ICOM COMMITTEE FOR CONSERVATION
11TH TRIENNIAL MEETING
EDINBURGH, 1-6 SEPTEMBER 1996


LIST OF PAPERS

List of Papers presented at the Meeting and printed in the Preprints.
(This list does not include posters)



Working Group no. 1
"PAINTING I" (Conservation and Restoration of Paintings)

In the Working Group "Painting I" are included the research areas: "Flexible Supports", "Rigid Supports", "Modern and Contemporary Art", "Icons" & "Far-Eastern Paintings".

  1. P. Ackroyd - Glue-paste lining of paintings: an evaluation of the performance of some additive materials used in glue-paste formulations.
  2. G. Berger - Transparent lining of paintings.
  3. T. Bilson - Canvas shrinkage: a preliminary investigation into the response of a woven structure.
  4. A. Burnstock & T. Kieslich - A study of the clearance of solvent gels used for varnish removal from paintings.
  5. N. Delsaux - La restauration d'une Vierge Hodigitria attribuée à l' Ecole d'Onuphre XVème siècle.
  6. K. Dreiner, P. Klein & I. Zillich - Investigation into the deformation of panel paintings.
  7. S. Hackney, J. Townsend & N. Wyplosz - Studies on the deadification of canvas supports with magnesium methoxy methil carbonate (MMC).
  8. I. Horovitz - The consolidation of paintings on copper supports.
  9. G. McMillan - The discovery of oil sketches on the reverse of the painting "Le Basin du Jas du Bouffan".
  10. S. Michalski & D. Hartin - CCI lining project: preliminary testing of lined-model paintings.
  11. M. Odlyha, G. Foster & M. Scharff - Non-invasive evaluation of moisture sorption and desorption process in canvases.
  12. W. Real, D. Anglos, I. Zergioti & Y. Spets - Use of KrF excimer laser for cleaning fragile and problematic paint surfaces.
  13. G. Scicolone, E. Rossi, A. Sardella, A. Seves & G. Testa - Kinetics of cellulose fiber degradation and correlation with some tensile properties to plan consolidation or lining interventions.
  14. A. Trifonova - The silver framed icons in the old Russian art.
  15. C. Young - Biaxial properties of sized cotton-duck
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Working Group no. 2
"PAINTING II" (Scientific Study of Paintings: Methods and Techniques)

In the Working Group "Painting II" are included the research areas: "Flexible Supports", "Rigid Supports", "Modern and Contemporary Art", "Icons" & "Far-Eastern Paintings".

  1. Y. Bobrov - Interpretation as an inevitable risk in conservation of icons.
  2. S. Buclow - Formal connoisseurship and the study of paintings techniques.
  3. J. Dik, A. Wallert & Y. Szafran - The technical examination of Joachim Beuckelaers "The Miraculous Draught of Fishes".
  4. M. Eveno et E. Martin - Les feuilles mixtes or-argent en peinture de chavalet.
  5. C. Groen, M. de Keijzer & E. Baadsgaard - Examination of the painting technique of nine Dutch pictures of the first half of the 18th century.
  6. F. Rosier - Technique picturale et problèmes de conservation des peintures mates d' Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865).
  7. J. Townsend - Turner's "Drawing Book", The Liber Studiorum: materials and techniques.
  8. M. van Eikema Hommes - A proposal for the classification of painting recepe.
  9. K. Vestergaard - Mongolian thangka paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries: techniques and materials.
  10. J. Wadum - A preliminary attempt to identify Rubens' studio practice.


Working Group no. 3
"ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS"

  1. H. Dumka & S. Braovac - Where Symbols Meet: Conservation for a West African exhibit at the Glenbow Museum.
  2. C. Faye, B. Rolland-Villemot, B. Rostagno et F. Vassal - Les objectifs de la conservation et de la restauration de l'art forain.
  3. N. Odegaard & M. Crawford - Laundry bluing as a colorant in ethnografic objects.
  4. C. Sease & A. Berry - Expect the unexpected: early uses of plastic in ethnographic collections.
  5. T. Stone - Artifacts revisited: the evaluation of old treatments.


