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Tools for Education, Documentation and Training in CH |
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Medieval Grave Frescoes: Brugge, Aardenburg, Middelburg |
C. L. Williams |
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| Roosevelt Academy Middelburg: P.O. Box 94, NL 4330AB Middelburg, The Netherlands
Written to accompany a longer study, this short paper firstly highlights the uniqueness of medieval grave wall paintings in the south of The Netherlands and Brugge, Belgium; and secondly suggests mostly preventative conservation methods to aid the on going protection of these frescoes. Though graves are scattered, this study focuses on graves from three nearby but very different locations, Brugge, Aardenburg, and Middelburg. Graves share stylistic and motif similarities that result in the need for scholars to group these graves together as a type, in a way that was not done previously, as one by one the graves were accidentally found since the 1950s. Despite how these graves have been subjected to drastically different environments in previous decades, the problem of their conservation needs to be addressed using co-operation between the various regions rather than individually. The Saint Salvator Church in Brugge has already taken action recently, securing protection for the four painted graves with regulated air-conditioning under air-tight glass floor displays. The time is right to encourage appropriate action for other comparable graves nearby. |
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CLEANING PICTORIAL HERITAGE: MANAGEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF CLEANING RECORDS AND STRATIGRAPHIC DATA |
J. M. Barros Garcνaa,*, C. M. Guillιn Juanb |
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| aInstituto Universitario de Restauraciσn del Patrimonio, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain jobargar@crbc.upv.es bArt conservator, c/ soledad, 36 Benejuzar (Alicante) Spain claguiju@bbaa.upv.es
At present, the process of documentation can be considered the cornerstone of the different tasks within the field of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. However, this is not the case with cleaning. Despite its importance in the conservation of pictorial heritage, little effort has been made to improve the management and dissemination of information. Cleaning is one of the most usual procedures, yet, at the same time, it is also one of the most problematic and controversial. Therefore, it would be very useful that the information generated by cleaning could be widely disseminated and serve as reference for researchers and conservators around the world. When a conservator carries out a cleaning operation on a painting, two kinds of interrelated data are produced: stratigraphic data and cleaning records. Stratigraphic data are those concerning the configuration and composition of the stratigraphic structure on which the cleaning is carried out. Cleaning records gather together data concerning the actual cleaning process. All this information is key for conservators when working on other paintings. The information published is usually insufficient to understand how the intervention was carried out, so there is a need for standardized systems which allow a great deal of information to be gathered and disseminated with ease. This paper explains a selection of proposals, some of which are already in use, and others which are being developed: stratigraphic unit recording sheets, solubility test recording sheets and stratigraphic diagrams. |
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CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION FOR INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION |
Sirpa Kokkoa, Anna Kyritsib |
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| aSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, P.O.Box 111FI-80101 JOENSUU sirpa.kokko@uef.fi b“Anazitisi” Cultural Centre, Erechtheiou 18, 2121 Aglantzia, Cyprus anazitisi@cytanet.com.cy
In this paper, cultural heritage is considered as an important aspect of intercultural communication and social cohesion, both in local communities as well as on the European level. In European societies of today, the role of the cultural heritage of arts and crafts is under discussion. Attention has turned to the importance of conserving and developing traditional knowledge and techniques. On the basis of this and the practical experiences from craft and cultural heritage projects in Finland and Cyprus, we briefly outline the project plan and its theoretical background. The main idea is to develop a European network of craft professionals and craft teachers who will develop and implement a series of training events and projects. Apart from supporting continuing professional development, the network will also initiate cooperation between artists, professionals and teachers. The aim is to create school and youth projects as well as cooperation between institutions in various countries in order to promote transnational projects. Occupation with traditional arts and crafts is not restricted to formal learning but expands to informal and lifelong learning activities. In this context, the transfer of trans-generational knowledge will be supported through community projects. |
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Heritage and Sustainable Development in Beirut: A New Ecology for the City |
