Paper restoration

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Subject guarantor:

Benjamin BARTL, Štěpánka BORÝSKOVÁ, Libor JŮN

Name of lecturer(s):

Benjamin BARTL

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

production of paper, cardboard and pastes - history, raw materials, processing

Physical and chemical characteristics of paper

Causes and types of paper damage

recording media, their makeup and stability

general fundamentals of paper conservation

conservation research

disinfection

Fixing of recording media long-term and temporary

Cleaning and bleaching

Deacidification (individual methods), alkaline reserves

Gluing

Paper affixing

Dissassembling glue joints

Tear fixing, completing losses, retouching

Conservation/restoration reports

Storing conditions

Acquiring the aforementioned knowledge and their practical application in restoring paper samples.

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Recommended or required reading:

Books:

Ďurovič, M. a kol.: Restaurování a konzervování archiválií a knih. Praha - Litomyšl : Paseka, 2002

Hnětkovský, V. a kol.: Papírenská přríručka. Praha : SNTL, 1983.

Blažej, A. Chémia dreva. Bratislava : ALFA, 1975.

Zelinger, J. Chemie v práci konzervátora a restaurátora. Praha : Academia,1987.

Periodicals:

Restaurator, International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, K. G. Saur München, ISSN 0034-5806

Paper Conservator (The Journal of the Institute of Paper Conservation), ISSN 0309-4227

Journal of Paper Conservation (Papier Restaurierung), IADA, Wolfgang Jaworek, Stuttgart, ISSN 1563-2628

Journal of AIC, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, ISSN 0197-1360

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Schedule for winter semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Restoring of Photogrphy (qualification subject)