Second Postgraduate Conservation Research Seminar
Science Museum, London SW7 2DD, UK
8-9 February 1996

Organised by Dr. Edward Then
Senior Conservator (New Materials)
Science Museum

e.then@nmsi.ac.uk

Session One (Thursday morning)

Chair: Mr. Boris Pretzel (V&A Museum)

• Welcome speech

  Hazel Newey, Head of Conservation, Science Museum

• Biaxial tensile testing of paintings on canvas

  Christina Young, Imperial College

• Effect of cleaning on the surface morphology of plastics

  Sheila Fairbrass, Imperial College

• The atmospheric corrosion of lead: A surface study

  Leon Black, Bristol University

• Conservation of aluminium and its alloys

  Chris Moynehan, Bristol University

Session Two (Thursday afternoon)

Chair: Dr. Joyce Townsend (Tate Gallery)

• Chromatographic studies of drying oils

  Caroline Mathews, Birkbeck College

• The techniques of English medieval wall painting: New discoveries and conservation implications

  Helen Howard, Courtauld Institute

• Tin-relief decoration and medieval European art, 1250-1550

  Jilleen Nadolny, Courtauld Institute

• Moisture beneath the surface: Effects of the exterior environment on porous materials

  Robyn Pender, Courtauld Institute

Session Three (Friday morning)

Chair: Ms. Yvonne Shashoua (British Museum)

• Assessment of EDTA as a cleaning reagent for stained glass weathering products

  Maggie Hood, University of Strathclyde

• Conservation of waterlogged wood

  Theo Skinner, National Museum of Scotland

• The science of art

  Sarah Vallance, University of Northumbria

• WWW electronic journal for conservation

  A. J. Hogg, University College London

The methods, techniques, and conclusions found in individual papers are the work and responsibility of the author of the paper, and should in no way be thought to represent the opinion or endorsement of either the Journal of Conservation & Museum Studies, the Institute of Archaeology, or University College London. No liability or contract is accepted or implied by the publication of these data.

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