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Venice Charter – Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites; Florence Charter – by ICOMOS on 15 December 1982 as an addendum to the Venice Charter; Barcelona Charter – European Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Traditional Ships in Operation; Building restoration; Historic preservation
A conservation technician examining an artwork under a microscope at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The conservation and restoration of books, manuscripts, documents, and ephemera is an activity dedicated to extending the life of items of historical and personal value made primarily from paper, parchment, and leather.
While a few famous examples claim the spotlight in major institutions, small museums, libraries, and religious centers put their own, smaller treasures on display to the public without the expertise of a conservator to aid them. The complex challenges of illuminated manuscripts make them a uniquely troublesome medium for conservation.
Under U.S. law, a conservatorship results from the appointment of a guardian or a protector by a judge to manage the personal or financial affairs of another person who is incapable of fully managing their own affairs due to age or physical or mental limitations. A person under conservatorship is a "conservatee", a term that can refer to an adult.
A conservator-restorer is a professional responsible for the preservation of artistic and cultural artifacts, also known as cultural heritage. [1] Conservators possess the expertise to preserve cultural heritage in a way that retains the integrity of the object, building or site, including its historical significance, context and aesthetic or ...
In today's puzzle, there are seven theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the top-half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word: WA. WA ...
Vice President Harris has a 7-point lead over former President Trump among likely voters in Wisconsin, according to a poll from Wisconsin Watch and MassINC Polling Group released Monday. In the ...
It is deemed justifiable if it is the only form of effective conservation available, or if conservation measures prove to be unfeasible. [19] An example of this can be seen in the work of Sir Arthur Evans at the ancient city Knossos, an archaeological site on the Greek island of Crete. Evans, a British archaeologist, excavated the site ...