This publication is a collection of case studies carried out by INTACH Conservation Centre, Lucknow. The selected case studies present the varius technques and processes used in conservation of art objects. The aim is to help museum personnel and others engaged in conservation of art objects.
This is a monograph providing relevant information on the serious problem of uncontrolled growth of plants/creepers on a historical building. It reflects the magnitude of this problem in India and also provides data from various countries in South East Asia.
Indian Conservation Institute undertook the conservation of paintings at St. Aloysius Church in Mangaluru in Karnataka in 1990. This publication includes the documentation and survey reports and restoration process of the paintings. The publication also includes details of the challenges faced by the conservators who worked on the project.
The book provides information on microbial deterioration of wooden cultural heritage. It gives a brief on the detrimental effects of fungi and other micro-organisms on wood and presents a compiled data and published results on the ongoing research in this area.
This publication includes literature review on microbial deterioration of paintings, case studies of conservation and other conservation problems. It includes findings of a project undertaken jointly by the National research laboratory for conservation of cultural property (NRLC), INTACH conservation centre and several State Departments of Archaeology. This publication forms a basis for further research in the area of microbial deterioration.