Working Group no. 4
"DOCUMENTATION"

The Working Group "Documentation" has been suspended during the triennium 1993-1996 and no papers have been proposed to be presented at the meeting.



Working Group no. 5
"POLYCHROME SCULPTURE"

  1. B. Coelho et M.C. de Senna Hill - La sculpture polychromée du XVIIème siècle dans l' Etat de Minas Gerais, Brésil.
  2. G. Flores - Our Lady of Delivery: restoration of a "tella encolada" sculpture.
  3. M. Koller - Polychromed sculpture and textile art:
  4. M. Quites - The processional image in Minas-Gerais, Brazil.


Working Group no 6
"SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF WORKS OF ART"

The Working Group "Scientific Examination of Works of Art" has been suspended during the triennium 1993-1996, but some valuable papers have been proposed and they will be presented at the meeting.

  1. J. Boon - Scientific examination of varnish and solvent-sensitive paints from a 19th century painting of The Hague School.
  2. S. Colinart, D. MacArthur et G. Béguin - Apport de l'analyse PIXE à l'étude de la technique picturale d'un thang-ka peint du Musée Guimet de Paris.
  3. M. Schilling & H. Khanjian - Gas chromatographic analysis of amino acids as ethyl chloroformate derivatives.
  4. M. Schilling & H. Khanjian - Gas chromatographic determination of the fatty acid and glycerol content of lipids.


Working Group no. 7
"WET ORGANIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS"

  1. C. Bonnot - Etude de cas: le traitement de masse de cuirs archéologiques gorgés d'eau.
  2. P. Hoffmann - Sucrose for waterlogged wood - not so simple at all !


Working Group no. 8
"PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDS"

  1. S. Berselli et G. Briant - La restauration du Fonds Tuminello: problèmes techniques de restauration et de conservation des premiers négatifs photographiques.
  2. J. L. Bigourdan, P. Adelstein & J. Reilly - Acetic acid and paper alkaline reserve: assesment of a practical situation in film preservation.
  3. R. Gschwind, L. Rosenthaler & F. Frey - The use of digital imaging for the preservation of collections of photographs and motion pictures.
  4. J. Johnsen - Accelerated aging: changes in swelling and melting point of photographic gelatin.
  5. N. Kennedy - The coming of age of photograph conservation.
  6. J. G. Lopez - Relevés infographiques pour le constat d'état des photographies.
  7. D. Norris - Air-drying of water-soaked photographic materials: Observations and recommendations.
  8. S. Petrillo - Etude des techniques de montage des panoramas photographiques composés des vues juxtaposées sur papier albumine.


Working Group no. 9
"TEXTILES"

  1. M. Ballard - Hanging out: strenght, elongation, and relative humidity - some physical properties of textile fibers.
  2. M. Brooks, S. O'Connor & J. McDonnell - The application of low energy X-radiography in the examination and investigation of degraded historic silk textiles: preliminary report.
  3. N. Coural, C. Gerin-Pierre, M. Cailleteau, P. Dal Pra et C. Beugnot - Le restauration d'un ensamble de bannières et de peintures provenant du site de Dunhuang et conservées au Mesée National des Arts Asiatiques-Guimet.
  4. D. Eastop & M. Brooks - To clean or not to clean: the value of soiling and creases.
  5. D. Howell - The effect of inappropriate humidity on textiles.
  6. M. Keyserlingk - Conservation and cooperation: treatment of the tablet-woven Gondar Hanging at the Canadian Conservation Institute.
  7. A. Quye, J. Wouters & J. Boon - A preliminary study of light-ageing effects on the analysis of natural flavanoid dyed wools by HPLC and by direct temperature mass spectrometry.
  8. Y. Shashoua - Investigation into the effects of cleaning old, dyed, naturally soiled textiles by aqueous immersion.
  9. l. Shephard - The conservation treatment of two partially restored 18th century tapestries.
  10. R. Varoli-Piazza, R. Rosicarello & M. Giorgi - The use of photogrammetry in determining the correct method of displaying a textile artefact: the cowl of St. Francis of Assisi.


