Paint Research in Building Conservation
edited by Line Bregnhøi, Helen Hughes, Jenni Lindbom, Tone Olstad,
and Edwin Verweij

ISBN: 1-904982-04-2 • $90 • Hardcover • 2006

Published in association with the National Museum of Denmark and the support of English Heritage, this book contains the papers presented at the international conference 'Architectural Paint Research in Building Conservation' which took place at the National Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark in May 2005 organised in collaboration with English Heritage, Helsingborgs Museums, Sweden and the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research.
This title is due for publication late summer 2006

CONTENTS

Foreword by Line Bregnhøi
Acknowledgements

The potential of architectural paint research in building analysis and conservation Helen Hughes
Data on strata: NIKU´s practice for the documentation of architectural paint research Kristin Solberg
Material analysis in relation to architectural paint research Mads Chr. Christensen
The Corbit-Sharp House at Odessa, Delaware: finishes analysis and interpretation of four interior rooms Catherine Matsen
Colour investigation of an historic interior with the extensive use of cross-section samples Bo Kjeld Kierkegaard
Paint research on 20th-century architecture: the case of the Bauhaus buildings in Dessau Thomas Danzl
Do you see what I see? Historic paint colour investigations Mary A. Jablonski
The history of architectural paint research in Latvia: practice and problems Vija Strupule
Investigating wallpapers: the potential of integrated research within historic interiors Allyson McDermott
Creating forums for debate: an overview of historic interiors research and conservation in the Netherlands Forum on historic colours and decorative schemes Mariël Polman
How paint archaeology and analysis helped to decipher the Aiken-Rhett house and its outbuildings Susan L. Buck
Changed Forever? Part 1: Architectural paint investigation at the Canadian Conservation Institute James Bourdeau
Changed Forever? Part 2: Documentation of architectural paint finishes at the Canadian Conservation Institute Nancy E. Binnie
Architectural paint research: an important tool for understanding historic buildings and their interiors Eloy F. Koldeweij
Deciphering an architectural interior: an approach to paint archaeology of the Benjamin Kimball house in Concord, New Hampshire Melissa McGrew
Architectural paint research in the building context: what follows the completed research? Ruth Jongsma
Looking for vanished decorations in Victor Horta’s Hôtel Frison: an assessment of puzzling archaeological findings Wivine Wailliez
The ‘ideal’ client doesn’t exist but a ‘good’ client can! A paint researcher’s perspective Neilian Crick and Michael Smith
‘Would you please do a scrape of my living-room wall and find the original colour?’ Architectural paint research seen in a wider context Jon Brænne
Which goes with which? The role of paint analysis and investigation in the restoration and reconstruction of earlier significant decorative schemes Robyn Riddett
Investigation and presentation of historic architectural paint in buildings of the town of Torgau in Saxony, Germany Mechthild Noll-Minor
The importance of architectural paintings conservation for the preservation of cultural properties in Taiwan Yi-fang Tang and Pai-hwai Wu
Towards a methodology of architectural paint research: experiences in Austria and central Europe Manfred Koller
Interpretation and accessibility to the public: a challenge for architectural paint research Richard Kjellström
Humble dwellings were decorated indeed: painting techniques and wall coverings of middle and working class interiors Elsbeth Geldhof
Peeling the onion: paint analysis, presentation and the public Christine Leback Sitwell
Questions and answers sessions