Chris Caple, Emily Williams (Durham University)

Conservation Skills for the 21st Century

Judgement, Method, and Decision-Making

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume presents an overview of current issues facing conservators of historic and artistic works, explored through a variety of important case studies. Written in a clear, accessible style, this is essential reading for student conservators and professionals around the globe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 179mm x 253mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780367443313
• ISBN-10: 0367443317
• Artikelnr.: 67402452

Autorenporträt

Chris Caple is Emeritus Reader in Archaeological Conservation having been director of the Durham University postgraduate programme in artefact conservation 1988-2018. Author of 7 books including the first edition of Conservation Skills: Judgement, Method and Decision Making. He is currently writing up his archaeological excavations at Nevern Castle. Emily Williams is Associate Professor of Archaeological Conservation at Durham University where she directs the MA in the Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects. Prior to this she was the Senior Conservator of Archaeological Materials at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. She has worked at museums or sites in Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Egypt, Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Reasons for Preserving the Past
2. The History of Conservation
3. Conservation Aims and Ethics
4. Objects: Their Investigation and Recording
5. Cleaning
6. Restoration
7. Stabilisation
8. Preventive Conservation and Storage
9. Preserving Intangible Heritage: Working and Socially Active Objects
10. Perception, Judgement, and Decision-Making
11. Responsibilities, Skills, and Sustainable Practices in the 21st Century.