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{"title":"Calculating the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Central Depot of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna – First Results of the Pilot Study","authors":"Tanja Kimmel","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2023.2267263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2267263","url":null,"abstract":"Museums are important actors in the fight against climate change. In order to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5° Celsius, European museums are required to reduce their CO2 emissions to contr...","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139902014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Oddy Test and the Photographic Activity Test (PAT): A Direct Comparison of Accelerated Aging Test Methods for Assessing Storage, Display, and Transport Materials","authors":"E. M. Breitung, M. S. Noyes, D. M. Burge, C. H. Stephens, A. Bone, J. Tétreault, E. J. Richardson, I. C. Buscarino","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2023.2278915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2278915","url":null,"abstract":"Two accelerated aging tests, the Oddy test and the Photographic Activity Test (PAT), are used to predict the safety of storage, display, or transport materials used near cultural heritage objects. ...","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139752022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lead Transfer Risk from Handling Ceramics with Deteriorated Lead Glazes","authors":"Adrienne Gendron","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2023.2288438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2288438","url":null,"abstract":"The risks of lead transferring to gloves while handling lead-glazed ceramics was evaluated with simple empirical tests using Plumbtesmo test strips. Five lead-glazed ceramics from the Harvard Art M...","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139752127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Art & Science of Illuminated Manuscripts: A Handbook; The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators: A Scientific and Cultural Study","authors":"Mark Clarke","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2024.2308455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2024.2308455","url":null,"abstract":"Published in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (Vol. 63, No. 1, 2024)","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139752363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Objects, Memory, and Restorative Justice (A Personal Reflection on Conservation’s Meaning)","authors":"Rachel Rivenc","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2023.2266261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2266261","url":null,"abstract":"Humans and objects are deeply entangled through systems of knowledge, exchange, production and consumption. The entanglement is also emotional. Objects have symbolic power and therefore emotional c...","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"142 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139577974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Two Sculptures, One Master? A Technical Study of Two Rare Examples of Polychrome Sculptures Associated with “the Master of Saint Catherine of Gualino”, Italy, Fourteenth Century","authors":"Diana de Bellaigue, Jessica Chloros, Lore Troalen, Laura Hendriks, Justine Lenglet, Jérôme Castel, Xavier Dectot, Negar Haghipour","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2023.2219935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2219935","url":null,"abstract":"Between the 1960s and 1990s art historian Giovanni Previtali identified a group of polychrome wood trecento sculptures from the Umbrian-Abruzzo region of Italy as the work of one hand. He named his artist the Maestro della Santa Caterina Gualino after one of the pieces considered to epitomize the style he had identified. Previtali's attribution has since been universally accepted in art historical publications and catalogs. This study tests this assertion through scientific analysis of two of the sculptures named in the group. A team from National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston compared a statue of the Madonna and Child (Edinburgh) and Saint Agnes (Boston) using a variety of analytical tools. Cross-references were made to three other sculptures in the group to which access was gained. The results of this analysis highlight the challenges of testing stylistic associations in the laboratory. Despite taking a scientific approach to data collection and collation there is still much scope for subjectivity in interpretation. Rather than providing a conclusion, our work has opened the door wider still for multiple interpretations, illustrating the limitations of analysis in supporting definitive statements about the authorship of Medieval polychrome sculpture.","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"14 6‐7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135933622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Encountering and Countering Constraints in the Exploration of Ethiopia’s Unique Wall Painting Technology","authors":"Lisa Shekede, Stephen Rickerby, Blair Priday","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2023.2237784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2237784","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTLittle known to the outside world, the northern highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia, possess an extraordinary wall painting heritage. These astonishing paintings have so far evaded the multiplicity of conservation mistakes which have adversely affected wall paintings elsewhere, but they remain vulnerable to a variety of problems. Cautious and sensitive exploration is required to build knowledge and to develop appropriate approaches to their preservation. Technical research is key to this process, but it is inevitably circumscribed by availability of resources. In addition to the usual time and budget constraints, conservators working at remote sites such as those in Tigray often face serious operational, environmental, and access challenges. Wall painting sites may also be places in religious use where access to painted spaces may