Conserving the painted past : developing approaches to wall painting conservation : post-prints of a conference organised by English Heritage, London, 2-4 December, 1999

Robert Gowing ; Adrian Heritage (editors)

ISBN 10: 1902916115 / ISBN 13: 9781902916118

Published by James & James, London, 2003

About this Item

The English Heritage conference Conserving the Painted Past continues an important tradition of international debate on the conservation of wall paintings, taking stock of current developments in the field, reviewing standards and practice and planning the way ahead. The papers included illustrate the variety of issues and approaches central to modern wall painting practice from a multidisciplinary perspective. These conference Postprints thus record the state of the profession at the threshold of the 21st century. xiii, 156 pages ; 30 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding, this copy with English Heritage label on inside front cover along with a tipped-in memorandum from the conservation department. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Conserving the painted past : developing approaches to wall painting conservation : post-prints of a conference organised by English Heritage, London, 2-4 December, 1999
• Publisher: James & James, London
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1902916115
• ISBN 13: 9781902916118
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Architecture and Design

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Synopsis

These seventeen papers, which originated at a conference organised by English Heritage in London in 1999, reflect on recent developments in the conservation of wall paintings from a multidisciplinary perspective. Supported by numerous illustrations, often in colour, the specialised and often technical papers discuss a range of conservation techniques, recent experiences, lessons to be learnt and visitor management. Subjects include Romano-British wall-paintings, paintings in Westminster Abbey, the techniques of domestic wall-paintings, 19th-century wall-paintings, metric survey techniques, the causes and mechanisms of detrimental change, risk assessment, the mineral approach to conservation, rock art sites, training in painting conservation and the international persepective.

About the Authors

Robert Gowing is Senior Wall Paintings Conservator at English Heritage.

Adrian Heritage is Professor of Wall Paintings Conservation, Fachhochschule Koln, Germany.