Nada El-Khoury |
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| Lebanese American University, Faculty of Architecture & Interior Design, Beirut, Lebanon
The objective of this reflection is to consider heritage as a model for sustainable development, whereby its appreciation contributes to the well-being of the city's citizens that we call Ecocity. The development challenges of Beirut, a city that is being reconstructed at an astounding speed after a civil war that modified a number of social values, highlights the objective: to create a link between heritage conservation, which considers the built environment and its functions, and sustainable development. In fragile urban environments such as Beirut, heritage must be considered as an inheritance to be at once preserved and encouraged to thrive. The city is at once a material and immaterial space which benefits from a global vision. The Ecocity is then the result of a balance, ever unstable, between the built environment and human requirements that alter over time. However this socio-economic evolution should not be considered in a negative light, as a healthy city is dependent on diversity and a respect for the balance between the built environment and its inhabitants. In fact, built heritage has always been diverse, however it has always found resolution by weaving together the lifestyles of its inhabitants with the local culture. These reflections have the capacity to pave the way for a reinterpretation of heritage conservation as a dynamic activity and viewing sustainable development as a contribution to growth of Ecocities. |
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CULTURAL EUROPEAN ROUTES: TRANSFER EXPERIENCES, SHARE SOLUTIONS (CERTESS) |
S. Capp |
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| European Institute for Cultural Routes, Abbaye de Neumünster, 28 rue Münster, L.2160 Luxembourg sorinacapp@culture-routes.lu
This paper deals with the building-up of a methodological framework on how to develop and manage Cultural Routes (CRs) by making use of route development best practices and governance instruments targeted to foster sustainable cultural tourism. CRs are intended by the Council of Europe as “historical lines interconnecting one or more regions and organized around topics whose historical, artistic or social interest proves to be European, either because of the geographical layout of the route, or due to its contents and significance”. Most ECRs lack comprehensive methodologies and governance instruments to implement effective strategies at regional level. The draft methodology is intended to be tested and detailed under a European project (CERTESS) where partners, while designing their CR Route Plans, will: a) adopt customised Best Practices; b) develop and adopt well-suited governance tools; c) promote local enterprises and products along their routes by use of innovative immaterial services including ITC. CERTESS partners intend to make their activities sustainable by integrating their Plans into a ECR strategy for establishing Europe as a "first cultural tourism destination in the world”. |
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Archaeological Analysis and Interpretive Design |
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Irep en Kemet' project: creating the corpus of wine in ancient Egypt |
M.R. Guasch-Jané*, S. Fonseca, M. Ibrahim |
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| Faculty of Social & Human Sciences, Nova University of Lisbon, Av. De Berna 26-C, 1069-061 Lisbon, Portugal – (Guasch, Fonseca, Ibrahim).wineancientegypt@gmail.com
Presented are the research objectives of the project ‘Irep en Kemet’, Wine of Ancient Egypt, and the content of the website. This research project aims at documenting the complete corpus of wine in ancient Egypt and analysing the data (iconography, textual sources and artefacts) to unveil the importance of the ancient Egyptian wine culture legacy in the Mediterranean region. At this stage, a bibliographical researchable database relevant to wine, viticulture and winemaking in the ancient Egypt has been completed, a scene-detail database for the viticulture and winemaking scenes in the Egyptian tombs has been recorded, and the collected data will be studied and analysed. Our main goal is to provide scholars with a complete, comprehensive archaeological and bibliographical database for the scenes of viticulture and winemaking depicted in the Egyptian tombs throughout the ancient Egyptian history. The project’s website (under construction) will include all the collected data, the study and analysis, as well as the results of our research. |
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Investigations on a Bull’s Head from Pyrgos to Design the Biodiversity of Cyprus in Early-Middle Bronze Age. |
A.Lentini and M.R.Belgiorno |
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| CNR Institute for Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage – Via Salaria Km 29,500 P.O. Box 10 - 00015 Monterotondo St., Rome, Italy alessandro.lentini@itabc.cnr.it
