Lecture: ‘Reversibility
in book and paper conservation’ (INTACH, Dehli)
- Event: INTACH lectures (#52).
- Organization: INTACH, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.
- Lecture: Reversibility in book and paper conservation.
It is in fact a revisiting of the same lecture given at the Cores Symposium, organized by Syntrawest, Vlaanderen Departement Cultuur, Jeugd en media - Abstract:
Is reversibility a guarantee for good conservation?
Should it be our main goal, as conservators?
A discussion of this controversial issue seen form several points of view:
– Physical phenomenon (solubility, and others).
– Theoretical point of view (revert along time).
– Linguistics (is it the right word?).
A few examples will illustrate to what extent can we apply these theoretical aspects in the conservation practice, seeking to get a final conclusion that replies to the first given questions. - Venue: Live online. at INTACH Conservation Institute YouTube channel.
- Fee: Free. To register and to receive the link for the talks, please send us an e-mail with details of the organization or institution you are affiliated to and your designation (regsitration CLOSED).
- Audience: Paper conservators, curators, historians, librarians, archivists.
- Language: English.
- Date: October 19th, 2020. 17:00 IST, 13:30 CEST (12:30 BST, London Summer TIme).
- Other links: download the lecture notes here and paper postprints. ISBN: 978-81-954731-0-6
Subtitles available in ENGLISH, SPANISH and CATALAN. Access the chapters/bookmarks on the YouTube channel:
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 03:52 – Reversibility in conservation.
Is reversibility a guarantee for good conservation? Should it be our main goal, as conservators? A discussion of this controversial issue seen form several points of view: - 04:56 – Reversibility in thermodynamics Physical phenomenon (solubility, and others).
- 07:16 – Theoretical point of view (revert along time).
- 07:54 – Example: Pounce on manuscript.
- 09:02 – Example: Varnish on impregnated tracing paper.
- 10:46 – Example: Cleaning patina or not.
- 11:52 – Example: Rothko painting with scribble.
- 14:00 – Example: iron gall-inks on manuscript.
- 17:08 – Example: Old repairs conservation on 17th c. manuscript. 22:14 – Linguistics (is it the right word?).
- 23:18 – The right conservation treatment (and reversibility) A few examples will illustrate to what extent can we apply these theoretical aspects in conservation practice, seeking to get a final conclusion that replies to the first given questions.
- 25:39 – Case #1: Varnished binding (Dioscorides Anazarbus 1555).
- 29:08 – Case #2: Book with(out) “purple cancer” (Dioscorides by Mathioli).
- 31:02 – Case #3: “Anatomia Humana Corporis” by Bidloo.
- 36:25 – Table of reversibilty according to types of treatments.
- 39:13 – Conclusion: reversibility guarantees “appropiate conservation”?
- 42:50 – Questions (introduced by Padma Rohilla)
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