{"title":"Developments in paper conservation in Japan","authors":"K. Masuda","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638677","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The author describes the co-existence of traditional and modem methods of conservation and preservation in Japan. The application of two very different approaches, traditional restoration and mounting and modem conservation and preservation, is shown to be related to the type of material to be treated. Paintings and documents officially designated ‘important cultural property’ are treated by conservators in studios themselves designated as holders of traditional restoration and conservation techniques. Library and archive materials benefit mainly from preventive and mass-treatment measures. Many works of art from small collections are still treated in traditional mounting studios. The development of a new and active type of studio and conservator is described and the process of cross-fertilization between new and old traditions is shown to be beneficial to both.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129949841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preserving information in a digital age: What's the difference?","authors":"Alan Howell","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638690","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Until the mid-twentieth century, paper was the dominant medium for recording, transmitting and storing information. However, storage of information is now nearly 100% in digital format with only a miniscule 0.003% of the world's information being produced as print on paper. Because digital information is being produced so much more rapidly than other forms, libraries of the future will inevitably be libraries of digital content. A significant change has taken place. The preservation of information in digital format is emerging as a key concern of organizations including libraries. After a decade of discussion, the major libraries in the technologically advanced regions of the world are moving to establish policies, a technological infrastructure, and operational programmes in digital preservation. Many of these initiatives are cross-sectorial partnerships between libraries, archives, universities and business. Readers of The Paper Conservator are one group who has the background and orientation to comprehend how digital information may be preserved. To be key players, however, they need to understand its dynamics and difficulties. With the intention of building a shared commitment to action, this paper identifies and defines the key issues facing libraries and creates a shared awareness of trends and activities. Readers are also challenged to identify gaps, come forward with examples of digital preservation in practice, and identify opportunities for action.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"36 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125750713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tears and tears, 25 years","authors":"Stuart M. Welch","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638685","url":null,"abstract":"Summary During the 25 years he has been supplying paper to conservators, the author has been asked to develop and supply papers, boards, materials and equipment which did not exist or were difficult to get hold of in the UK and Europe. This article is his personal recollection of the products and people he has been involved with over this period.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132521507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Training for conservators—A changing profile?","authors":"G. Banik, A. Pataki","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638679","url":null,"abstract":"Summary In Germany, in the last decade, a change in working methods in conservation, especially in libraries and archives, has taken place. This change is partly the result of the foundation of academic training programmes in Stuttgart, Munich and Cologne. It is marked by a shift away from traditional artisanal ways of working to standardized industrial production techniques for mass-scale treatment of library and archive materials. In the educational programme at Stuttgart, new co-operative standards in training and research have been set up, involving industry, regional conservation centres and university institutions. New standardized conservation technologies and procedures have been developed, including marketable equipment for binding repair, ‘instant’ enzyme poultices, suitable fixing agents for water-soluble inks and dyes, aerosol treatments for consolidation of flaking paint layers and chemical stabilization of iron-gall ink corrosion. The developments in the profession have already led to a redefinition and enhancement of areas of responsibility in certain conservation positions.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124611832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The practice of looking in paper conservation","authors":"I. Brückle","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638688","url":null,"abstract":"Summary This essay examines the way in which we look at paper artefacts during the process of conservation. Classification of artefacts as art and non-art determines many treatment choices. An artefact to be displayed in an art museum may receive treatment to make its damage less noticeable, while an artefact to be used in an archives may merely be stabilized for preservation. Artefacts of either category are increasingly appreciated for their intrinsic value. In some cases, this leads us to restore the visual homogeneity of a damaged artefact, in other cases to accept damage as an important aspect of an artefact's appearance. Intrinsic value can thus be associated with both structural as well as aesthetic considerations. A drawing previously damaged by restoration is analysed, differentiating between the way in which past restorations and modem conservation treatment can alter an artwork's appearance.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127778584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Michelangelo's Mourning Woman: The rediscovery and investigation of a forgotten drawing","authors":"Camilla Baskcomb, P. Bower, J. Stock","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638691","url":null,"abstract":"Summary This paper describes the discovery of, and subsequent investigations into, a previously unknown Michelangelo drawing found in an album at Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England. The probable origin of the drawing is discussed through comparison with other works by the young Michelangelo and his circle. The composite laminated structure of the drawing and its eighteenth-century collector's mount are described in detail, together with an analysis of the constituent papers. Conservation treatment, including temporary separation of the drawing from its mount, is covered. The great similarity in the manner of drawing between this and other works by Michelangelo, together with the provenance and the paper evidence have led to this work being accepted as an important new addition to Michelangelo's oeuvre. This investigation of a complex paper object is presented as an excellent illustration of the productive collaboration between specialists in three different disciplines: art history, paper history, and paper conservation.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126997434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review of some of the main trends in training and education in paper conservation in the UK, 1970–2000","authors":"Gillian Roy","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638678","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638678","url":null,"abstract":"Summary This paper documents the progress of paper conservation courses in the UK over a period of 30 years. Some of the main issues affecting the delivery of courses are commented upon together with significant changes in structure, content and professional relationships. The control exercised by Education Authorities and funding agencies is noted. Some questions regarding professional status are also raised, including the responsibility of training courses and professional organizations to advance long awaited career progression opportunities for low paid conservators.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114778936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practical uses of risk analysis","authors":"J. Ashley-Smith","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638681","url":null,"abstract":"Summary What distinguishes professional conservators from others who have a practical involvement with historic objects is the reflective nature of their decision-making. Decisions about practical treatments involve elements of risk: probabilities of unwanted outcomes that reduce the value of the treated object. The continuing development of conservators should be aimed at reducing the uncertainty of decision outcomes by increasing knowledge, and decreasing the uncertainty of action outcomes by increasing practical skill.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117156252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Personal and professional reflections: A conversation with Christopher Clarkson","authors":"Nancy J. Bell, Christopher Clarkson","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638683","url":null,"abstract":"Summary As a founding member of the Institute of Paper Conservation and major contributor to the study of books and conservation, this celebratory issue offered an opportunity to talk with Chris Clarkson, to document his development as a conservator of books and manuscripts, to record his reflections of how the profession has developed in the last 25 years, and to consider his ideas on a variety of issues like the training of conservators, and his thoughts on the future of the profession.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127698232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Change, we hope for the better","authors":"Marjorie B. Cohn","doi":"10.1080/03094227.2001.9638686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03094227.2001.9638686","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Basing her observations on her experience as a paper conservator in an American museum for 28 years, followed by a decade as a print curator, the author discerns a welcome trend toward a conservation practice less committed to routine chemical treatments and more observant of the historical implications of the condition of works of art on paper.","PeriodicalId":243922,"journal":{"name":"The Paper Conservator","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124031040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}