The site of Pyrgos-Mavroraki near Limassol in Cyprus, destroyed by an earthquake in 1900-1850 B.C., is situated in an elevated position in the center of a vast settlement of the ancient and Middle Bronze Age before the Calcolitic period. The unchanged position of the structures and the finds, that remained unknown for 4000 years near the homonym village, offers a unique opportunity to carry out sedimentological, paleopalinolocical and archeobotanic investigations on totally uncontaminated materials. The results of the sedimentological and paleopalynology investigations and the characterization of other plants micro remains found in the samples from the bull’s head SL (PY 09 D.10 B) make it possible to formulate some considerations on the vegetation in the ancient landscape. |
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MPM GIS PROJECT REPORT 2010-12 AND ARCHAEOMETRIC PROTOCOLS |
Maria Cristina Mancini |
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THE POLYCHROME SYNOPIA OF ROMAN MOSAIC AT LOD (ISRAEL): PIGMENTS CHARACTERIZATION AND MICROSTRATIGRAPHIC STUDY |
R. Piovesana,*, L. Maritana, J.Neguerb |
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| aDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, Italy (rebecca.piovesan, lara.maritan)@unipd.it bArt Conservation Department, Israel Antiquities Authority neguer@yahoo.com
This paper presents the results of the archaeometric study on the pigments and the painting techniques used to produce the polichromesynopia found under the tesserae of the Roman mosaic at Lod (Israel). The red, yellow, green and black paints, laying on the sovranucleus of the preparation mortar under the mosaic, were studied by polarised light microscopy on disperse pigments (PLM), reflected light microscopy (RLM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray powder diffraction. The palette comprises red and yellow ochre, cinnabar, green earth and carbon black. The microstratigraphic analysis shows the presence of a carbonation layer including the pigment particles on the top of the mortars, indicating that the pigments were laid on a fresh mortar, according to a fresco technique. |
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The Economics of Cultural Informatics and Tourism |
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QUANG TRI OLD CITADEL IN VIETNAM ON THE PATH TO SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: HISTORICAL MEMORY AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR A REQUALIFICATION PROJECT |
cecilia carlorosi |
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Route of the World Heritage Monasteries in Portugal and a Digital Touristic Platform |
José R. Mendes1,4, Andreia Galvão2,4, Ana M. T. Martins3,4 |
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| 1Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Headof ICT Unit, Estrada da Serra, Quinta do Contador 2300-313 Tomar, Portugal, jmendes@ipt.pt 2University Lusíada, Rua da Junqueira, 188 - 198 1349-001 Lisboa, Portugal, andreiagalvao.map@gmail.com 3Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Beira Interior Calçada Fonte do Lameiro, 6200-001 Covilhã, Portugal, amtfm@ubi.pt 4CITAD, Centre of Research in Territory, Architecture and Design Lisbon, Portugal
We present the ongoing project Route of the World Heritage Monasteries in Portugal and emphasize the planned Digital Touristic Platform. It's been created a partnership between local authorities where those monasteries are located and with higher education institutions and the National Management Institute of Heritage. It is been financed by European funds over 14,4M€. We describe the strategic plan, the key actions and the model of governance. The role of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on growth and on employment related to cultural heritage and tourism is then approached referring to e-business and digital platforms particularly. We present the results and some new start-up projects as a result of the created synergies. The importance of Heritage Economics with the use of ICT as well as the lessons learned so far are analyzed. |
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Cultural Heritage protection and prevention techniques |
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PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE OBJECTS WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL ADVANCED MATERIALS |
J. Ranogajeca, S. Pašalićb, Hiršenbergerc, S. Vujovicd |
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| aFaculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia - janjar@uns.ac.rs bMinistry of Education and Science, Republic of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia - snezana.pasalic@nauka.gov.rs cFaculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia - hirhel@yahoo.co.uk dProvincial Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments, 21131 Petrovaradin, Serbia - slavaheritage@yahoo.com
The FP7 funded project HEROMAT started in November 2011 and will last for 48 months. The aim of the project is to develop innovative and environmental friendly materials that have chemical and mechanical properties tailored with respect to the protection of immovable cultural heritage assets. Through knowledge exchange among members of the international team of the experts the multidisciplinary research will offer new solutions for protection and consolidation of cultural heritage objects by the development of innovative protective materials: self-cleaning coatings, anti-microbial coatings and consolidants with or without hydrophobic properties, which will be effective for different categories of cultural heritage objects. This project aims to contribute to an efficient and long-lasting solution for the prevention of degradation, keeping the authenticity, functionality and the aesthetic appearance of the cultural assets and remaining their socio-economic benefits. The Pan-European project team coming from Serbia, Slovenia, Italy, UK and Russia, cross-links the experts and focus their work on the restoration and consolidation of two selected historical objects, one located in urban (Bač Fortress, Serbia) and the other in rural (Manor in Dornava, Slovenia) environment, both having continental climate. The targeted surfaces are inorganic mineral substrates of cultural heritage objects: stone, brick, mortar, render and color finishing layers. |
