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Solvent gels for the cleaning of works of art : the residue question / Dusan Stulik, David Miller, Herant Khanjian, Narayan Khandekar, Richard Wolbers, Janice Carlson and W. Christian Petersen ; edited by Valerie Dorge.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Research in conservation (Unnumbered)Publisher: Los Angeles, California : Getty Publications, 2004Description: xi, 162 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), graphs ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780892367597
  • 0892367598
Subject(s):
Contents:
Chapter 1. Gelled systems: theory and early application / Narayan Khandekar -- Chapter 2. Research in to potential problems arising from the use of aqueous cleaning systems / Narayan Khandekar -- Chapter 3. Research into solvent gel residues / Dusan Stulik and David Miller -- Chapter 4. Research into solvent residues / Herant Khanjian, Dusan Stulik, and David Miller -- Chapter 5. Aging characteristics of surfactants / Janice Carlson and W. Christian Petersen -- Chapter 6. Detection of residues on the surfaces of museum objects previously cleaned with aqueous gels / Narayan Khandekar -- Chapter 7. Project outcome, spin-offs, and future research needs / Dusan Stulik and Richard Wolbers.
Summary: The cleaning of a work of art often involves removing not only dirt and grime but also unwanted layers of varnish, gilding, and paint from the work's surface. The challenge for conservators lies in finding a cleaning agent that will act on one layer without affecting the layer being preserved and without leaving any harmful residues on the cleaned work. This book, which examines gel cleaning in the treatment of paintings and painted works of art, presents the methodologies, data, and results of a collaborative project of the Getty Conservation Institute and Winterthur Museum. Among the issues covered are the theory and application of gel cleaning systems, the detection of residues left on the surfaces of objects cleaned with these systems, research into solvent-gel and solvent residues, stability of surfactants during natural and artificial aging, and recommendations for formulating gels for specific cleaning tasks. Contributors include scientists from the Getty Conservation Institute; California State University, Northridge; Fogg Art Museum; the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation; and Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-152) and index.

Chapter 1. Gelled systems: theory and early application / Narayan Khandekar -- Chapter 2. Research in to potential problems arising from the use of aqueous cleaning systems / Narayan Khandekar -- Chapter 3. Research into solvent gel residues / Dusan Stulik and David Miller -- Chapter 4. Research into solvent residues / Herant Khanjian, Dusan Stulik, and David Miller -- Chapter 5. Aging characteristics of surfactants / Janice Carlson and W. Christian Petersen -- Chapter 6. Detection of residues on the surfaces of museum objects previously cleaned with aqueous gels / Narayan Khandekar -- Chapter 7. Project outcome, spin-offs, and future research needs / Dusan Stulik and Richard Wolbers.

The cleaning of a work of art often involves removing not only dirt and grime but also unwanted layers of varnish, gilding, and paint from the work's surface. The challenge for conservators lies in finding a cleaning agent that will act on one layer without affecting the layer being preserved and without leaving any harmful residues on the cleaned work. This book, which examines gel cleaning in the treatment of paintings and painted works of art, presents the methodologies, data, and results of a collaborative project of the Getty Conservation Institute and Winterthur Museum. Among the issues covered are the theory and application of gel cleaning systems, the detection of residues left on the surfaces of objects cleaned with these systems, research into solvent-gel and solvent residues, stability of surfactants during natural and artificial aging, and recommendations for formulating gels for specific cleaning tasks. Contributors include scientists from the Getty Conservation Institute; California State University, Northridge; Fogg Art Museum; the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation; and Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library.