num_pages: 240
description: Illustrated in color throughout, this handsome volume presents selected papers from an international symposium held in June 2001 marking the completion of a ten-year project to conserve the Last Judgment mosaic, at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. The project was a partnership between theOffice of the President of the Czech Republic, the Prague Castle Administration, and the Getty Conservation Institute. The goal of the symposium was to present the methodology, research, and results of the project, which involved conserving one of the finest examples of monumental medieval mosaicart in Europe.The volume's essays are divided into three parts, which cover the historical and art-historical context, conservation planning and methodology, and project implementation and maintenance. Topics addressed include the history, iconography, and visual documentation of the mosaic; the development andapplication of surface cleaning and protective coating techniques for the mosaic's glass tesserae; and post-treatment monitoring and maintenance.
language: English
title: Conservation of the Last Judgment Mosaic, St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague
titlecomplete: Conservation of the Last Judgment Mosaic, St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Getty Conservation Institute