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GOTHIC TIE ROD ANCHOR DESIGN: REPRESENTATION AND STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN ELEMENTS |
Alessandro Gallo |
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THE PORTICO OF THE CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS IN URBINO: A DIGITAL MAP FOR MONUMENTS |
Laura Baratina, Monica Giuliano a, Giovanni Checcuccib |
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| aDiSBEF - University of Urbino, Campus Scientifico – „ E. Mattei“, 60129 Urbino, Italy laura.baratin@uniurb.it, monicagiuliano@hotmail.it bABC General Engineerings.r.l., 50132 Florence, Italy giova56@hotmail.com
This paper describes the preliminary study for restoration works on the portico of the Church of St. Francis in Urbino. The aim of this study is to develop models used for restoration works on the surfaces of the portico, based on prior a architectural survey using different methodologies. The research project was carried out in 2 phases: during the first phase quantitative data were obtained by means of formal-geometric surveys and during the second phase qualitative data were obtained by developing models. Results were diversified according to needs and the methods used in order to create a “digital map of the monument” in its context. In the last phase, the various methodologies were analysed and compared in order to evaluate their accuracy, convenience (in terms of times and costs) and application limits. |
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Protection of submerged CH: maritime, coastal, marshes and lakes including archaeological assets |
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DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO SURVEY, ASSESS, STABILISE, MONITOR AND PRESERVE UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES: SASMAP. |
D. J. Gregory |
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| The National Museum of Denmark, The Conservation Department, I.C. Modewegs Vej, Brede, Kongens Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark david.john.gregory@natmus.dk
Development of Tools and Techniques to Survey, Assess, Stabilise, Monitor and Preserve Underwater Archaeological Sites (SASMAP) is an EC funded project, with the purpose to develop new technologies and best practices in order to locate, assess and manage Europe’s underwater cultural heritage in a more effective way than is possible today. SASMAP will take holistic- and process- based approaches to investigate underwater environments and the archaeological sites contained therein. SASMAP will benefit the management of underwater cultural heritage in Europe and in the rest of the world by providing valuable tools to plan the preservation of offshore archaeological sites and their contents in accordance with both the Treaty of Valletta (1992) and research driven investigations. The need for SASMAP is based on the results from previous and current EU initiatives, the networks resulting from these projects and on-going research at the consortium’s institutions. Within SASMAP a holistic approach will be taken to locating, assessing, monitoring and safeguarding underwater cultural heritage. This will involve developing and utilising tools and technologies to allow “down-scaling” from the large scale regional level, moving on to the local site level and finally to the individual components of a site. Results obtained from the down-scaling approach at the proposed study areas will show the effectiveness of such an approach for locating and detailed mapping of archaeological sites and their preservation potential. The end results of this approach will be used to develop a plan for assessing archaeological sites in European waters. From a management point of view this is an up-scaling approach to planning (bottom up). All information and experiences obtained during the course of the project will be utilised to enhance and develop existing legislation and best practice for mapping and preserving Europe’s underwater and coastal heritage. The project started in September 2012 and the aim of the paper is to give a brief introduction to the project. |
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An interdisciplinary approach to the Preservation of the Gaiola Archaeological Underwater Park and the Posillipo Coastline, Bay of Naples (Southern Italy) |
M. Simeonea, C. De Vivob, P. Masuccia |
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| aCentro Studi Interdisciplinari Gaiola onlus, 27/28 Discesa Gaiola, 80123, Napoli Italy – info@gaiola.org bIMT Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca, 6 Piazza S. Ponziano, 55100 Lucca Italy – caterina.devivo@imtlucca.it
