Results 101 to 110 of about 5,252 (223)

Local Interaction and Long Distance Connections in the Ulua Valley: The View from Cerro Palenque

open access: yes, 2009
The site of Cerro Palenque, the largest settlement in the lower Ulua Valley (Sula Valley) in Honduras during the ninth and tenth centuries AD, was a locus of craft production of figurines and pottery, feasting, the ballgame, and other events associated ...
Hendon, Julia A.
core  

Use of the Volatile Binder Menthyl Lactate to Temporarily Consolidate and Transport the Earthquake-Damaged Wooden Crucifix of Santa Maria Argentea in Norcia

open access: yesHeritage
This contribution illustrates the research focused on the process of securing and the transportation prior to the conservation treatment of a wooden Crucifix—severely damaged in 2016 during the earthquake of Central Italy—through the application of ...
Vincenzo Amato   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A COMPARATIVE MULTI-TECHNIQUE INVESTIGATION ON MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION OF GILDING LAYERS AND THE CONSERVATION STATE OF 7 PORTUGUESE MANNERIST ALTARPIECES [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper deals with the multi-analytical comparative characterization of 59 samples of gilded and polychrome layers from 7 altarpieces studied during the Gilt-Teller project (www.gilt-teller.pt). The altarpieces studied here belong to seven churches in
Candeias, A   +10 more
core  

Memorialising and Witnessing Christ’s Passion — New Perspectives on the 14th-Century Polychrome Wood Crucifix in Marttila, Finland

open access: yesICO Iconographisk Post, 2022
This article presents an investigation of a 14th-century polychrome wood crucifix from the Marttila Church (Sankt Mårtens in Swedish), and other stylistically closely related crucifixes in the medieval diocese of Turku (Åbo), Finland.
Katri Vuola
doaj  

Method and Meaning: Selections from the Gettysburg College Collection

open access: yes, 2014
What is art historical study and how it should be carried out are fundamental questions the exhibition Method and Meaning: Selections from the Gettysburg College Collection intends to answer.
Callahan, Shannon   +7 more
core  

The Hieroglyphic Stairway of Copan, Honduras: Study Results and Conservation Proposals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Summarizes historic research and scientific studies on the stone and mortar materials, biological colonization, condition, and environment of the stairway.

core  

Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Describes in detail the techniques, materials, and operating parameters of successful insect eradication procedures developed at the Getty Conservation Institute and ...
Charles Selwitz, Shin Maekawa
core  

Medieval polychrome sculptures in Norwegian museum collections and churches

open access: yesCollegium Medievale, 2020
Polychrome sculptures from medieval Norway are found both in churches and museum collections. The two kinds of institutions, one religious and the other secular, provide different viewing contexts for these objects which in turn influence how they are perceived.
Nina Kjølsen Jernæs, Karen Mengshoel
openaire   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy