Month: July 2016
Posted in Heritage Conservation
Posted by namitajaspal Posted on July 17, 2016 2 Comments on CONSERVATION OF MUGHAL SARAI, DORAHA: Tile Work
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Tagged conservation, restoration, Tile conservation
Namita Jaspal Tile work at the gates of Mughal Sarai, Doraha, are quite unique in their make. They seem to be made with a technique that was popularly known as Kashi work. Kashi work consists of a layer of glass…
Posted by namitajaspal Posted on July 16, 2016 0 Comments on Conservation Science is a unique combination of Art, Technology, History and Science…
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Art and Heritage conservators, work on various kinds of materials. Surfaces like lime mortar, paper, fabric, canvas, wood, metal etc. We use technology to study the properties of the material, their deterioration and ageing, protection, cleaning and curative treatments. We…
Posted by namitajaspal Posted on July 11, 2016 0 Comments on Research prospects: Durability and Anatomy of the wall painting
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We have found two different kind of anatomy and material composition in the wall paintings of the same built structure. The extent of deterioration over the last century and a half might say a lot about the durability of the…