be forbidden or very limited. This paper outlines the approach developed for the first major multi-site technical and condition study of wall paintings in Ethiopia, embarked upon in 2013 by the Ethiopian Heritage Fund in collaboration with Ethiopian partners, and incorporates a summary of the findings to date. It is the authors' hope that it will provide useful guidance for technical investigations conducted in similar circumstances elsewhere.ABSTRACTOPoco conocidas por el mundo exterior, las tierras altas del norte de Tigray, Etiopía, poseen un extraordinario patrimonio de pintura mural. Estas asombrosas pinturas han evadido hasta ahora la multiplicidad de errores de conservación que han afectado negativamente a las pinturas murales en otros lugares, pero siguen siendo vulnerables a una variedad de problemas. Se requiere una exploración cautelosa y delicada para aumentar conocimientos y desarrollar enfoques apropiados para su preservación. La investigación técnica es clave para este proceso, pero está inevitablemente circunscrita por la disponibilidad de recursos. Además de las limitaciones habituales de tiempo y presupuesto, los conservadores que trabajan en sitios remotos como los de Tigray a menudo enfrentan serios desafíos operativos, ambientales y de acceso. Los sitios de pintura mural también pueden ser lugares de uso religioso donde el acceso a los espacios pintados puede estar prohibido o muy limitado. Este artículo describe el enfoque desarrollado para el primer gran estudio técnico y de condición de múltiples sitios de pinturas murales en Etiopía, emprendido en 2013 por el Fondo del Patrimonio Etíope en colaboración con socios etíopes, e incorpora un resumen de los hallazgos hasta la fecha. Los autores esperan que proporcione una orientación útil para las investigaciones técnicas realizadas en circunstancias similares en otros lugares. Traducción y revisión: Soledad Tancoff y Maria del Rosario Molliendo; revisión final: Amparo Rueda e Irene Delaveris.RÉSUMÉLes hauts plateaux du Tigré au nord de l'Ethiopie, bien que méconnus, possèdent un extraordinaire patrimoine de peintures murales. Ces saisissantes peint","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135146154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A History of over 50 Years of SUNY Buffalo State’s Paintings Conservation Education","authors":"Fiona T. Beckett, Meredeth Lavelle","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2023.2237785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2237785","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTPaintings conservation education at State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo State University has evolved over the last 50 years. The foundation and beginnings of the art conservation program at SUNY Buffalo State University is described through the lens of paintings conservation. The first section details the background of paintings conservators Sheldon Keck and Caroline Keck in their conservation approaches and their key roles in developing the Cooperstown conservation training program at SUNY Oneonta. The original curriculum developed by the Kecks and as it relates to paintings conservation is also explored. The second section discusses the additional paintings faculty members, the move of the program from Cooperstown to Buffalo, the new facilities, as well as the later years of graduate education in paintings conservation, culminating with the effects of the pandemic and recent developments.RÉSUMÉL'enseignement de la conservation-restauration des peintures à l'Université d'État de New York (SUNY) Buffalo State University a évolué au cours des 50 dernières années. La fondation et les débuts du programme de conservation-restauration des œuvres d'art à la SUNY Buffalo State University sont décrits sous l'angle de la conservation-restauration des peintures. La première section détaille la formation et l'expérience professionnelle des restaurateurs de peintures Sheldon Keck et Caroline Keck, leurs approches de la conservation et leurs rôles clés dans le développement du programme de formation en conservation-restauration de Cooperstown à SUNY Oneonta. Le programme d'études original développé par les Keck dans son rapport avec la conservation-restauration des peintures est également exploré. La deuxième section aborde les membres supplémentaires de la faculté de peinture, le déménagement du programme de Cooperstown à Buffalo, les nouvelles installations, ainsi que les dernières années de la formation supérieure en conservation-restauration des peintures, avec en point d'orgue les effets de la pandémie et les développements récents. Traduction: Monique Benoit.RESUMOA educação para a conservação de pinturas na State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo State University evoluiu nos últimos 50 anos. A fundação e o início do programa de conservação de arte na SUNY Buffalo State University são descritos através das lentes da conservação de pinturas. A primeira seção detalha o histórico dos conservadores de pinturas Sheldon Keck e Caroline Keck em suas abordagens de conservação e seus papéis-chave no desenvolvimento do programa de treinamento em conservação de Cooperstown na SUNY Oneonta. O currículo original desenvolvido pelos Kecks no que se refere à conservação de pinturas também é explorado. A segunda seção discute os professores de pinturas adicionais, a mudança do programa de Cooperstown para Buffalo, as novas instalações, bem como os recentes anos de pós-graduação em conservação de pinturas, culminando com os efeitos da pandemia e desen","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135147211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Exploration of Consolidants for Ancient Egyptian Limestone","authors":"Nina Owczarek, Anna O’Neill, Molly Gleeson, Jessica Betz Abel, Julia Commander","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2023.2248333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2248333","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThe Penn Museum has many monumental architectural elements of the Palace Complex of Merenptah, a 19th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. The palace was excavated in Memphis by Clarence Fisher and elements of it, including columns, doorways, and windows, were brought to Philadelphia and installed in the Museum in 1926. The limestone