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For Future Generations: Conservation of a Tudor Maritime Collection (archaeology of the mary rose) - Hardcover
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The Mary Rose, one of the first great British warships and Henry VIII's flagship, sank in 1545, taking all her contents and most of her crew to the bottom of the sea. The conservation of the hull of the Mary Rose, and more than 26,000 objects recovered during her excavation, has been a massive undertaking. The complex process of conservation was begun even before the hull was raised from the seabed in 1982, and continues today. For Future Generations: Conservation of a Tudor Maritime Collection is one of the series of books published by the Mary Rose Trust, with the Heritage Lottery Fund, on the archaeology of the Mary Rose. It provides an introduction to the conservation programme devised for the Mary Rose, and the principles, objectives and problems of marine archaeological conservation. A huge range of objects were recovered from the ship, including wood, textiles, leather, ceramics, glass, stone, metals, rope, pieces of sail-cloth, and many hundreds of animal and human bones. Almost all objects required some kind of treatment to halt the effects of 450 years of immersion in saltwater. This volume explains the conservation methods used for the treatment and preservation of each major category of material. It describes the processes of decay and degradation and the results of bacterial and animal infestation that affect shipwrecks in general, and the Mary Rose in particular. The variety and immensity of the task facing the excavators of the Mary Rose was so great that new methods and treatments had to be devised and tested. It proved to be ground-breaking work. The conservation work did not stop with the stabilisation of the hull and objects from the wreck. Museum display and the continuing storage of most objects presented their own problems. This volume also describes the design and construction of specialised display cases, ensuring that the museum could control and monitor potentially destructive environmental factors such as light, humidity, heat and atmospheric pollution, as well as allowing good public access to the objects.
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About the Author
Dr Mark Jones is Head of Collections at The Mary Rose Trust.
Review
As a historical documentation of the conservation procedures used, the book is very informative' (David Gregory International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 33 (2), 2004)
a valuable contribution to the field of archaeological conservation,' (John R Bratten International Journal of Maritime History 16 (1), 2004)
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- PublisherThe Mary Rose Trust
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0954402952
- ISBN 13 9780954402952
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages160
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Text in English. 145 pp. The raising of the Mary Rose in 1982 presented huge conservation challenges. During the excavation 26,000 items were removed and the hull itself is the largest archaeological find ever to be conserved. Almost all the items required some kind of scientific treatment to halt the effects of 450 years of burial beneath the Solent and the conservation work turned out to be one of the largest and most complex programmes ever to have been undertaken. For Future Generations provides an introduction to the conservation programme devised for the Mary Rose. It addresses the complexities and problems facing marine archaeological conservationists as well as the processes of decay and degradation and the results of bacterial and animal infestation that affect shipwrecks in general, and the Mary Rose specifically Conservation of the hull required the application of tried and tested techniques of wood conservation on a grand scale but the Mary Rose Trust has also been at the forefront of practical experimentation and has devised innovative methods that are described here. The range of materials needing conservation was huge, including wood, textiles, leather, ceramics, glass, stone, metals, rope, piecet of sail-cloth, and many hundreds of animal and human bones. This volume explains in simple but comprehensive terms the conservation methods for treating and preserving each major category of material and evaluates the success of a variety of methods. Museum display and the continuing storage of the vast reserve collection presented their own problems and requirements. The construction of environmentally controlled cases and storage facilities was essential. These had to be designed with provision for the control and continual monitoring of temperature, light, atmospheric pollution and humidity as well as allowing access to the objects and maximum benefit to the viewing public. The volume discusses these issues and how they have been addressed in the Mary Rose Museum. Seller Inventory # 3216
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