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The Conservation of Decorated Surfaces on Earthen Architecture (Symposium Proceedings) (Getty Publications – (Yale))
. Rainer
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Description for The Conservation of Decorated Surfaces on Earthen Architecture (Symposium Proceedings) (Getty Publications – (Yale))
Paperback. For millennia, people of all cultures have decorated the surfaces of their domestic, religious, and public buildings. Earthen architecture, in particular, has been a common ground for surface decoration, such as paintings, sculpted bas-relief, and ornamental plasterwork. This volume explores the issues associated with preserving these surfaces. Editor(s): Rainer, Leslie; Rivera, Angelyn Bass. Num Pages: 220 pages, 27 b&w and 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 794.
For millennia, people of all cultures have decorated the surfaces of their domestic, religious, and public buildings. Earthen architecture, in particular, has been, and continues to be, a common ground for surface decoration, such as paintings, sculpted bas-relief, and ornamental plasterwork. This volume explores the complex issues associated with preserving these surfaces. Case studies from Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas are presented. The publication is the result of a colloquium held in 2004 at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, co-organized by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the National Park Service (NPS). The meeting brought together ... Read more
For millennia, people of all cultures have decorated the surfaces of their domestic, religious, and public buildings. Earthen architecture, in particular, has been, and continues to be, a common ground for surface decoration, such as paintings, sculpted bas-relief, and ornamental plasterwork. This volume explores the complex issues associated with preserving these surfaces. Case studies from Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas are presented. The publication is the result of a colloquium held in 2004 at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, co-organized by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the National Park Service (NPS). The meeting brought together ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892368501
SKU
V9780892368501
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About . Rainer
Leslie Rainer is a senior project specialist and wall paintings conservator at the GCI. Angelyn Bass Rivera is an architectural conservator with the NPS, Bandelier National Monument.
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