architectural pieces exhibit various condition issues including powdering, flaking, and cracking. In preparation for reinstallation in the Museum’s renovated Egyptian galleries, methods and materials for strengthening and stabilizing the stone were investigated. First, the stone was characterized using thin-section petrographic analysis. After a literature search, the following consolidation materials were selected for initial testing: Conservare, CaLoSil E5, CaLoSil E25, CaLoSil E50, CaLoSil IP5, CaLoSil IP25, diammonium phosphate (DAP), and M-3P bacterial nurturing solution. Test areas were evaluated for reduced powdering, improved strength, and minimal visual change (if any). CaLoSil E5 and M-3P were then further tested to better compare their performance with each other. Paraloid B-72 was also considered for this project and selected for stabilizing areas with structural damages like breaks and cleavage. This article outlines the steps taken and results of testing. It also addresses the treatment choices made for these architectural elements, and the rationale for them.RÉSUMÉLe Penn Museum possède plusieurs éléments architecturaux monumentaux du Palais de Mérenptah, un pharaon de la 19e dynastie d'Égypte Ancienne. Le palais fut fouillé à Memphis par Clarence Fisher et certains éléments, dont des colonnes, des portails et des cadres de fenêtre furent importés à Philadelphie et installés au Museum en 1926. Les éléments architecturaux en calcaire démontrent certains signes de détérioration, par exemple : de la pulvérulence, de la délamination et de la fissuration. En vue de la réinstallation de ces éléments dans les galeries égyptiennes rénovées du Museum, certaines méthodes et matériaux pour renforcer et stabiliser la pierre ont été investigués. Premièrement, la pierre fut caractérisée à l'aide d'examen pétrographique sur tranche mince. Après une recension de la littérature, les agents de consolidation suivants ont été sélectionnés pour les premiers essais : Conservare, CaLoSil E5, CaloSil E25, CaLoSil E50, CaLoSil IP5, CaLoSil IP25, le phosphate diammonique (PDA), ainsi qu'une solution d'élevage bactérien M-3P. Les aires d'examen furent évaluées avec comme critères, la réduction de pulvérulence, le renforcement de la pierre, et les changements visuels minimes éventuels. Le CaLoSil E5 et la solution M-3P furent ensuite réexaminés pour mieux comparer leur performance. Le Paraloid B-72 fut aussi envisagé pour ce projet et sélectionné pour stabiliser les régions avec des dommages structuraux tels des cassures ou des clivages. Les étapes et les résultats des examens sont présentés dans cet article. Les traitements de rest","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135345431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Caliche From Archaeological Zone of Guanajuato Mexico and Nearby Deposits: Geochemical and Mechanical Characterizations","authors":"Alexis Ahedo-Díaz, Miguel A. Luna-Muñoz, Raúl Miranda-Avilés, Mercedes Salazar-Hernández, Jorge Cervantes, Omar Cruces-Cervantes, Carmen Salazar-Hernández, María Jesús Puy-Alquiza","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2023.2250154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2250154","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTCurrently, several archaeological sites are being studied in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Among these sites is the Cerro de Los Remedios, located in the municipality of Comonfort, in the state of Guanajuato. The archaeological site shows that among the main materials used for construction was a carbonate-based stone called caliche. Caliche is the result of carbonate sedimentation in sandstone; therefore, its physical and geochemical characteristics are specific to each archaeological zone around the world. Therefore, it was necessary to conduct a study of the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of the material found. Samples were removed from the CZA archaeological site and characterized by infrared spectroscopy, XRD, X-ray fluorescence and SEM. The results showed that more than 93% of the caliche is composed of CaCO3 as a matrix of micrite and calcite granules. In addition, the physical and mechanical properties were determined, including density, porosity, and uniaxial compression stress. With the results obtained from the samples from the archaeological site, it was possible to identify material banks close to the caliche properties that were most like those used at the site, which can be proposed to be used in the conservation work required at the archaeological site.RÉSUMÉActuellement, plusieurs sites archéologiques sont en cours d'étude dans l'Etat mexicain de Guanajuato. Parmi ces sites se trouve Cerro de los Remedios (appelé CZA), localisé dans la municipalité de Comonfort, dans l'Etat de Guanajuato. Le site archéologique révèle que parmi les principaux matériaux utilisés pour sa construction se trouve une roche à base de carbonate appelée caliche. Le caliche résulte de la sédimentation des carbonates du grès ; ses caractéristiques physiques et géochimiques sont par conséquent spécifiques de chaque zone archéologique dans le monde entier. Il était ainsi nécessaire d'étudier les propriétés chimiques, physiques et mécaniques du matériau recueilli sur site. Des échantillons ont été prélevés sur le site archéologique CZA et caractérisés par spectroscopie infrarouge, diffraction X, spectroscopie de fluorescence de rayons X et microscope électronique à balayage. Les résultats montrent que plus de 93% du caliche sont composés de CaCO3 sous la forme d'une matrice de granules de micrite et de calcite. De plus, les propriétés physiques et mécaniques, dont la densité, la porosité et la résistance à la compression uniaxiale, ont été caractérisées. Avec les résultats obtenus à partir des échantillons du site archéologique, il a été possible d'identifier des sources locales de matériaux dont les propriétés sont proches de celles du caliche employé sur le site et qui peuvent être proposées pour réaliser les travaux de conservation-restauration qui seront à effectuer sur le site archéologique. Traduit par Johanna Salvant.RESUMOAtualmente, vários sítios arqueológicos estão sendo estudados no estado mexicano de Guanajuato. Dentre esse","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135591577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}