43867

Accession Number

9391

Author

Cornelius, F. Dupont

Title Of Article Chaper

Movement of wood and canvas for paintings in response to high and low RH cycles

Title Of Journal Book

Studies in conservation

Volume

12

Issue

2

Pages

76-80

Language Of Text

English

Language Of Summary

French;Italian;German

Literature Type

Serial

Literature Level

Analytic

Abstract

This article presents graphs showing the warp of wood panels during successive dry and wet cycles of six weeks each. Another graph shows the expansion and shrinkage of canvas during successive wet and dry cycles of twenty-four hours each.

Keywords

Humidity, test chamber; painting, canvas support test; textile, cotton; textile, linen flax; wood, deformation warping; painting, wood support deterioration; wood, oak; textile, test accelerated ageing; wood, test weathering; ICCROM

pub_id

43867