SOME ASPECTS OF THE CONSERVATION OF WAX MODELS

Abstract

During the Italian Renaissance wax was used to produce polychrome relief portraits on a miniature scale. This use of wax as a material for finished sculpture was subsequently adapted to the production of tableaux, of anatomical models, of life-size wax-works and of wax dolls. This article gives a brief account of the techniques of this type of sculpture and describes problems of conservation and restoration. Methods of repairing, cleaning and restoration are discussed, and the article concludes with a full account of the restoration work carried out on an allegorical tableau by Gaetano Zumbo and on two 17th-century ecclesiastical dolls.     

NOTE ON THE TECHNIQUE AND CONSERVATION OF SOME THANG-KA PAINTINGS

Abstract

The article is a concise report on the art historical as well as technical aspects of thang-ka paintings. It also describes briefly the traditional methods and materials employed in the execution of these paintings. The artists’ materials described in the literature are compared with actual findings as a result of analysis of pigments, binding media and other materials involved in the execution of the thang-ka paintings. An outline of the causes of deterioration of thang-kas is also mentioned. Finally, an extensive account is given of the method of treatment carried out in the author's laboratory.     

ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE BAPTISTERY DOORS IN FLORENCE

Abstract

The causes of deterioration of the gilded bronze doors of the Baptistery in Florence have been examined and the mechanism of corrosion discussed. An apparatus for thermal conditioning has been proposed and tested either on the north door of the Baptistery, or on samples exposed to the urban atmosphere in Milan and by laboratory tests on an electrochemical model. The effectiveness of the proposed apparatus has been verified by weight losses, by assessing soluble salts, by visual observations, by local chemical microanalyses, by morphological examinations with a scanning electron microscope equipped with an X-spectrometer and by X-ray diffraction.     

ON THE CHOICE OF PAPER FOR LINING WORKS OF ART ON GROUND WOOD PULP SUPPORTS

Abstract

Measurements on the rectangular oak supports to three portraits, which include those of Henry VII and of Henry VIII, indicate they were made from the same tree and enable the approximate date at which the panels were used to be determined by dendrochronology. There is the likelihood that a fourth member of the group, previously believed to be Arthur, Prince of Wales, is a copy of an early portrait of Henry VIII.     

SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SURVEY RESEARCH IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

The article first describes the improved interrelationship betweensurvey research and political structures in the CIS. It thendiscusses 1) some organizational problems generated by the lackof legal and economic infrastructure, with a special focus onsampling and supervision; 2) the challenge of training professionalstaff and interviewers; and 3) several unique problems in interpretingthe results of surveys in the CIS. Finally, the article pointsto some factors either impeding or facilitating the professionalizationof survey research in the CIS.     

大学图书馆建筑的走向

近30年来,许多大学图书馆建成了开放式、综合性、多功能、高品质的现代化图书馆建筑,然而存在的问题也不少,平庸或糟糕之作甚多。期望未来大学图书馆走向以科学发展观为指导、以人为本的人性化建筑,节能环保、可持续发展的绿色建筑,人与建筑、环境相和谐的环境友好型建筑,人文与科技相交融的文化建筑,功能与造型完善结合的精品建筑,融入更多专家和专业人员智慧的成功建筑。     

THE CONSERVATION OF NON-METALLIC SEALS

Abstract

The conservation of non-metallic seals is an aspect of archival conservation which is all too often neglected.The authors show the most usual causes and forms of damage together with various methods of treatment. Among the aspects discussed are composition and manufacture; cleaning and repair of single and double-faced seals made of beeswax, shellac and other thermoplastic compounds; the conservation and repair of papered seals, together with seals and wafers applied en placard to documents; and methods of packing and storage used in the University of Glasgow Archives.     

论多媒体作品的制作

本文首先说明了如何配置一台多媒体计算机; 然后论述了多媒体作品制作的一般过程以及对多媒体作品制作人员的职责和素质要求; 最后指出了为迎接多媒体时代的到来图书情报工作者需进行的研究课题。     

THE CONSERVATION OF PYRITIC STONE ANTIQUITIES

Abstract

The occurrence and identification of ‘fossil disease’ in stone artifacts is described, together with details of techniques for the stabilization and consolidation of the specimens.     

艺术院校图书馆采访工作的特点及模式探索

随着艺术院校对内对外交流合作的扩大与深化,其图书馆文献资源建设面临新的挑战,采访工作模式也需要作调整与改变,作者结合北京舞蹈学院图书馆的特点与实际,提出了做好采访工作的新思路,对采访模式进行了探索,以指导采访行为,更好地为读者服务。     

云南高校图书馆在新世纪的转型

1 云南高校图书馆的基本情况及分析1．1 概况分析 云南省现有高等院校26所，其中本科院校11所，专科学校12所，成人学校1所，军事院校1所，高职学校1所。26所院校图书馆的概况如表1： 从表1可以看出，云南省高校图书馆除云南大学、云南师范大学和昆明理工大学三所图书馆具有一定规模外，其余院校图书馆均属中小型高校图书馆。从云南高校的发展趋势来看，是个劣势，但从高校图书馆由传统型向现代型的转变来看，又是一个优越条件，船小好调头，尤其对图书馆馆藏文献回溯建库工作来讲大为有利，建库越早，工作量越少。但从另一个角度来看，由于…