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Documentation

Modern Heritage Documentation for Conservation and Cultural Development in the Mediterranean Region an Interdisciplinary Approach and Postcolonial Perspective by Annarita Lamberti

This article deals with approach to Documentation for Conservation, involving cultural and political aspects. In my argumentation the awareness of historical meanings of Urban Heritage is the basis for a culturally sustainable development. It occurs when urban communities are able to understand the meanings of all historical components of their townscapes and to "mettre en valeur" culturally and economically their urban "patrimoines", realizing an integrated cultural landscape.

Conservation Organisations in Europe

ARP - Professional Association of Conservators-Restorers of Portugal
by André Varela Remígio

- Established in 1995 - 13 specialisations - 165 members - 5 membership categories - Access to university graduates only - Member of E.C.C.O.
One of the first records of a restoration intervention in Portugal dates back to 1890 when the painter Manuel de Moura restored the XVIth century Flemish panel Fons Vitae. In 1896, the chemical engineer Charles Lepierre examined some cloth fragments found on a bishop tomb located on the Saint Mary Cathedral at Coimbra, starting in this way the scientific study of works of art in Portugal.

Education

Education in Portugal

	Portugal is a small country in south-western Europe. Being one of the oldest European countries (1128) and having led the World Discovery throughout the 15^th and 16^th centuries, Portugal is a rich country in Cultural Heritage. Higher education in Portugal is structured in two systems: the university and the polytechnic system. Until very recently, the university granted an initial 5-years long course denominated "Licenciatura".

Case Study

Saving the Materiality and Spirituality of a Living Church Mural Ensemble,
Surpatele Monastery, 1706
by Anca Nicolaescu and Simona Patrascu


The conservation of the mural ensemble from the Surpatele Monastery’s Church, carried out by Restauro Art Grup S.R.L. between 2003 - 2004, was a complex project due to the serious structural damages occurred during time. When the project started in 2003 the monument was very close to collapse. The multidisciplinary cooperation between different specialists like architects, engineers, art historians and conservators was, therefore, essential for safeguarding the monument and its authenticity. Due to the severe damage, the final aesthetical presentation was also a very important task.
The church being part of a nunnery that still preserves its liturgical function, the aesthetical approach was chosen not only from the authenticity point of view but also with regard to the iconographic integrity of the whole ensemble.

Material Studies and Characterisation
Materials Used in the Chinese Textiles from the National Museum of Art of Romania by Ileana Cretu and Mihai I. A. Lupu

	This paper presents concisely the results of the microchemical analyses made on Chinese embroideries and costumes, dated 18^th–19^th century, from the collections of the National Museum of Art of Romania, conserved in the last 40 years. Chinese textiles, historically well known, raise many problems due to the materials they are made of: very fine dyed or undyed silk, adhesive of unknown nature, paper metallic threads of different qualities, a different way of weaving and pigments used for decoration of tissues.
These kind of items were sometimes decorated with pigments used without a protective coating. This caused important damages: the decorations depicted with blue, brown or violet pigments were lost together with the tissue.

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