The aim of this paper is to present ten years of underwater archaeology investigations in the Marine Protected Area “Gaiola Underwater Park” in Naples, Southern Italy since its institution in 2002. These results are at the basis of a development plan that is now the basis for new researches aimed to create a model of enhancement for the underwater archaeological heritage in the Mediterranean context. The project is developed by an interdisciplinary group of young researchers so that all the issues correlate to the marine environment can be taken in account. |
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Diagnosis and monitoring for the preventive conservation and maintenance of CH |
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INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND APPLICATION OF CLEANING METHODS AGAINST BIODETERIORATION OF MARBLE MONUMENTS |
P. Spathisa,*, A. Pantazidoub, M. Mavromatia, E. Papastergiadisa |
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| a,*Dept. of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54006 Greece, spathis@chem.auth.gr bDept. of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
The aim of this paper is the study of the effect of the environmental factors to the deterioration of marble monuments and the selection of a suitable and effective cleaning method. One of the main deterioration problems of the monuments is biodeterioration. It was obvious the presence of thick layers of biological patina, covering all almost surfaces of these. The growth of microorganisms, bacteria and plants is enhanced from the particular environmental conditions, that combine increased moisture, insolation and temperature, an area full of plants and trees and can cause extensive chemical and mechanical decay of the monuments. The growth of microorganisms, bacteria, plants and lichens was observed and determined. The influence of specific weathering agents and factors to the behavior of the materials was examined.The chemical composition of bulk precipitation and also the physicochemical characteristics of the surface and underground water were investigated. The environmental conditions and the growth of physical microorganisms on the surface of the materials led to loss of the structural cohesion and the surface instability of the building materials. A series of various mechanical and chemical cleaning methods were tested in the laboratory containing the use of distilled water, micros and blast, organic solvents, absorbing clays, NH4HCO3 solution, biocides (desogen, hydrogen peroxide). In situ tests were carried out with satisfactory results in the monuments when a method of combination of hydrogen peroxide solutions, EDTA, NH4HCO3 solution and organic solvent was applied in various steps on the monument surface. |
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Damage assessment and chemical characterization of glass objects excavated from Gadara, Northern Jordan |
Ramadan Abd-Allaha,b,c |
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| aConservation Dept., Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Orman 12613, Giza , Egypt bFaculty of Archaeology and Tourism, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan cHamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan rmdnabdalla@yahoo.com
During the excavation works carried out by the Department of Antiquities, at the archaeological site of Umm Qais/Gadara, Northern Jordan, from January 6 to February19, 2009, a considerable collection of glass objects of different typologies and colors were uncovered in a Roman cemetery. These glasses were characterized chemically by using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicated that these glasses are of soda-lime–silica type and correspond to the previously defined Levantine I glass group, and dated back to the Roman period (1st-4th Century AD). Furthermore, SEM investigation revealed that those glasses are completely corroded, and subjected to intensive deterioration. Therefore the preservation of those deteriorated glasses was important because of their archaeological and technological interests. |
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HISTORICAL AND MATERIAL APPROACH TO THE PAINTINGS AT THE PORTUGAL NATIONAL LIBRARY: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF EASEL PAINTING IN THE 19th CENTURY |
C. M. Soaresa,*, R. M. Rodriguesa, A. J. Cruzb, C. Rêgob |
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| aInstitute of History of Art, Faculty of Humanities. University of Lisbon, Alameda da Universidade 1600-214 Lisboa, Portugal claramourasoares@fl.ul.pt bDept. of Conservation and Restoration, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Quinta do Contador, Estrada da Serra 2300-313Tomar, Portugal ajcruz@ipt.pt
