C5985A Conservation of subjects made from organic materials I/A - course

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Žaneta Kubingerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Modráčková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Gabriela Vyskočilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Světlana Filípková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Vyskočilová, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of chemistry and conservation of artefacts made of organic materials (textile).
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 practical laboratory exercise is focused on the basic principles, procedures, and methods used in the conservation and restoration of objects made from organic materials (textiles). It includes the fundamentals of production and technology and professional terminology. It is focused on technological surveys of objects and analyzes of materials, which are the basis for the choice of subsequent procedures for conservation and restoration interventions.
Learning outcomes
Passing the course students will gain knowledge and practical skills of cultural heritage artefacts made of organic materials in the view of:
1) features and chemistry of the materials (textile)
2) ways of their damage and degradation
3) method of their protection and conservation/restoration
Syllabus
  • TEXTILE
  • 9: Textile as the object of investigation, documentation, survey, and sampling.
  • 10: Textile fibers - natural, metallurgical, chemical. Microstructure and macrostructure of plant and animal fibers.
  • 11: Physically – chemical properties of textiles. Sorption of moisture, heat, light, mechanical, optical, electrical, thermal properties.
  • 12: Identification and analysis of textile fibers, solubility, and resistance of fibers to chemical and physical influences. Fiber surface treatment, optically brightening agents.
  • 13: Conservation and restoration of textile materials - textile-technological research (identification and analysis of textile materials, processing technology, fabric binding), conservation/restoration methods and procedures.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PAŘILOVÁ, Hana. Typologie tkanin - textilní zbožíznalství. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7372-674-4.
  • Příručka textilního odborníka. Část 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1981.
  • HLADÍK, Vladimír. Textilní vlákna. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1970.
  • Příručka textilního odborníka. Část 2. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1981.
  • PILLER, Bohumil, LEVINSKÝ, Otto. Malá encyklopedie textilních materiálů. SNTL: Praha, 1978.
  • 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
  • TIMÁR-BALÁZSY, Ágnes and Dinah EASTOP. Chemical principles of textile conservation. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998, xx, 443. ISBN 0750626208. info
    not specified
  • BLAŽEJ, Anton. Tenzidy. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, vydavateľstvo technickej a ekonomickej literatúry, 1977, 481 s. info
Teaching methods
laboratory practice
Assessment methods
credit - submission of conservation reports
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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