C8920 Conservation of subjects made from inorganic materials IV - course

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/6/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
ak. soch. Jitka Trčková (seminar tutor)
Světlana Filípková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jiří Příhoda, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 15:00–19:50 C10/316
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Advanced pratical course in which students will practise more sophisticated ways of conservation and/or restoration of objects made from glass, ceramics or stone. The emphasis is placed on cleaning of an object, removing of various depositions and flecks, surface treatment etc.
Syllabus
  • 1. Stone investigation. Rock identification. Evaluation of stone damage.
  • 2. Stone cleaning. Cleaning pastes. Removing of colour flecks coming from metallic compounds. Removing of oil coatings, desalination.
  • 3. Stone cementation. Cementation agents, impregnation methods, impregnation in vacuum.
  • 4. Stone impregnation. Investigation of penetration depth for cementation agents.
  • 5. Chemical analyses of raw materials. Starting materials and recipes for selected type of ceramic product.
  • 6. Determination of liquid absorbability. Differentiation of ceramic products according to their absorbability.
  • 7. Determination of glaze kind. Its chemical composition, calculations according to Seger formula.
  • 8. Charge calculations. Determination of chemical composition of starting materials dealing with glaze production. Charge glaze calculations.
  • 9. Tests of glaze stability. Determination of tension between glaze and ceramic cullet.
  • 10. Conservation of ceramic objects. Cleaning, glueing, completing.
  • 11. Conservation of ceramic objects. Cleaning, glueing, completing.
  • 12. Conservation of glass. Cleaning, glueing, completing.
  • 13. Restoration certificate. Preparation of restoration message and conservation certificate.
Literature
  • NIKITIN, Michail Kapitonovič and Jelena Petrovna MEL'NIKOVA. Chemie v konzervátorské a restaurátorské praxi. Translated by Jiří Příhoda. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 231 s. ISBN 8021030623. info
Teaching methods
laboratory practical course
Assessment methods
course-unit credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008.
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