Areas covered include anatomical characters, sampling, microtechniques, and data accumulation from both reference and unknown materials. Students are welcome to bring an object for analysis. Attendees will be selected from the applicants in concert with faculty. Do not send payment with your registration. Areas covered include sampling, microtechniques, character identification and identification of unknowns using reference sets, dichotomous keys and computer applications.
Students are welcome to bring an object for analysis.
Tentatively Wednesdays, 2-4 pm. This summary course will cover the effects of time, temperature, and relative humidity on the mechanical and dimensional behavior of selected cultural materials. The materials included will be oil and acrylic paints, wood, canvas, and hide glue. The course will cover in some detail the environment's effect on the structural behavior of materials when assembled into composites. Such composites would include wood and fabric supported paintings.