Notice catalographique « Conservation, preservation and restoration : traditions, trends and techniques »

CONTENTS:

1. Conservation of Taj Mahal - The real problem
O.P. Agrawal

2. Problems of conserving & preserving monuments of rain-prone zones - A case study of Assam State (India)

3. Conservation of Historic moats with special reference to Thanjavur (India) moats
G.Deivanayagam

4. Biodeterioration of cultural heritage - Some case studies
K.L. Garg and A.K. Mishra

5. Chemical conservation of medieval monument In Rajasthan (India) - A case study

6. Structural conservation of temples - A case study of temples in Andhra Pradesh (India)

7. Conservation problems of Islamic architectural heritage in Cairo (Egypt)
M.M. Abd El Hady

8. Structural distress in Kakatiya monuments
and remedial measures for their restoration
M. Pandu Rangarao

9. Chemical conservationof Triambakeshwar
Temple - problems and remedial measures
K.G. Ragde

10. Conservation of Kakatiyan Temples
Ramanujapuram Temple (A.P., India) - A case study

11. Conservation of Ashlar masonry monuments - Challenges & need for new strategies
R.K. Sharma

12. Chemical characterization of Bidar Fort (India) Plaster M. Singh

13. Problems in restoration of buildings - A case for
increased Collaboration between archaeologists & architects

14. Effects of insects on museum objects and their control O.P.Agrawal

15. Effect of climate on museum objects and its control A. S . Bisht

16. Effect of pollution on museum objects and its control
N . Harinarayana

17. General conservation problems and their control measures in Government museum, Madras (India)

18. Conservation activities in Indian museum, Calcutta (India)
R.K. Mukhopadhyay

19. Problems of biodeterioration - A case study N.R. Shah & ArunArya

20. Effect of light on museum objects and its control
S. Subbaraman

21. Effect of storage and display items on art objects
C.P. Uniyal

22. Restoration of the statues and a marble canopy
in the Rajbhawan, Lucknow (India)
O.P. Agrawal

23. The Church of S.Maria Dei Miracoli in BresCia (Italy) stonework, decay and conservation
G. Allesandrini

24. Conservation of Kankar stone antiquities
Aziz Saleem Hassan

25. Stone materials from a Roman Republican Temple, Brescia (Northern Italy)
R. Bugini

26. The protection of stone exposed to the atmospheric agents
Franco Piacenti

27. Conservation & preservation of sandstone - A case study on historical monuments in Thailand

28. Evaluation of organo-silanes for the consolidation of
Khondalite stone

29. Microbiological deterioration of stone - An over view
A.K. Mishra

30. Investigation of cracks developed in the veneering marble slabs of the Taj Mahal
R.K. Sharma and A.C. Grover

31. Thermal dilatation & weathering behaviour of composite inlay stonework
R.K. Sharma H.O. Gupta

32. Conservation & restoration of paintings - Two case studies
Chandrahasa Bhatt

33. XRD studies on white pigments of south and south-east Asia in the middle ages

34. Conservation of Indian miniature paintings with special reference to aesthetic and ethical considerations - A case study

35. Preservation of archival materials
A. Ramachandran

36. Care and maintenance of photographs, negatives and slides
V.P. Mathur

37. Conservation of wood work in Kerala (India) monuments
K . K . Mohanan Pillai

38. Need for a mobile conservation laboratory at the excavation site
A.S . Bisht

39. Philosophy of conservation
V.V. Krishna Sastry

40. Does reversibility exist inconservation ?
Andrew Oddy

41. Conservation and public awareness
D.N. Verma

42. Role of rituals and festivals in preserving the atmosphere
A.V. Suthanthiran

• Monuments - Conservation and restoration
• Cultural property - Protection - India
• Monuments - Conservation et restauration