The 4th International Architectural Paint Research Conference in 2010 illustrated the developing maturity of a discipline confident in its position within the heritage sector. Specialists in the field discussed ‘Moving the Profession Forward’, ‘The Public Face of APR’ and ‘Decision Making: Communication with Clients and Heritage Bodies’. The papers in this conference volume explore the organisational and financial context in which architectural paint research is practiced, the application of research findings to interpretation and the paint researcher’s role in the decision-making process.
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Foreword
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Part I - Moving the profession forward
An overview of the profession - Ian Bristow
Alabastine: using trade catalogues, patents and advertisements to find a company - Mary Jablonski
Protecting the exterior of historic buildings: is there life after lead? - Colin Mitchell-Rose and Christine Sitwell
Revealing relevance: efficient, effective and effortless research reporting - Ian Crick-Smith
Two restored buildings revisited - Tone Marie Olstad
Restoring the Aubette conversion - Mariel Polman and Luc Megens
Teaching analysis of architectural paint finishes using cross-section microscopy techniques - Susan Buck
The palette of 19th-century interior paint in Denmark - Line Bregnhøi
Temporary transparency: a method for examination and documentation of distemper paint using organic solvents and a digital and mobile infrared camera - Barbro Wedvik
When you can’t treat everything: developing a phased conservation treatment plan for the antique Italian painted and gilded ceiling in the Vanderbilt Mansion in New York - Melissa McGrew
Part II - The public face of architectural paint research: making findings accessible to the public
Communicating the results of architectural paint research - Angelique Friedrichs
Seeing in colour: the Romanesque frieze on the west front of Lincoln Cathedral - Cassandra Booty and Judy McGurry
Part III - Decision making: communication with clients and other heritage bodies
A rediscovered opulence: the surface decoration of an early 18th-century Damascene reception room at The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Adriana Rizzo, Mechthild Baumeister, Beth Edelstein, Arianna Gambirasi and Anke Scharrahs with contributions by Julia Schultz and Daniel P. Kirby
Bringing into the open: the study and use of architectural paint research information within the context of Singapore - Yeo Kang Shua, Lawrence Chin and Claire Lim
Architectural paint researcher: puppet or decision maker? - Ann Verdonck and Marjolein Deceuninck
The role of architectural paint research in the development of conservation strategies - Karen Morrissey and Elizabeth Hirst
Forty pieces of silver: a historic paint investigation for the former Bank of Montreal building, Ottawa - Nancy E. Binnie
Hay House, Macon, Georgia: an overview of a long-term conservation, preservation and restoration project - Geoffrey Steward
