Course: Technology of Restoration and Conservation of Artworks on Paper Support and Related Materials IV

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Course title Technology of Restoration and Conservation of Artworks on Paper Support and Related Materials IV
Course code KCHTFR/TEC4U
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hurtová Alena, Ing.
  • Lesniaková Petra, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Protein-based materials: leather and parchment. Focus on their manufacture, chemical nature, degradation, and the materials and methods of restoration, including preventive conservation. Selection of basic recording media. Focus on their manufacture, chemical nature, degradation, and the materials and methods of restoration, including preventive conservation. Illumination. Focus on its manufacture, chemical nature, degradation, and the materials and methods of restoration, including preventive conservation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce the student to the following topics: leathers, parchment, recording media, and illumination.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Fórum pro konzervátory-restaurátory.
  • Sborníky ze seminářů restaurátorů a historiků.
  • Bacílková B. Biologická degradace materiálu. Společná zpráva Výzkumné chemické laboratoře SÚA v Praze a Ústavu chemické technologie restaurování památek VŠCHT v Praze. Praha, 1993.
  • Ďurovič, M. a kol. Restaurování a konzervování archiválií a knih. Praha: Paseka, 2002.
  • Kolektiv autorů. Konzervování a restaurování kovů. Ochrana předmětů kulturního dědictví z kovů a jejich slitin. Brno, 2011.
  • Schätz, M. Polymery ve výtvarné praxi.. Praha: SPN, 1976.
  • Vodrážka Z. Biochemie. Praha: Academia, 1999.
  • Walter, Ingo F. Codices illustres. Köln, 2005.
  • Zelinger, J. a kol. Chemie v práci konzervátora a restaurátora. Praha, 1987.


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