Working Group no. 10
"STONE"

  1. B. Bourgeois, J. L.Boutaine et B. Rattoni - Radiographie et restauration de marbres antiques: l'exemple de Musée du Louvre.
  2. E. Hansen, J. Griswold, L. Harrison & W. Ginnell - Desalination of highly deteriorated stone: a comparative evaluation of preconsolidants.
  3. R. Nardi - The conservation of funerary monuments at the Protestant cemetery (Cimitero Acattolico) in Rome: initial treatment of the lady Temple Memorial.


Working Group no. 11
"THEORY AND HISTORY OF RESTORATION"

  1. K. Colby-Stothart, C. Dignard & E. Keyserlingk - Accreditation in Conservation: the Canadian experience.
  2. K. Götz - The state of professionalization of conservators in Germany.
  3. F. Hanssen-Bauer - Stability as a technical and an ethical requirement in conservation.
  4. J. Rød - The cleaning controversy and the keeping of secrets at the National Gallery in Oslo 1917-1921.
  5. E. Skaug - Cleaning controversies and "the two cultures": steps towards professional autonomy.
  6. M. te Marvelde - Jan van Dijk, an eighteenth-century restorer of paintings.
  7. M. von der Goltz - The state of professionalism in restoration in the Thirties in Germany.


Working Group no.12
"PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION"

In the Working Group "Preventive Conservation" are included the research areas: "Lighting and Climate Control", "Control of Biodeterioration" & "Care of Works of Art in Transit".

  1. J. E. Bergh, H. Mourier & K. Poulsen - Lethal Effects of low pressure ("vacuum") on some museum pest insects.
  2. S. Bradley - Development of an environmental policy for the British Museum.
  3. S. Cane - The introduction of preventive conservation at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.
  4. S. Cannon-Brookes & M. Parry - Daylighting dosage predictions for side-lit interiors in museum galleries and historic interiors.
  5. K. Eremin & P. Wilthew - The effectiveness of barrier materials in reducing emissions of organic gases from fibroboard: results of preliminary tests:
  6. J. J. Ezrati - L'usage de la lumière naturelle en muséographie.
  7. J. Holmberg & L. U. Johansson - Preventive conservation in Swedish museums.
  8. S. Maekawa & K. Elert - Large-scale disinfestation of museum objects using nitrogen anoxia.
  9. C. Nightingale & H. Kingsley - The Wellcome unpacking project - preparing a multi-material collection for storage.
  10. R. Norton - A case history of managing outbreaks of webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella).
  11. T. Padfield - Low energy climate control in museum stores - a postscript.
  12. T. Padfield & A. Robinson - The climate behind pictures mounted against the outer walls of the Chapel of Ledrebørg, Denmark.
  13. E. Peacock & R. Saeterhaug - Quantifying the conservation backlog - the Trøndelag Project.
  14. I. Provorova - Torpid larvae of the webbing clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), and moth control success in museums.
  15. N. Rebrikova & N. Manturovskaya - Maintenance of microbiological safety of artifacts in different conditions of storage: from showcase to open air.
  16. D. Saunders & J. Kirby - Light-induced damage: investigating the reciprocity principle.
  17. G. Scott - Mould growth in tropical environment: a discussion.
  18. B. de Tapol - "Interactive" didactic material in conservation.


Working Group no. 13
"NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS"

  1. A. Brokerhof & M. van Bommel - Deterioration of calcareous materials by acetic acid vapour: a model study.
  2. D. Grattan, C. Gruchy, M. Bilz & C. Bigras - The fossil forest project at the Canadian Conservation Institute:
  3. B. Moore - The conservation assessment survey as a long-range planning tool: a case study at the Peabody Museum.


