Highlights in this issue
The Initial Conservation of an Archive of Rolled Architectural Drawings
Jane Rowlands, Contract Paper Conservator (January - June 1996), Paper Conservation
The archive represents almost all the remaining drawings produced by the firm of Frank Matcham (1854 -1920), the most prolific theatre architect of his generation.
The Conservation of Nineteenth Century Dissected Puzzles
Alison Norton , Paper Conservator, Paper and Book Conservation
The purpose of the project was to examine the problems associated with this type of composite object and to provide an initial framework for their conservation.
Conservation and Mounting of Leaves from the Akbarnama
Michael Wheeler, Senior Paper Conservator, Paper Conservation Clair Battisson, Conservation Mounter, Paper Conservation
The Akbarnama is a remarkable work of 116 miniature paintings, noted for its minute detail. The manuscript gives a picture of the emperor Akbar's life and times.
The Coronation of the Virgin - a Technical Study
Katharine Hugh, Curatorial Assistant, Apsley House, The Wellington Museum
The Coronation of the Virgin is attributed to Nardo di Cione, one of the leading artists of mid 14th century Florence.
July 1997 Issue 24
- Editorial
- Managing to be 'Tackless'
- The Initial Conservation of an Archive of Rolled Architectural Drawings
- The Hand of God
- The Conservation of Nineteenth Century Dissected Puzzles
- Conservation and Mounting of Leaves from the Akbarnama
- The Coronation of the Virgin - a Technical Study
- Painting in Japan
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