PRESERVATION OF WALLPAPERS AS PARTS OF INTERIORS

Introduction
HISTORIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES
Besides the material collected during the practical work, the
chosen topic, the preservation of historic wallpapers, is mainly
supported by case studies published on the Internet (e.g. by the
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 10 and Journal
of Paper Conservation 11 ), specialized magazines, compilations
of articles and conference publications.
Articles from The Papered Wall. The History, Patterns and
Techniques of Wallpaper, edited by Lesley Hoskins 12 and Wallpaper
in Interior Decoration, by Gill Saunders, 13 form the basis for
the chapter, which focuses on types of wallpaper and decorative
schemes. Decoration principles in German-speaking countries
are described by Sabine Thümmler 14 and Jacob von Falke. 15
General ideas of interior decoration in England, France and
elsewhere during the 18th and 19th centuries are discussed by
Robbie G. Blakemore in his book History of Interior Design and
Furniture. From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Europe. 16
Very little has been written about the use of wallpapers in Estonia.
The approach of the thesis is based on surveys by Krista
Kodres, 17 Ants Hein, 18 Mart Kalm 19 and Juhan Maiste, 20 my personal
observations, archival material from the Archive of the
National Heritage Board and numerous photo collections (from
the Estonian Historical Archives, Estonian History Museum,
Estonian National Museum and others).
10
JAIC Online, accessed January 18, 2013, http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/
11
Journal of the Paper Conservation, IADA, accessed Januray 18, 2013,
http://cool.conservation-us.org/iada/pr_fra.html
12
Lesley Hoskins, ed., The Papered Wall. The History, Patterns and Techniques of
Wallpaper, 2nd Edition (London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2005).
13
Gill Saunders, Wallpaper in Interior Decoration (New York: Watson-Guptill
Publications, 2002).
14
Sabine Thümmler, Die Geschichte der Tapete. Französische Raumkunst aus Papier
(Eurasburg: Edition Minerva, 1998).
15
Jacob von Falke, Die Kunst im Hause. Geschichtlich und kritisch-ästhetische Studien
über die Decoration und Ausstattung der Wohnung, 5. verm. Aufl. (Vienna: Carl Gerolds
Sohn, 1883).
16
Robbie G. Blakemore, History of Interior Design and Furniture. From Ancient Egypt to
Nineteenth-Centurt Europe (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997).
17
Krista Kodres, Ilus maja, kaunis ruum. Kujundusstiile Vana-Egiptusest tänapäevani
(Tallinn, Prisma Prindi Kirjastus, 2001).
18
Ants Hein, Eesti mõisaarhitektuur. Historitsismist juugendini (Tallinn: Kirjastus
Hattorpe, 2003).
19
Mart Kalm, Eesti 20. sajandi arhitektuur (Tallinn: Prisma Prindi Kirjastus, 2001).
20
Juhan Maiste, Eestimaa mõisad (Tallinn: Kirjastus “Kunst”, 1996).
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