PřF:C8910 Conserv.org.subj.II-course - Course Information
C8910 Conservation of subjects made from organic materials II - course
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/5/0. 5 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: graded credit. Other types of completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- ak. mal. Zdenka Kuželová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Modráčková (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Alois Orlita, CSc. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Richard Ševčík, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Jiří Příhoda, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Tue 8:00–12:50 C12/214
- 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
- Chemistry of Conservation - Restoration (programme PřF, N-CH)
- Course objectives
- Main objectives of the course are to exercise more advanced methods and techniques from the field of conservation or restoration of artefacts made from textile materials, paper, and leather.
- Syllabus
- Part A: Textiles
- 1. Study of basic properties of textile auxiliary agents (TAA). Determination of risk chemicals in TAA. Influence of TAA on textile material and its colour.
- 2. Comparison of the efficiency of washing techniques. Effect of enzymatic washing agents on textiles. Application of optically vivifying agents on textiles.
- 3. Treatment of the fiber surface. Application of treatment agents into mass of fibers.
- 4. Colouring by using synthetic dyes (cellulose materials).
- Part B: Paper
- 5. Paper cleavage.
- 6. Large-area mounting of paper objects.
- 7. Restoration of paper documents made on tracing paper.
- 8. Utilization of fixation agents – their influence on soluble dyes.
- 9. Additional colouring of paper suspension for topping-up
- Part C: Leather
- 10. General view into the composition of leather and hide materials (histology).
- 11. Method used for artificial aging of hides and parchment.
- 12. Solving and design of a model for complex treatment of historical hides.
- 13: Conservation report elaboration.
- Literature
- ĎUROVIČ, Michal. Restaurování a konzervování archiválií a knih. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Paseka, 2002, 517 s. ISBN 8071853836. info
- Teaching methods
- laboratory course
- Assessment methods
- graded course-unit credit after evaluation of conservation reports
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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