Conservation

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Conservators repairing a patterned Roman mosaic floor at Littlecote.

The Roman mosaic at Littlecote during restoration in 1979. Source

Description

Conservation safeguards existing stonework and its significance. It includes preventive care, monitoring and direct treatment where required. Assessment considers the material, condition, causes of deterioration and earlier interventions. Restoration may form part of a conservation project when it helps recover the understanding or use of a damaged work.

History

Care and repair have accompanied the survival of stone buildings and objects. Modern professional terminology distinguishes preventive conservation, remedial conservation and restoration; ICOM-CC set out these related terms in 2008.

Commissioning

Available history, photographs and treatment records should accompany a request for assessment. The proposal should explain the work’s condition, the aims of treatment and the extent of intervention. A completed treatment record and plan for continuing care are useful parts of the commission.

Dans l’Atlas

Figures en marbre restaurées d’un ange et d’une femme en deuil sur le tombeau de la famille Balestrino.
Balestrino family tomb — restoration

Restauration de la sculpture en marbre du tombeau de la famille Balestrino, sculptée à l’origine par Giovanni Battista Francesco Fasce. Les disciplines associées sont Conservation. Les services associés comprennent Restauration de monuments funéraires et Restauration de sculptures.

Source et crédits

Original sculpture: Giovanni Battista Francesco Fasce. Restoration: Emilia Bruzzo. Photograph: G.B. (Firenze), via Seauton. Source de la photographie | CC BY 4.0 | Original photograph; no content edits or cropping.

Balestrino family tomb — restoration

Personnes

Conservation Discipline

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