Working Group no. 14
"GRAPHIC DOCUMENTS"

  1. M. Anders, K. Bredereck & A. Haberditzl - Mechanisms of paper ageing and non-aqueous paper deacidification combined with paper strengthening.
  2. M.C. de Bignicourt et F. Flieder - L'analyse des papyrus.
  3. A. Blüher, G. Banik, K. H. Maurer & E. Thobois - The application of enzyme-containing methylcellulose gels for the removal of starch-based adhesives in albums.
  4. G. Bykova, T. Rogozina, N. Petrova & V. Petetskaya - The elimination of parchment deformation in a text block from the Simeon Gordyi's Codex.
  5. B. Guineau, L. Dulin et J. Vezin -Etude comparée des peintures de plusieurs manuscrits du même texte: le De laudibus sanctae Crucis de Raban Maur.
  6. J. Hanus, M. Komorniková & J. Mináriková - Changes in some mechanical properties of paper during ageing in an archival box.
  7. F. Herrenschmidt, M. Moinot, S. Pennec, I. MacLeod et C. Chahine - Une lieue sous la mer, le Titanic: traitement des papiers.
  8. M. Huxtable, V. Button, D. Norman & D. Ford - Improving and monitoring the condition of a collection of illuminated manuscript fragments - at home and in transit.
  9. J. Liers, J. Wittekind 6 C. Theune - The papersave process - a new mass deacidification treatment in the German Library, Leipzig.
  10. A. Peckstadt, L. Watteeuw & J. Wouters - The conservation of parchment manuscripts: two case studies.
  11. A. Roche - Etude du comportement méchanique des dessins de grands formats doublés sur des matériaux non-tissés.
  12. L. B. Vilmont, G. Gervason et A. C. Brandt - Etude comparative des procédés de renforcement mécanique des papiers par thermocollage et clivage.
  13. A. Wallert - Tannins on the parchment of the Dead Sea Scrolls.


Working Group no. 15
"MURAL PAINTINGS & MOSAICS" and "ROCK ART"

"MURAL PAINTINGS & MOSAICS"

  1. M. C. Corbeil - Characterization of pigments used on Roman and Abbasid frescoes in Jordan.
  2. C. Prasartset - Materials and techniques of Thai wall paintings: a comparative study of late 19th century murals with early period murals.
  3. W. Schudel - Artiste et restaurateur face à la matière picturale et sa dègradation.
  4. M. Stefanaggi, B. Callede, S. Demaily, P. Hugon, G. Orial et J. Brunet - Etude des peintures de la nef de l'église de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartemps.

"ROCK ART"

  1. E. Ageeva & N. Rebrikova - Rock Art on Lake Baikal: rock art preservation research and practice.
  2. J. Bell, J. P. Jerôme, P. Sawyer, V. Magar & N. Stanley Price - Stereophotogrammetric recording of rock art at the Cueva de El Ratón, Baja California, Mexico.
  3. E. Bolle - Initihuasi 5, Cordoba, Argentina: back to the original.
  4. P. Malaurent, J. Vouvé et J. Brunet - Problèmatique liée à la conservation de la grotte ornée Henri Cosquer: l'accès artificiel est-il possible?
  5. M. Soares, S. Campello et J. Brunet - Le parc national "Serra da Capivara, Piaui" Bresil: assai de nettoyages des parois peintes.
  6. A. Thorn - (Rogers 2). 7H2O.


Working Group no. 16
"RESINS: CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION"

  1. M. Bilz & D. Grattan - The aging of parylene: difficulties with the Arrhenius approach.
  2. K. van den Berg, I. Pastorova, L. Spetter & J. Boon - State of axidation of diterpenoid Pinaceae resins in varnish, wax lining material, 18th-century paint and copper resinate pigment.
  3. I. Vestergaard & V. Horie - A comparison of the interaction of five adhesives with Mastodon tooth adherends.


Working Group no. 17
"CONSERVATION OF LEATHERCRAFT AND RELATED OBJECTS"

  1. M. Kite - Gloves.
  2. R. Larsen, C. Chahine, J. Wouters & C. Calnan - Vegetable tanned leather: evaluation of the protective effect of aluminium alkoxide treatment.
  3. M. Nimmo, M. Paris, L. Rissotto, F. Bonetti & P. Cappa - Tensioning gilded and painted leather.
  4. D. De Reyer, S. Pilbout, N. Dennebouy et M. Monnerot - L'ADN ancien, outil diagnostic dans le domaine des biens culturels.


