Not for sale in Estonia! To speak of "restoration" in relation to contemporary art seems almost oxymoronic. On the one hand, it is commonly assumed that the art produced in our own time is still too new to need conservation. On the other hand, with...

Giovanni Bellini (active c. 1459; died 1516) was one of the most innovative and influential painters of the Venetian Renaissance and was among the first Italian artists to paint in oil, rather than the more traditional medium of egg tempera. This spe...

This 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 disappe...

This volume collects thirty-one papers by an international group of experts. Grouped into four topic areas: "Wood Science and Technology", "History of Panel-Manufacturing Techniques", "History of the "Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings", and...

The balance between conserving fragile ancient cultural sites and making them available to increasing numbers of visitors is one of the main themes of this book. Topics discussed include site management, the reconstruction of ancient buildings and wa...

The analysis of the four historic sites featured in this publication – Grosse Ile and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site in Canada, Chaco Culture National Historical Park in the United States, Port Arthur Historic Site in Australia, and Hadria...

This book provides practical information on the use of infrared spectroscopy for the analysis of materials found in cultural objects. Designed for scientists and students in the fields of archaeology, art conservation, microscopy, forensics, chemistr...

In art conservation, the cleaning of a work of art often involves removing not only dirt and grime but also unwanted layers of varnish, gilding, and paint from the work's surface. The challenge for conservators lies in finding a cleaning agent that w...

This new edition presents a detailed overview of the Getty Conservation Institute's Scientific Program research from 1984 through 1994. It summarizes sixty-eight different projects, including environmental controls in museums, the use of protective m...