There are in the National Library of Portugal (BNP) about fifty paintings from extinct convents, mainly portraits executed between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, which are hung in rooms and along corridors, far from the eyes of the public and simultaneously protected of recent conservation and restoration interventions. These paintings, with little artistic interest, are, however, individual cases for the study of conservation and restoration interventions made in the nineteenth century. The data obtained will contribute to the history of paintings restoration, in terms of its practical aspect (about materials and techniques used), that is still to be written in Portugal. Our research, which began in January 2011 and will predictably end in December 2013, has been oriented by three complementary lines of action, with an interdisciplinary methodological base: the exploitation of the BNP’s precious and unpublished documental archive; the assessment to the conservation status of the paintings and identification of restoration works; and the material study of the works, from physical and chemical methods of examination and analysis, in order to deepen our technical knowledge about the restoration of easel painting in the nineteenth century. Through historical documents we could identify periods of restoration, restorers and materials used. The observation of paintings allowed selecting a set of twenty-seven pieces that showed old restorations, made in the nineteenth or early twentieth century. In addition it's very important to use examination methods and laboratory analysis to characterise the restoration works and the materials used. |
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Colonization of Maltese Catacombs by Phototrophic Biofilms. How Much Does Light Matter? |
E. Llopa, *, I. Alvaroa, M. Hernández-Marinéb, S. Sammutc, A. Gómez-Boleaa |
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| aDpt. Plant Biology, University of Barcelona. Avda. Diagonal 643 08024 Barcelona, Spain ellv66@gmail.com, malvaro@ub.edu, agomez@ub.edu bDpt. Natural Products, Plant Biology and Edaphology, University of Barcelona, Joan XXIII 27-31 08028 Barcelona, Spain marionahernandez@ub.edu cNational Museum of Natural History, Vilhena Palace St Publius Square Mdina MDN 1011, Malta stephanie.a.sammut@gov.mt
The study of phototrophic biofilms from Maltese catacombs has shown that their distribution within catacombs does not show a significant dependence on orientation of catacomb and their location inside the catacombs. A decrease on species richness is observed when light availability diminishes, but the composition of biofilms does not change significantly. The proportion of green algae has a slight increase in darker areas, while cyanobacteria remain stable and diatoms decrease. Diatoms are almost not present in deeper areas inside catacombs. However, light is not the only key factor driving the colonization by phototrophic biofilms. |
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JORDAN CONSERVATION of CULTURAL HERITAGE in ERA |
A. Al Bawab a, b,*, R. Abdallah a, c, A. Bozeya a, F. Odeh a, b, Al Ashqar a |
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| aHamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan (drabeer@ju.edu.jo, haneen56@yahoo.com, a.bozeya@ju.edu.jo) bChemistry Department, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan - f.odeh@ju.edu.jo cInstitute of Archaeology, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan - rmdnabdalla@yahoo.com
The Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA – JOCHERA project is aiming at overall reinforcement of University of Jordan (UJ), Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research (HMCSR) in Jordan cooperation capacities for cultural heritage protection research in the context of the European Research Area and development to the Conservation centre of excellence to respond to Jordan’s socio-economic needs. The JOCHERA impact will be increased capacities of the UJ in terms of (i) better research and innovation management, (ii) improved international Science & Technology cooperation and participation in FP7, (iii) enhanced cultural heritage protection research capacities, and (v) defined strategic development framework in order to increase UJ visibility and scope. Likewise, JOCHERA will increase research and innovation linkages within Jordan in particular with SMEs, enable better opportunities to young researchers and enhance EU-JO RTD cooperation landscape. The project duration is 24 months, started in 1st December 2011 and will end in 31 November 2013. |
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE EMBODY AN EXCEPTIONAL SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP OF PEOPLE WITH NATURE: CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, IMPLICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
Assist. Prof. Dr. Fereshteh Habib |
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| fereshteh_habib@yahoo.com fereshteh.habib@emu.edu.tr fereshtehhabib@gau.edu.tr
The major implications of this study is to identify a way to improve the physical condition of greenway corridors in urban areas to better serve the multi-objectives of greenways for sustainable communities, based on a literature review and case study. Pedios River has been introduced, because of several factors; it is geographically representative of the region and one of the main natural land marks in Lefkosia capital city of Cyprus. This paper demonstrates that cultural landscapes are part of the city’s wealth and producing healthy ecosystem as city’s brand, with a proper designed green infrastructure planning, conservation and preservation, promote place identity in identified markets. Nearly all major cities have been built along river corridors. River corridors are being focused on as important natural networks as well as cultural and recreational resources. Lefkosia Creek passes through historical old city of Lefkosia and another historic site so it provide historical heritage and protect cultural values. It can work as recreational, educational corridor with attraction of the cultural, historical fabrics as well as ecologically significant corridors. This research paper presents the guidance report and how to develop the methodological work linked with green infrastructure to promote place identity by emphasis on conservation and preservation green infrastructure as cultural landscape as implications for sustainable development. |
