17409
Accession Number
24273
Title Of Article Chaper
Aportaciones a la Historia de la Restauración en España. Reimpresión de los Tratados de Polero y de la Roca con los Informes del Restaurador Gato de Lema
Title Of Journal Book
Informes y Trabajos del Instituto de Conservación y Restauración de Obras de Arte
Volume
12
Pages
85-100
Collation
16 p.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
ISBN
84-600-5504-3
Language Of Text
Spanish
Language Of Summary
French;English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Very little has been penetrated in regard with the methods and materials used by the Spanish restorers of any time and nothing, therefore, is known as to the restoring tradition of our painters. This lack of interest on the side of our historiographers and painting technicians has been, throughout the centuries, the reason for the most scarce bibliography we know in regard with this field. It is possible, however, that there will be some documents, in the Museums, Cathedrals and Churches archives mainly, constituting the history of painting restoration in Spain, although we dare to assume that, if we take for reference the manuals or recipe books published in regard thereto, our restorers techniques and the materials of common usage have been of oral transmission, or either have been hidden as shop secrecy. This paper discusses the two books found on restoration by de Polero and de la Roca, the republishing of them, and what kind of information is in the two books.
Keywords
history;restoration;Spain;treatise;de Polero;de la Roca; restorer;Gato de Lema;paintings;books;cleaning;oil painting;relining
pub_id
17409
Title Translation
Contributions to a History of Restoration in Spain. Reprint of the Treatise of de Polero and de la Roca with Information on the Restorer Gato de Lema