Working Group no. 18
"GLASS, CERAMICS AND RELATED MATERIALS"

  1. C. Corvaia, I. MacLeod & C. Harley - Conservation of glass recovered from shipwreck sites.
  2. D. Germain-Bonne, I. Biron et P. Trocellier - La dégradation des émaux peints des XVème et XVIème siècles.
  3. L. Hogan - Reconstructing major missing areas of ceramic vessels using clay.
  4. J. Ryan, D. McPhail, P. Rogers & V. Oakley - Glass deterioration in the museum environment: a study of the mechanisms of decay using secondary ion mass spectrometry.
  5. S. Smith - The manifacture and conservation of Egyptian faience.
  6. N. Valentin, A. Sánchez & I. Herraez - Analysis of deteriorated Spanish glass window-cleaning methods using gel system.
  7. B. de Vries - The conservation of a vandalised nodding figure, Royal Pavilion, Brighton.


Working Group no. 19
"TRAINING IN CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION"

  1. E. Caillé - La formation professionnelle, une affaire à suivre.
  2. C. Caple - The creation of Self Development Learning Packages (SDLP) and Formalised Object Construction and Use Sequences (FOCUS).
  3. T. Little - PREMA: a training strategy for a change or let's stop building castles in the sand.
  4. C. Pearson - Conservation training for developing countries: hopes and realities.
  5. N. Putt - Conservation training: the Pacific Islands' priorities.
  6. J. Stoner - The education and training of art conservators: teaching the triptych of practice, history, and science.
  7. B. Veloso - Education of the conservator-restorer at CECOR, Fine Arts School of the Federal University of Minas-Gerais, Brazil.
  8. D. Watkinson & S. Stevenson - Assessing student practical work.


Working Group no. 20
"METALS"

  1. C. Degrigny, R. Le Gall et E. Guilminot - Faciès de corrosion développés sur des poids en plomb du Musée du CNAM de Paris.
  2. M. Fjaestad, A. Nord, K. Tronner, I. Ullén & A. Lagerlöf - Environmental threats to archaeological artefacts.
  3. J. Hughes - Prevention of conservation problems of outdoor sculpture - the importance of the commissioning documentation.
  4. I. MacLeod & R. Wozniak - Corrosion and conservation of lead in sea water.
  5. M. Paz et F. Bolaños - Traitement de conservation d'une croix processionnelle du XVIème siècle.
  6. H. Strandberg, L. G. Johansson & J. Rosvall - Outdoor bronze sculpures - a conservation view on the examination of the state of preservation.


Working Group no. 21
"FORNITURE" and "LACQUERS"

"FORNITURE"

  1. D. Erhart, M. Mecklenburg, C. Tumosa & T. Olstad - New versus old wood: differences and similarities in phisical, mechanical, and chemical properties.

"LACQUERS"

  1. M. Ballardie - Historical colours used in 17th and 18th century Japanning.
  2. K. Murose - On Ryukyu urushi techniques and restoration.
  3. K. Walch, J. Koller, U. Baumer & C. H. Fischer - The red lacquer-work in the Cabinet of Miniatures in the Munich Residenz.


Interim Working Group
"MODERN MATERIALS"

  1. C. Moynehan, G. Allen & E. Then - Testing and development of corrosion inhibitors for aluminium artefacts.
  2. S. Pennec et R. Wozniak - La canservation-restauration de deux linoléums de la maison Pasteur.
  3. Y. Shashoua - A passive approach to the conservation of polyvinyl chloride.
  4. R. Stewart, D. Littlejohn, R. Pethrick & N. Tennent - The use of accelerated ageing tests for studying the degradation of cellulose nitrate.
  5. T. van Oosten & A. Aten - Life long guaranteed: the effect of accelerated ageing on Tupperware objects made of polyethylene.
  6. D. Williams & S. Fairbrass - Laser surface profilometry in materials conservation.