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Non-destructive diagnosis technologies for the safe conservation and traceability of cultural assets |
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NANOMATCH: AN EUROPEAN PROJECT TO DEVELOP CONSOLIDANTS THROUGH THE SYNTHESYS OF NEW INORGANIC NANOMATERIALS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BUILT HERITAGE |
A. Bernardia,*, M. Favarob, T. Nijlandc, O.Garcíad, V. Detallee, K. Wittstadtf, M.D. Romero Sanchezg, L. Pockeléh, B. Kundayi, B. Verheyj, U. Brinkmannk, G. de’Michelil, M. Labourém, B. Möllern, I.D. Olteanuo |
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| aCNR-ISAC, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy – a.bernardi@isac.cnr.it bCNR-ICIS, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy – favaro@icis.cnr.it cTNO, The Netherlands– timo.nijland@tno.nl dTECNALIA, C/Geldo- ParqueTecnológico de Bizkaia, 48160 Derio (Bizkaia), Spain – Oihana.garcia@tecnalia.com eCercle des partenaires du Patrimoine – TRMH, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France – vincent.detalle@culture.gouv.fr fFraunhofer E.V, Bronnbach 28, 97877 Wertheim-Bronnbach, Germany – katrin.wittstadt@isc.fraunhofer.de gAIDICO, Camí de Castella 4, 03660 Novelda- Alicante, Spain – md.romero@aidico.es hR.E.D. srl, Viale dell’industria 58B, 35129 Padova,Italy – luc.pockele@red.srl.com iNANOTEGO INC. GOSB,Teknopark High Tech Binas1 K1 A10, 44184GebzeKocaeli, Turkey – burcu.okan@antimic.com jBofimex B.V, Krombraak 3, 4906 CR Oosterhout state, The Netherlands – bas.verhey@bofimex.nl kMetropolitankapitel der Hohen Domkirche Köln Dombauverwaltung , Roncalliplatz 1, D-50667 Köln, Germany – ulrike.brinkmann@dombau-koeln.de lOpera di Santa Croce, Piazza S.Croce 16, 5122 Firenze, Italy – amministrazione@santacroceopera.it mEschlimann, rue Ettore Bugatti, PO Box 40100,67150 ErsteinCedex, France – laboure@eschlimann.fr nT_O_P OberflächenGmbH, Friedrichstraße 10a, 97082 Würzburg, Germany – moeller@top-coating.de oSC DUCT SRL, Aviator Stefan Sanatescu 41, 11476 Bucharest, Romania – ductiulian@yahoo.com
The problem of deterioration of historical building materials, namely stone, wood and glass has become more and more urgent. Climate changes have increased the impact of natural decay whilst socio-economic requirements claim a more sustainable use of existing built heritage. The EU project NANOMATCH addresses this problem through the development of a family of innovative materials. These are specifically designed for the consolidation requirements of historical substrates and for the production of high performance products to fill the gap in the market dedicated to the conservation of built heritage. Metal-alkoxide precursors will be synthesized and their properties will be tuned based on the substrate characteristics of respectively stone, wood, glass to fulfil specific functionalities. The consolidation effects will be first evaluated through lab experimentation and subsequently the most suitable metal alkoxides will be tested in different European sites to evaluate also the environmental effects on their performance This will lead to a new generation of nano-products specifically tailored for historic materials in a context of climate change, emerging from the most recent and advanced research in the fields of conservation science and nanotechnologies. The development of suitable products for the treatment of historical materials will finally stop the inappropriate use of several commercial products, especially polymers. These have shown in recent years detrimental effects due to their fast deterioration and have also hampered the treated material as well. Central to the project is the synthesis of molecular precursors, nano-coating deposition and assessment of their conservation properties leading to the production of innovative products for the market of conservation in replacement of unfit traditional ones. The basis for their production and market introduction will be developed within the project. |
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NANO-MATERIALS FOR THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF MOVABLE AND IMMOVABLE ARTWORKS |
Rodorico Giorgi |
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MEMORI PROJECT:EVALUATION OF DAMAGE TO ORGANIC-BASED HERITAGE MATERIALS AND NANOFORART : EVALUATION OF NANOPARTICLE- BASED CONSERVATION TREATMENT |
M.Odlyhaa,*, L.Bozecb, E.Dahlinc, T. Grøntoftc, D.Chelazzid and P.Baglionid I.Bonaducee, M. P. Colombinie, R.Larsenf, M.Scharfff, S.Hackneyg, D.Thicketth |
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| aDept. of Biological Sciences ,Birkbeck, University of London, Malet St., London WC1E 7HX - m.odlyha@bbk.ac.uk bUCL Eastman Dental Institute 256 Gray's Inn Road London, WC1X 8LD - l.bozec@ucl.ac.uk cNILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research Kjeller, Norway -(Elin.Marie.Dahlin, terje.grontoft)@nilu.no dDept. of Chemistry, University of Florence - piero.baglioni@unifi.it, davidchelazzi@yahoo.it eDepartmentof Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa - (perla,ilariab)@dcci.unipi.it fSchool of Conservation, Esplanaden 34 DK-1263 Copenhagen K - (rl,ms)@kadk.dk gTate Conservation Dept. Millbank London SW1 P4RG– Stephen.Hackney@tate.org.uk hEnglish Heritage, 1 Waterhouse Square 138 London EC1N 2ST - David.Thickett@english-heritage.org.uk
