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Issue No. 16 / October 2010 of e-conservation
magazine is now online and available for free download!
Editorial: The Gap in Conservation
by Rui Bordalo
In recent conversations with fresh PhD graduates I have unfortunately noticed an increasing tendency: towards unemployment. To a conservator-restorer or a conservation-scientist, a PhD is synonym of higher specialisation, also a better job and a higher salary. At least that is the illusion that exists before one obtains it. For some, a PhD is a life goal worthy of achievement. For others, it is merely a means to reach an objective...
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FEATURED ARTICLES
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Pot Healer, I Need You
By Daniel Cull
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Conservators, and conservation, appear in numerous fictional books, films, and TV shows, I'd like to suggest that studying fiction is a fascinating, albeit underutilized, approach to a range of conservation studies, not least because our portrayal within the fictional realm feeds directly into the public consciousness, and perception, of our profession. I recently read the Philip K. Dick novel "Galactic Pot Healer", and was struck by...
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Identification of Ivory Book Covers and Comparison to Ivory Portrait Miniatures
By Josie Wornoff
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Ivory has been used in the creation of objects since the beginning of civilization, due to its prized durability and appearance. Early uses included weaponry, musical instruments, religious pieces, personal artifacts, decorative items, artistic pieces, and occasionally, book covers. Three small books from the Library and Archives Canada study collection were suspected to have ivory covers....
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Microbial Study of Egyptian Mummies
By Abdelrazek Elnaggar et al.
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Biodeterioration is considered a great factor in the decomposition of the Egyptian mummies, because fungi and bacteria grow and feed with many of their constituent products, such as protein, fats, starch and cellulose, which represent a stable substrate to microbial growth. There are a number of abiotic and biotic factors such as pollution, light, humidity, temperature, microorganisms, insects, etc., that have deteriorating effects...
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