologies from cultural history and art history, Carlsmith traces the achievements and challenges faced by this and other historic preservation organizations and by this unique city on the sea.
£65.45
Arc Medieval Press Digital Techniques for Documenting and Preserving
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£159.97
De Gruyter The New Holocaust Galleries at the Imperial War
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£88.35
Walter de Gruyter Geschichte der altgermanistischen Edition
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£23.70
de Gruyter 150 Jahre Staatliche Museen Zu Berlin
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£126.64
Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Área de Cultura LA CONSERVACIONRESTAURACION DE LA CUSTODIA DE LA CATEDRAL DE TOLEDO
Book SynopsisEn el año 2015 se iniciaron los trabajos de restauración y conservación del conjunto de la Custodia procesional de la Catedral de Toledo. En esta publicación se describe la intervención que se llevó a cabo sobre las tres partes diferenciadas que integran en la actualidad dicho conjunto: la custodia portátil realizada por Jaume Aimeric hacia 1495-1499, la custodia de asiento ejecutada por Enrique de Arfe en 1515-1523 y la peana de los Ángeles, obra de Manuel de Bargas Machuca, datada en 1741-17
£20.84
Taylor & Francis Histories of Conservation and Art History in Modern Europe
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£37.99
Taylor & Francis Conservation of Cultural Heritage
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£128.25
Taylor & Francis Conservation of Cultural Heritage
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£51.29
Taylor & Francis Ltd Chemical Principles of Textile Conservation
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£199.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Textile Conservators Manual
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£114.00
MIT Press Ltd Deaccessioning and Its Discontents A Critical
Book SynopsisThe first history of the deaccession of objects from museum collections that defends deaccession as an essential component of museum practice.Museums often stir controversy when they deaccession works—formally remove objects from permanent collections—with some critics accusing them of betraying civic virtue and the public trust. In fact, Martin Gammon argues in Deaccessioning and Its Discontents, deaccession has been an essential component of the museum experiment for centuries. Gammon offers the first critical history of deaccessioning by museums from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century, and exposes the hyperbolic extremes of “deaccession denial”—the assumption that deaccession is always wrong—and “deaccession apology”—when museums justify deaccession by finding some fault in the object—as symptoms of the same misunderstanding of the role of deaccessions in proper museum practice. He chronicles a ser
£34.85
University of Queensland Press Our Way Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart
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£60.17
Arcadia Publishing Brookgreen Gardens
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£19.99
History Press The Life and Times of Missouris Charles Parsons
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£20.39
Getty Trust Publications Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt Volume 2
Book SynopsisThis open-access publication presents new research on a.ncient Romano-Egyptian mummy portraits, including examinations of artifacts never previously studied
£61.75
Arcadia Publishing Art Deco Tulsa Landmarks
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£18.69
Verso Books Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of
Book SynopsisIn an age of protest, culture and museums have come under fire. Protests of museum funding (for example, the Metropolitan Museum accepting Sackler family money) and boards (for example, the Whitney appointing tear gas manufacturer Warren Kanders)--to say nothing of demonstrations over exhibitions and artworks--have roiled cultural institutions across the world, from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to the Akron Art Museum. At the same time, never have there been more calls for museums to work for social change, calls for the emergence of a new role for culture.As director of the Queens Museum, Laura Raicovich helped turn that New York municipal institution into a public commons for art and activism, organizing high-powered exhibitions that were also political protests. Then in January, 2018, she resigned, after a dispute with the Queens Museum board and city officials became a public controversy--she had objected to the Israeli government using the museum for an event featuring vice president Mike Pence.In this book, Raicovich explains some of the key museum flashpoints, and she also provides historical context for the current controversies. She shows how art museums arose as colonial institutions bearing an ideology of neutrality that masks their role in upholding capitalist values. And she suggests how museums can be reinvented to serve better, public ends.Trade ReviewUrgent -- Travis Diehl * art-agenda *[Culture Strike] brilliantly problematizes the pervasive old myth of "neutrality." -- Dessane Lopez Cassell * Hyperallergic *A must-read ... Culture Strike contains layers of honest observation from museum professionals, loving critique, historical context, and case studies that illuminate the best and worst in museum culture to offer a clear path forward. -- Cara Ober * BmoreArt *Maps out thoughtful considerations of pressing subjects that apply everywhere. Among them are the private power of philanthropy, the practical and spiritual benefits of staff diversity, unionizing cultural institutions, and the contours of museums' social responsibility. -- Christopher Knight * Los Angeles Times *Offers key contextual and historical lenses through which to consider protests that have occurred at institutions worldwide, addressing topics from museum funding to workers' rights. * Ocula *An engaging and personally invested discussion of the many controversies that have engulfed American museums -- JJ Charlesworth * ArtReview *
£16.99
Archetype Publications Ltd Conservation and Maintenance of Contemporary Public Art
£61.05
Archetype Publications Ltd Studying and Conserving Paintings: Occasional
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£73.38
Archetype Publications Ltd The Nebamun Wall Paintings: Conservation,
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£74.29
Bohlau Verlag Embroidered Histories: Indian Textiles for the
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£84.92
Bohlau Verlag Nako: Research and Conservation in the Western
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£96.82
Bohlau Verlag Zur Geschichte der österreichischen
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£119.46
Bohlau Verlag The Vienna Genesis: Material analysis and
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£76.97
Evangelische Verlagsanstalt ... Und Das Zeitliche Mit Dem Ewigen Verwechselt:
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£75.05
Bohlau Verlag Unzeitgemäße Techniken: Historische Narrative
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£61.28
Dietrich Reimer Der Pergamonaltar Und Der Architekt Hermogenes:
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£49.00
Dietrich Reimer Museumsethnologie - Eine Einfuhrung: Theorien -
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£49.03
Dietrich Reimer What's Missing?: Collecting and Exhibiting Europe
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£36.10
Dietrich Reimer Kulturraub - Fallbeispiele Aus Syrien, Irak,
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£76.10
Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Challenges, Strategies and High-Tech Applications
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£145.35
Verlag D.Oesterreichische Osterreichische Zeitschrift Fur Kunst Und
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£19.82
Verlag D.Oesterreichische Osterreichische Zeitschrift Fur Kunst Und
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£20.43
Verlag D.Oesterreichische Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kunst und
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£21.70
Verlag D.Oesterreichische Osterreichische Zeitschrift Fur Kunst Und
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£21.70
Gebruder Mann Verlag Preussische Denkmalpflege Im Kaiserreich: Die
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£108.30
Gebruder Mann Verlag Die Kunst Der Lutherischen Kirchen Im 16.
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£97.85