This paper presents preliminary studies and work in progress in the framework of two FP7 projects: MEMORI (Measurement, Effect Assessment and Mitigation of Pollutant Impact on Movable Cultural Assets – Innovative Research for Market Transfer) and NANOFORART (Nano-materials for the conservation and preservation of movable and immovable artworks). One of the aims of the MEMORI project is the determination of threshold levels of damage to exposed organic-based heritage objects as little is known about the impact of organic compounds, especially volatile organic acids, on organic-based cultural objects. In the previous PROPAINT project (Protection of Paintings during Exhibition, Storage Transit) it was recently demonstrated that levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were often much higher in the micro-climate frames used to protect paintings than recommended levels. In this paper, examples will be given of changes observed in varnished strips exposed at selected sites. Studies on the effect on collagen-based materials will also be presented. Techniques used in both projects include Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), micro-thermal analysis (µ-TA), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The NANOFORART project explores the effects of using nanoparticle-based conservation treatment on cellulosic and collagen-based cultural materials. It builds on previous work performed on deacidification of canvas paintings using conventional materials. For collagen-based materials, no previous conservation treatment using nanoparticles has been performed on historical parchment or leather objects. Preliminary work is directed at understanding the type of nanoparticles to use to improve the physicochemical state of collagen-based objects. |
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ASSESSMENT OF LICHENS’ METABOLIC AND DEGRADATION PRODUCTS AT DORNAVA MANOR |
P. Ropret*, Č. Tavzes, K. Retko, L. Legan, T. Špec, N. Ocepek |
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| Research Institute, Conservation Centre, Institute for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Poljanska 40, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (polona.ropret, crtomir.tavzes, klara.retko, lea.legan, tanja.spec, nadja.ocepek)@rescen.si
Five major types of lichen were discovered in the investigated specimens from Dornava Manor. All these lichens and/or their combinations are considered common lichenous overgrowth for the region and its climate. For all of the positively identified lichen species, it is common that they are found on a wide variety of calciferous or base-rich substrata, incl. mortar, brick, roofing tiles, walls, also in large urban areas (are not particularly disturbed by pollution/eutrophication), therefore preferring neutral to basic environment. They are well adapted to sunlight (from scarce direct solar irradiation to sites with very high direct solar irradiation) and can tolerate low water accessibility. In some of the lichens parietin, an orange organic pigment, was found, indicating the sun exposed areas. Additionally, carotenoids and pulvinic acid derivatives were identified, from which the metabolic pathway of lichens can be determined. These products can also represent biomarkers that can be linked to the survival strategies of lichen communities in stressed environmental habitats. For many of the investigated samples the lichens’ degradation products like oxalates were identified, mainly calcium oxalate Weddellite, while the ammonium oxalate Oxammite is also possible. |
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THE CHOISE OF PARAMETERS FOR THE MONITORING AND THE MAINTENANCE OF ARCHITECTURAL STONE SURFACES |
E. Zendri |
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COMPLEX COMPARATIVE TESTS ON HISTORIC STONE |
Miloš Drdácký |
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LASER SCANNING AND INFRA-RED THERMOGRAPHIC PROSPECTING FOR DIAGNOSTIC MAPPING AND RESTORATION PROJECTS: THE CASE THE PAINTED TOMBS AT CYRENE (LIBYA) |
O. Menozzi*, C. Tamburrino |
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| CAAM (Centre of Athenaeum of Archaeometry and Microanalysis), Archaeological and Geological Unit – DISPUTER, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, University Campus Via dei Vestini 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy o.menozzi@unich.it
The team of Chieti University is involved in a GIS project of the monumental rupestrian necropolis of the Greco-Roman site of Cyrene (Libya). Because of the large number and of the monumentality of the tombs and of the rocky sanctuaries, the team is composed of a large number of scholars and technicians, including archaeologists, topographers, geologists, anthropologists, biologists, natural scientists, restorers and architects, working together and using different technologies, both for mapping and for projecting restoration and valorisation of these splendid but almost unknown monuments. In order to explain the methodologies and the technologies in use for this project, the Painted tombs of the northern and southern necropolis are presented in this paper, as examples of the technical protocols and of the multidisciplinary approach converging into a multilayer GIS project. |
