PRESERVATION OF WALLPAPERS AS PARTS OF INTERIORS

Introduction
The material dealing with various conservation processes
has been compiled on the basis of observations made during
numerous wallpaper conservation projects. It is complemented
by material provided by various specialized articles. For instance,
principles of documentation are discussed by Michelle Moore. 33
Various conservation methods and materials used in wallpaper
conservation are discussed in detail by Amy Collier. 34 Japanese
mounting systems and their interpretations are described by
Karin Troschke, 35 Philip Meredith, Mark Sandiford and Philippa
Mapes, 36 and Andreja Dragojevic. 37 Four basic methods of traditional
retouching are summarized by Knut Nicolaus. 38 In addition,
Thomas McClintock 39 analyses various methods of infilling
and retouching wallpapers in situ.
Historical overviews of the seven research objects are
complied on the basis of material provided by Margit Kopp, 40 a
researcher from the Esterházy Palace in Austria, and Simona
Predescu, 41 a painting conservator from the Theodor Aman
Museum in Bucharest. Mari Nõmmemaa, 42 an architect responsible
for the conception of interior decoration at the Estonian Literary
Museum, provided me with a thorough historical overview
Aesthetic with Authenticity” in Art, Conservation and Authenticities. Material, Concept,
Context. Proceedings of the International Conference held at the University of Glasgow,
12–14, ed. E. Hermens and T. Fiske. (London: Archetype Publications Ltd., 2004), 88–95.
33
Michelle Moore, “Conservation Documentation and the Implications of Digitisation” in
Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, Issue 7, November (2001), accessed
January 18, 2013, http://cool.conservation-us.org/jcms/issue7/0111Moore.pdf.
34
Amy Collier, “Wallpaper – in and out of Context” in The Conservation of Decorative Arts,
ed. Velson Horie (London: Archetype Publications, 1999), 53–62.
35
Karin Troschke, “Der Blaue Salon im Schloss Schönbrunn – zur Restaurierung und
klimagerechten Montage chinesischer Tapeten” in Malerei auf Papier und Pergament in
den Prunkräumen des Schlosses Schönbrunn, Band 3, ed. Karin K. Troschke, (Vienna:
Wissenschaftliche Reihe Schönbrunn, 1997), 56–77.
36
Philip Meredith, Mark Sandiford and Phillippa Mapes, “A New Conservation Lining
for Historic Wallpapers” in Preprint from the 9th International Congress of IADA,
Copenhagen, August 15–21, 1999 (1999), accessed January 18, 2013,
http://cool.conservation-us.org/iada/ta99_041.pdf.
37
Andreja Dragojevic, “Croatia: the Story Continues” in The Wallpaper History Review
(2008), 60–63.
38
Knut Nicolaus, Handbuch der Gemälderestaurierung (Köln: Könemann Verlagsgesell
schaft mbH, 2001), 290–295.
39
Thomas K. McClintock, “Compensating for Losses in Historic Wallpapers” in
Architectural Finishes in the Built Environment, ed. Mary A. Jablonski, Catherine
R. Matsen (London: Archetype Publications, 2009), 146–156.
40
Margit Kopp, e-mail message to author, October 25, 2011 and 15. January, 2013.
41
Simona Predescu, e-mail message to author, December 23, 2012.
42
Mari Nõmmemaa, e-mail message to author, December 20, 2012.
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