C5980 Conservation of subjects made from organic materials I

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 4 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Dana Modráčková (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Hanuš Vavrčík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jiří Příhoda, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Marie Petlachová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 16:00–19:50 C12/311
Prerequisites (in Czech)
C5980 Chemie a metodiky konzervování předmětů vyrobených z organických materiálů I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is oriented to chemistry and methods used for conservation-restoration of objects that were made from organic materials, such as paper, wood, leather and textile. Students gain a survey about chemical agents and methods used in this field of care of cultural heritage.
Syllabus
  • WOOD
  • Macroskopic structure of wood. Chemical composition. Main and accompanying components of wood.Influence of chemicals on wood.
  • Microscopic framework of wood. Anatomic elements of wood coming from coniferous and broad-leave trees.
  • Selected physical properties of wood. Surface and out ward-form properties of wood. Humidity of wood,influence of humidity changes on wood properties. Density, heat, sound, electric properties of wood.
  • Mechanical properties of wood. Elasticity, static fastness, hardness, toughness of wood. Technological properties, variability and modification of wood properties.
  • Protection of wood. Abiotic and biotic factors. Constructional, physical and chemical protection of wood.
  • LEATHER
  • Chemical composition, histology. Collagen and its structure.
  • Technology of hide and parchment production. Leather products: cowskin, wellum, sheepskin, goatskin, pigskin, bird, trophy hides and other furrings.
  • Deterioration of leather and hide objects - physical, chemical, biological (microorganisms, macroorganisms).
  • Conservation procedures for hides and parchment. Desinfection, cleaning (physical, chemical), neutralization, additional tanning, forming and staking,fatting, antimicrobical preparation.
  • Conservation of historical vegetable-tanned book bindings, white binding and technical hides. Conservation of historical objects made from hides, particularly from saddler ones. Conservation of archaelogical objects made from hides.
  • Methods for conservation and restoration of parchment.
  • Deposition and storing of treated hide and parchment objects, optimal conditions for depostition (temperature, relative humidity)
  • PAPER
  • History of production and utilitazion of paper. Chemical, supramolecular and morphological structure of plant fibers.Physical, mechanical and optical properties. Causes for paper deterioration.
  • Preventive care for paper. Characteristics of written memorials from the point of preventive care. Climatic conditions. Deposition systems.
  • Conservation and restoration of paper artefacts. Desinfection, cleaning, deacidification, additional gluing, and stabilization of paper. Gluing, repair works, filling-in, and skeletization. Stacking and nipping.
  • Method for conservation and restoration of seals. Function, history, shape and size of seals. Seal material.
  • Historical recording means. Inks,iron-gallic inks, printing inks. Illuminations and colourings.
  • Modern recording means. Fixation of colour layer. Methods for chemical and physical visualization of dilute texts.
  • Conservation and restoration of book binding. History and typology of book binding. Restoration of books "in situ". Complex restoration of book block and binding. Conservation and restoration of clips and mountings.
  • TEXTILE. Textile – basic concepts. Appearance of textile materials and techniques in art and museum collections. Textile - mobile phenomenon.
  • Structure of textile. Textile structure developing line. Natural, chemical and smelting fibres. Microstructure and macrostructure of plant and animal fibres. Determination of fibres.
  • Physico-chemical properties of textile. Sorption of humidity, heat, light. Mechanical, optical, electrical, and heat properties.
  • Solubility and stability of fibres against chemical and physical effects.
  • Textile production, its utilization and maintainance. Textile fibres - shapes and mixtures. Linar fabrics. Area fabrics – principles of their structure. Clothing. Treating.
  • Causes for textile deterioration. Irradiation, heat, mechanical straining, swelling, chemical and biological destruction.
  • Conservation of textiles. Direct and indirect conservation. Methods of textile survey. Treating of textile artefacts.
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
  • ĎUROVIČ, Michal. Restaurování a konzervování archiválií a knih. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Paseka, 2002, 517 s. ISBN 8071853836. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
oral examination.
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 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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