Ancient & historic metals : conservation and scientific research : proceedings of a symposium organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Conservation Institute, November 1991

The preservation and study of metals in terms of the problems of deterioration and appropriate methods of examination and treatment increasingly involve collaboration between scientists and conservators. The sixteen essays in this volume focus on actual objects from a wide range of periods and cultures. Contributors include Thomas Chase of the Freer Gallery in Washington, D.C., on the technology of Chinese bronze casting; Paola Fiorentino of the Istituto Centrale del Restauro in Rome on the conservation of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius; Knud Holm of the National Museum of Denmark on the restoration of nineteenth-century zinc sculptures; Ian MacLeod of the Western Australian Maritime Museum on the conservation of metals from underwater sites; and W. Andrew Oddy of the British Museum on the use of gold foil and wire during the Iron Age in southern Africa. Ancient & Historic Metals: Conservation and Scientific Research......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 Foreword......Page 11 The Monument of Marcus Aurelius: Research and Conservation......Page 13 The Restoration of the Monument of Marcus Aurelius: Facts and Comments......Page 33 Bronze Objects from Lake Sites: From Patina to "Biography"......Page 45 The Royal Art of Benin: Surfaces, Past and Present......Page 63 Considerations in the Cleaning of Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels......Page 75 Tomography of Ancient Bronzes......Page 87 Chinese Bronzes: Casting, Finishing, Patination, and Corrosion......Page 97 The Corrosion of Bronze Monuments in Polluted Urban Sites: A Report on the Stability of Copper Mineral Species at Different pH Levels......Page 131 The Technology of Medieval Jewelry......Page 165 Gold Foil, Strip, and Wire in the Iron Age of Southern Africa......Page 195 Conservation of Architectural Metalwork: Historial Approaches to the Surface Treatment of Iron......Page 209 Techniques of Mercury Gilding in the Eighteenth Century......Page 241 Production and Restoration of Nineteenth-century Zinc Sculpture in Denmark......Page 251 Real-time Survival Rates for Treaments of Archaeological Iron......Page 261 Conservation of Corroded Metals: A Study of Ships' Fastenings from the Wreck of HMS Sirius (1790)......Page 277 The Conservation of Outdoor Zinc Sculpture......Page 291 Back Cover......Page 317 The Monument Of Marcus Aurelius : Research And Conservation / M. Marabelli -- Restoration Of The Monument Of Marcus Aurelius : Facts And Comments / P. Fiorentino -- Bronze Objects From Lake Sites : From Patina To Biography / F. Schweizer -- The Royal Art Of Benin : Surfaces, Past And Present / J.l. Schrenk -- Considerations In The Cleaning Of Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels / J. Bassett, W.t. Chase -- Tomography Of Ancient Bronzes / S.d. Bonadies -- Chinese Bronzes : Casting, Finishing, Patination, And Corrosion / W.t. Chase -- The Corrosion Of Bronze Monuments In Polluted Urban Sites : A Report On The Stability Of Copper Mineral Species At Different Ph Levels / A. Lins, T. Power -- The Technology Of Medieval Jewelry / J. Ogden -- Gold Foil, Strip, And Wire In The Iron Age Of Southern Africa / A. Oddy -- Conservation Of Architectural Metalwork : Historical Approaches To The Surface Treatment Of Iron / F.g. Matero -- Techniques Of Mercury Gilding In The Eighteenth Century / M. Chapman -- Production And Restoration Of Nineteenth-century Zinc Sculpture In Denmark / K. Holm -- Real-time Survival Rates For Treatments Of Archaeological Iron / S. Keene -- Conservation Of Corroded Metals : A Study Of Ships' Fastenings From The Wreck Of Hms Sirius (1790) / I.d. Macleod -- The Conservation Of Outdoor Zinc Sculpture / C.a. Grissom. Edited By David A. Scott, Jerry Podany,brian B. Considine. Includes Bibliographical References.