Reversibility in Book and Paper Conservation

Is conservation a guarantee for an appropriate conservation treatment?
Revisiting of the lecture given at the Cores Symposium, organized by Syntrawest, Vlaanderen Departement Cultuur, Jeugd en media (2018). This time, offered by INTACH India.

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⌛ Chapters/episodes:

00:00 - Introduction
03:52 - Reversibility in conservation
Is reversibility a guarantee for good conservation?
Should it be our main goal, as conservators?
A discussion of this controversial issue seen form several points of view:
04:56 - Reversibility in thermodynamics Physical phenomenon (solubility, and others).
07:16 - Theoretical point of view (revert along time).
07:54 - Example: Pounce on manuscript.
09:02 - Example: Varnish on impregnated tracing paper.
10:46 - Example: Cleaning patina or not.
11:52 - Example: Rothko painting with scribble.
14:00 - Example: iron gall-inks on manuscript.
17:08 - Example: Old repairs conservation on 17th c. manuscript.
22:14 - Linguistics (is it the right word?).
23:18 - The right conservation treatment (and reversibility)
A few examples will illustrate to what extent can we apply these theoretical aspects in conservation practice, seeking to get a final conclusion that replies to the first given questions.
25:39 - Case #1: Varnished binding (Dioscorides Anazarbus 1555).
29:08 - Case #2: Book with(out) "purple cancer" (Dioscorides by Mathioli).
31:02 - Case #3: "Anatomia Humana Corporis" by Bidloo
36:25 - Table of reversibilty according to types of treatments.
39:13 - Conclusion: reversibility guarantees "appropiate conservation"?
42:50 - Questions (introduced by Padma Rohilla)


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