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Project
Conservation Project
Leh Old Town Conservation Project, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas
by André Alexander and Andreas Catanese
Tibet Heritage Fund (THF)
Ladakh is a semi-autonomous region
in the Indian Himalayas. For centuries an important crossroads of
Central Asian caravan trade, Ladakh’s culture, language and religion
have mainly come from Tibet.
Ladakh’s capital, Leh, preserves monuments from the 15th and 16th centuries, but was extended to become the permanent royal capital only in the early 17th century.
Articles
Conservation of Paintings
Choosing Varnishes.
In between the concept and the reality falls the practicing conservator…
by Christabel Blackman
This article explains the
importance of the step between new technological advances and their
incorporation in the conservator’s studio. Sharing information is vital
between hands-on conservators and investigators. It particularly
concentrates on varnishes and how new available materials have proved
to be useful. After their application in many different paintings,
certain reflections have been made and conclusions have been drawn
about their usefulness for conservators.
Articles
Care of Collections
Creating Enclosures Using Microsoft Excel
by Shelagh Linklater
A template was developed
in Microsoft Excel to help create custom-made enclosures for artifacts
and records. The program streamlines and clarifies the process of
making boxes and folders. Measurements input by the user produce a
diagram with specific dimensions, cutting and fold lines. Instructions,
tools and materials are included with hyperlinks to suppliers’
websites.
Although originally developed as a teaching tool for
non-conservators, it is very flexible and can be augmented to suit
particular needs. This can be used to produce containers for individual
records or as a planning tool for larger re-housing projects.
Case Study
The Church of Sucevica Monastery
The Conservation of Mural Paintings
by Anca Dina
In the north-east side of
Romania, on the Suceava plateau, the Church of Sucevica Monastery has
been for more than four centuries a testimony of Christian beliefs,
aesthetic sense and love for beauty. Founded by the powerful Movil
family, the Sucevica ensemble had been conceived as a place of prayer
and a royal court, gathering in the same location buildings with
different functions: the church, the royal house, watching towers,
cells and household annexes, the steeple, high and massive walls for
protection with crenels and abutments.
Education
Conservation Education in Belgium
e-conservationline
This permanent section is
dedicated to Education and Training in Conservation and Restoration,
which we consider an essential and actual issue in our profession.
Thus, in each number of the magazine we randomly pick a country from
around the world, review and describe its training in conservation to
the best of our knowledge.