25820
Author
Gartner, Wolfgang; Organ, Tom
Title Of Article Chaper
Monitoring and conservation of the Romanesque wall painting of St. Anselm's Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
Title Of Journal Book
The conservator
Issue
13
Pages
44422
Collation
plates (some col.), figs.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliog. refs.
ISSN
0140-0096
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The history of St. Anselm's Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral, and its painted decoration is given. The conservation treatment given to the wall paintings after their discovery in 1888 is described. The technique is explained before outlining recent conservation treatment which included condition monitoring using laser interferometry, consolidation, cleaning, integration of losses. Colour, B/W photographs, diagrams, materials and suppliers, references.
Keywords
Mural painting, cleaning;Mural painting, conservation;Mural painting, restoration;Mural painting, deterioration exfoliation;Mural painting, documentation;Mural painting, fixative consolidation;Mural painting, history; Mural painting, technique fresco -- ICCROM
pub_id
25820