C2857 Technology and materials for conservation-restoration of furniture

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Zdeněk Holý, DiS. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marie Petlachová, Ph.D. (assistant)
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
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
This subject gives complex knowledge and skill in the technology of wood treatment in the field of furniture conservation-restoration and non- polychromic wood carving.
Syllabus
  • Introduction into the problemacy of conservation-restoration
  • Brief historical evolution in restoration of furniture and wood carving
  • Legal norms in the field of restoration practice, monument care and museum management
  • Basic terminology.
  • Ethic principles in activities of a restorer
  • Restoration documentation.
  • Approach of a restorer. Determination of the damage nad state of an object in the moment of its receipt, material survey.
  • Determination of the extent of work activities - conservation, restoration, reconstruction, communication with an owner
  • Design of conservation and restoration, technology and materials.
  • Conservational intervention - specification, the purpose of an activity
  • Cleaning of a surface, drying, rehabiliotation, petrification.
  • Activities preventing further object destruction.
  • Intervention of a restorer, specification, the purpose of an activity.
  • Literature: Brachert, T.: Beiträge zur Konstruktion und Restaurierung alter Möbel. Callwey, München 1988. Kopecká, I. - Nejedlý, V.: Průzkum historických materiálů. GRADA Praha 2005. Kubička, R. - Zelinger, J.: Výkladový slovník malířství, grafika a restaurování. GRADA Praha 2004. Kučerová, I. - Šimůnková, E.: Dřevo. STOP Praha 2000. Kuriál, P.: Technologie II., učební text VOŠ. Brno 2000. Medková, E. - Bohmannová, A.: Starožitný nábytek – údržba a opravy. SNTL Praha 1985. Petr, F.: Umělecké dřevořezby a jejich restaurování. Praha 1953. Slánský, B.: Technika malby I a II. Praha 1956. Umney, N. - River, S.: Conservation of Furniture. Butterworth-Heinemann, London 2000. Zelinger, J. - Heidingsfeld, V.: Chemie v práci konzervátora a restaurátora. ACADEMIA Praha 1987. Doporučené časopisy RESTAURO Zprávy památkové péče Restaurátorské dokumentace publikované muzei, galeriemi a ústavy památkové péče.
Teaching methods
lectures, excursion into workshop
Assessment methods
colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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