Workshop “Paper, Leather and Photographs Conservation” (Sultanate of Oman)
- Course title: Workshop on Paper, Leather and Photographs Conservation
- Recipient: National Records & Archives Authority (Masqat, OMAN)
- Project: Custom-made workshop on the demanded topicsfor professional conservators.
- Dates: 22-26 August 2016.
- Duration: 33 hours.
- Teachers: Rita Udina, Márk Somogyi & Jordi Mestre.
- Programme: Read it below.
- Language: English.
- Press: This course has arised an incredible interest among the press, take a look at it here.
PROGRAMME:
22 august. Tape removal. Fixatives (I) adhesives and fixatives
- 9:00 – 10:30 Welcome and introduction to the course (handouts, conservation lab, tools…). Stains. Mechanical, physical and chemical stain removers: heating, surface dirt cleaning, poultices, bleaching agents, solvents… (theory).
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 12:45 Adhesives and fixatives (theory): types and properties.
- 12:45 – 13:50 Lunch break.
- 14:05 – 15:45 Stain removal: Practice
- 15:45 – 17:15 Fixation of inks: preparing fixatives
23d august. Paper conservation – Fixatives (II)
- 9:00 – 10:30 Paper leafcasting and dying paper pulp (theory).
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 12:45 Dying paper pulp exercise according to samples.
- 12:45 – 13:50 Lunch break.
- 14:00 – 17:15 Leafcasting workshop.
24 august. Leather conservation.
- 9:00 – 10:30 Leather: properties and conservation (theory).
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 13:50 Fixation of bleeding inks I: practice on parchment leather.
- 14:05 – 15:45 Leather (and parchment) conservation workshop
- 15:45 – 17:15 Fixation of bleeding inks II: paper treatment.
25 august. Iron gall ink treatment
- 9:00 – 10:30 Iron gall inks and their treatment (theory)
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 12:45 Iron gall inks: samples tests analysis and diagnosis (practice).
- 12:45 – 13:50 Lunch Break.
- 14:05 – 17:15 Iron gall ink treatment (practice).
26 august. Photographs conservation
- 9:00 – 10:30 Introduction to ancient photographic processes (theory).
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 13:50 Identification workshop and conservation housing proposals.
Most evenings are thought to be practical sessions, and the program intends to evolve in a way that the evening sessions allow practicing on the issues already discussed during the previous days.
Although both tools and practising samples/documents will be supplied at the workshops, participants are welcome to bring their own tools, in case they want to achieve a much similar experience to their workspace.
Participants are also encouraged to bring samples and/or documents* they would like to practice with.
* The practice will be guided and supervised, but the exercises on original documents will be under the participants’ responsibility.
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Workshop “Paper, Leather and Photographs Conservation” (Sultanate of Oman)
- Course title: Workshop on Paper, Leather and Photographs Conservation
- Recipient: National Records & Archives Authority (Masqat, OMAN)
- Project: Custom-made workshop on the demanded topicsfor professional conservators.
- Dates: 22-26 August 2016.
- Duration: 33 hours.
- Teachers: Rita Udina, Márk Somogyi & Jordi Mestre.
- Programme: Read it below.
- Language: English.
- Press: This course has arised an incredible interest among the press, take a look at it here.
PROGRAMME:
22 august. Tape removal. Fixatives (I) adhesives and fixatives
- 9:00 – 10:30 Welcome and introduction to the course (handouts, conservation lab, tools…). Stains. Mechanical, physical and chemical stain removers: heating, surface dirt cleaning, poultices, bleaching agents, solvents… (theory).
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 12:45 Adhesives and fixatives (theory): types and properties.
- 12:45 – 13:50 Lunch break.
- 14:05 – 15:45 Stain removal: Practice
- 15:45 – 17:15 Fixation of inks: preparing fixatives
23d august. Paper conservation – Fixatives (II)
- 9:00 – 10:30 Paper leafcasting and dying paper pulp (theory).
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 12:45 Dying paper pulp exercise according to samples.
- 12:45 – 13:50 Lunch break.
- 14:00 – 17:15 Leafcasting workshop.
24 august. Leather conservation.
- 9:00 – 10:30 Leather: properties and conservation (theory).
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 13:50 Fixation of bleeding inks I: practice on parchment leather.
- 14:05 – 15:45 Leather (and parchment) conservation workshop
- 15:45 – 17:15 Fixation of bleeding inks II: paper treatment.
25 august. Iron gall ink treatment
- 9:00 – 10:30 Iron gall inks and their treatment (theory)
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 12:45 Iron gall inks: samples tests analysis and diagnosis (practice).
- 12:45 – 13:50 Lunch Break.
- 14:05 – 17:15 Iron gall ink treatment (practice).
26 august. Photographs conservation
- 9:00 – 10:30 Introduction to ancient photographic processes (theory).
- 10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break.
- 10:50 – 13:50 Identification workshop and conservation housing proposals.
Most evenings are thought to be practical sessions, and the program intends to evolve in a way that the evening sessions allow practicing on the issues already discussed during the previous days.
Although both tools and practising samples/documents will be supplied at the workshops, participants are welcome to bring their own tools, in case they want to achieve a much similar experience to their workspace.
Participants are also encouraged to bring samples and/or documents* they would like to practice with.
* The practice will be guided and supervised, but the exercises on original documents will be under the participants’ responsibility.
