The Conservation of Decorated Surfacces on Earthen Architecture

. Rainer, Angelyn Bass Rivera

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English

Getty Publishing
01 August 2006

Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; Architectural structure & design

Series: Getty Publications – (Yale)

"For millennia, people of all cultures have decorated the surfaces of their domestic, religious, and public buildings. Earthen architecture, in particular, has been, and continues to be, a common ground for surface decoration, such as paintings, sculpted bas-relief, and ornamental plasterwork. This volume explores the complex issues associated with preserving these surfaces. Case studies from Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas are presented. The publication is the result of a colloquium held in 2004 at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, co-organized by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the National Park Service (NPS). The meeting brought together fifty-five conservators, cultural resource managers, materials scientists, engineers, architects, archaeologists, anthropologists, and artists from eleven countries to present recent conservation work and discuss possibilities for future research and collaboration. Divided into four themes - Archaeological Sites, Museum Practice, Historic Buildings, and Living Traditions - the papers examine the conservation of decorated surfaces on earthen architecture within these different contexts. It is part of the ""Getty Conservation Institute Symposium Proceedings"" series."

By: . Rainer
Edited by: Angelyn Bass Rivera
Imprint: Getty Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 286mm, Width: 223mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 794g
ISBN: 9780892368501
ISBN 10: 0892368500
Series: Getty Publications – (Yale)
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 01 August 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Leslie Rainer is a senior project specialist and wall paintings conservator at the GCI. Angelyn Bass Rivera is an architectural conservator with the NPS, Bandelier National Monument.

Reviews for The Conservation of Decorated Surfacces on Earthen Architecture

<p> Proceedings volumes can be deadly dull and useful only as reference books. The Conservation of Decorated Surfaces on Earthen Architecture rises above that pitfall and provides a broad picture of the issues, approaches, and progress of an increasingly important area of architectural conservation. -- J ournal of the American Institute of Conservation