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Ancient & historic metals : conservation and scientific research : proceedings of a symposium organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Conservation Institute, November 1991 / edited by David A. Scott, Jerry Podany, Brian B. Considine.

Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Marina del Rey, CA : Getty Conservation Institute, c1994.Description: xii, 304 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9780892362318
  • 0892362316
Other title:
  • Ancient and historic metals
  • Conservation and scientific research
  • Proceedings of a symposium organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Conservation Institute, November 1991
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Contents:
Preface / Miguel Angel Corzo and John Walsh -- Foreword / David A. Scott, Jerry Podany and Brian B. Considine -- The Monument of Marcus Aurelius: Research and Conservation / Maurizio Marabelli -- Restoration of the Monument of Marcus Aurelius: Facts and Comments / Paola Fiorentino -- Bronze Objects from Lake Sites: From Patina to "Biography" / Francois Schweizer -- The Royal Art of Benin: Surfaces, Past and Present / Janet L. Schrenk -- Considerations in the Cleaning of Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels / Jane Bassett and W. T. Chase -- Tomography of Ancient Bronzes / Stephen D. Bonadies -- Chinese Bronzes: Casting, Finishing, Patination, and Corrosion / W. T. Chase -- The Corrosion of Bronze Monuments in Polluted Urban Sites: A Report on the Stability of Copper Mineral Species at Different pH Levels / Andrew Lins and Tracy Power -- The Technology of Medieval Jewelry / Jack Ogden -- Gold Foil, Strip, and Wire in the Iron Age of Southern Africa / Andrew Oddy -- Conservation of Architectural Metalwork: Historical Approaches to the Surface Treatment of Iron / Frank G. Matero -- Techniques of Mercury Gilding in the Eighteenth Century / Martin Chapman -- Production and Restoration of Nineteenth-century Zinc Sculpture in Denmark / Knud Holm -- Real-time Survival Rates for Treatments of Archaeological Iron / Suzanne Keene -- Conservation of Corroded Metals: A Study of Ships' Fastenings from the Wreck of HMS Sirius (1790) / Ian Donald Macleod -- The Conservation of Outdoor Zinc Sculpture / Carol A. Grissom.
Summary: The preservation and study of metals in terms of the problems of deterioration and appropriate methods of examination and treatment increasingly involve collaboration between scientists and conservators. The sixteen essays in this volume focus on actual objects from a wide range of periods and cultures. Contributors include Thomas Chase of the Freer Gallery in Washington, D.C., on the technology of Chinese bronze casting; Paola Fiorentino of the Istituto Centrale del Restauro in Rome on the conservation of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius; Knud Holm of the National Museum of Denmark on the restoration of nineteenth-century zinc sculptures; Ian MacLeod of the Western Australian Maritime Museum on the conservation of metals from underwater sites; and W. Andrew Oddy of the British Museum on the use of gold foil and wire during the Iron Age in southern Africa.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Preface / Miguel Angel Corzo and John Walsh -- Foreword / David A. Scott, Jerry Podany and Brian B. Considine -- The Monument of Marcus Aurelius: Research and Conservation / Maurizio Marabelli -- Restoration of the Monument of Marcus Aurelius: Facts and Comments / Paola Fiorentino -- Bronze Objects from Lake Sites: From Patina to "Biography" / Francois Schweizer -- The Royal Art of Benin: Surfaces, Past and Present / Janet L. Schrenk -- Considerations in the Cleaning of Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels / Jane Bassett and W. T. Chase -- Tomography of Ancient Bronzes / Stephen D. Bonadies -- Chinese Bronzes: Casting, Finishing, Patination, and Corrosion / W. T. Chase -- The Corrosion of Bronze Monuments in Polluted Urban Sites: A Report on the Stability of Copper Mineral Species at Different pH Levels / Andrew Lins and Tracy Power -- The Technology of Medieval Jewelry / Jack Ogden -- Gold Foil, Strip, and Wire in the Iron Age of Southern Africa / Andrew Oddy -- Conservation of Architectural Metalwork: Historical Approaches to the Surface Treatment of Iron / Frank G. Matero -- Techniques of Mercury Gilding in the Eighteenth Century / Martin Chapman -- Production and Restoration of Nineteenth-century Zinc Sculpture in Denmark / Knud Holm -- Real-time Survival Rates for Treatments of Archaeological Iron / Suzanne Keene -- Conservation of Corroded Metals: A Study of Ships' Fastenings from the Wreck of HMS Sirius (1790) / Ian Donald Macleod -- The Conservation of Outdoor Zinc Sculpture / Carol A. Grissom.

The preservation and study of metals in terms of the problems of deterioration and appropriate methods of examination and treatment increasingly involve collaboration between scientists and conservators. The sixteen essays in this volume focus on actual objects from a wide range of periods and cultures. Contributors include Thomas Chase of the Freer Gallery in Washington, D.C., on the technology of Chinese bronze casting; Paola Fiorentino of the Istituto Centrale del Restauro in Rome on the conservation of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius; Knud Holm of the National Museum of Denmark on the restoration of nineteenth-century zinc sculptures; Ian MacLeod of the Western Australian Maritime Museum on the conservation of metals from underwater sites; and W. Andrew Oddy of the British Museum on the use of gold foil and wire during the Iron Age in southern Africa.