Conservação de sítios antigos ao longo da rota da seda

Acabou de ser livremente disponibilizado online o seguinte livro, que há pouco foi publicado em papel:

Neville Agnew (ed.), Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, People's Republic of China, June 28-July 3, 2004, Los Angeles, The Getty Conservation Institute, 2010.

Está aqui.

Índice:

• Fan Jinshi, Master Plan for the Conservation and Management of the Mogao Grottoes: Preparation and Achievements, p. 3

• Sharon Sullivan, Managing Cultural Heritage Sites: Some Parameters for Success, p. 8

• Zhang Wenbin, China's Policy in Relation to International Exchange and Cooperation in Cultural Heritage Conservation in China, p. 19

• Sharon Cather, Choices and Judgment: The Professional Conservator at the Interface, p. 22

• Du Xiaofan, UNESCO Support for Cultural Heritage Conservation in China, p. 35

• Huang Kezhong, International Cooperation for the Protection of China's Cultural Heritage, p. 41

• Li Zuixiong, Deterioration and Treatment of Wall Paintings in Grottoes along the Silk Road in China and Related Conservation Efforts, p. 46

• Laurent Lévi-Strauss, Roland Lin, Safeguarding Silk Road Sites in Central Asia, p. 56

• Ron van Oers, Nomination of the Silk Road in China to UNESCO's World Heritage List: Proposals for a Strategic Approach and Reference Framework for Heritage Routes, p. 62

• Jin Hongkui, The Content and Theoretical Significance of the Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China, p. 75

• Jean-Louis Luxen, The Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China-A Critique, p. 85

• Zhang Lizhu, The Role of Hebei Province in Developing and Implementing the China Principles, p. 88

• Susan Whitfield, A Place of Safekeeping? The Vicissitudes of the Bezeklik Murals, p. 95

• John Falconer, Perspectives on Photography's Contribution to Archaeology in Central Asia, p. 107

• Bo Lawergren, Harps on the Ancient Silk Road, p. 117

• Fred H. Martinson, Stein and Trinkler on the Rawak Vihara: A Mandala Style Moves East, p. 125

• Ludmila Akmatova, Jumamedel Imankulov, Conservation and Management of Cultural Heritage Sites on the Silk Road in Kyrgyzstan, p. 135

• Li Ping, Sharon Sullivan, Kirsty Altenburg, Peter Barker, Visitor Surveys at Mogao: Pioneering the Process, 2002-2004, p. 143

• Kirsty Altenburg, Sharon Sullivan, Li Ping, Peter Barker, The Challenge of Managing Visitors at the Mogao Grottoes, p. 152

• Martha Demas, Shin Maekawa, Jonathan Bell, Neville Agnew, Sustainable Visitation at the Mogao Grottoes: A Methodology for Visitor Carrying Capacity, p. 160

• Rickard Mackay, Social and Environmental Monitoring as a Tool for Managing Visitor Impact at Jenolan Caves, Australia, p. 170

• Henri Van Damme, Mokhtar Zabat, Jean-Paul Laurent, Patrick Dudoignon, Anne Pantet, David Gélard, Hugo Houben, Nature and Distribution of Cohesion Forces in Earthen Building Materials, p. 181

• Chikaosa Tanimoto, Chunze Piao, Keigo Koizumi, Shuichi Iwata, Tadashi Masuya, Li Zuixiong, Wang Xudong, Guo Qinglin, Geology and Hydrogeology at the Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, p. 189

• Huang Jizhong, The Influence of Water on the Stone Carvings of the Yungang Grottoes, p. 196

• Catharina Blaensdorf, Ma Tao, A Chinese-German Cooperative Project for the Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Shaanxi Province: Conservation of the Polychrome Clay Sculpture and Investigation of Painting Materials in the Great Hall of the Shuilu'an Buddhist Temple, p. 203

• Daniela Bathelt, Heinz Langhals, Two Methods for the Conservation of the Polychromy of the Terracotta Army of Qin Shihuang: Electron Beam Polymerization of Methacrylic Monomers and Consolidation Using Polyethylene Glycol, p. 213

• Sandra Bucher, Xia Yin, The Stone Armor from the Burial Complex of Qin Shihuang in Lintong, China: Methodology for Excavation, Restoration, and Conservation, including the Use of Cyclododecane, a Volatile Temporary Consolidant, p. 218

• Heinz Berke, Armin Portmann, Soraya Bouherour, Ferdinand Wild, Ma Qinglin, Hans-Georg Wiedemann, The Development of Ancient Synthetic Copper-Based Blue and Purple Pigments, p. 225

• Pamela B. Vandiver, Amy Vandiver, Akbar Rakhimov, Alisher Rakhimov, Ishkor Glazes of Uzbekistan, p. 234

• Lu Dongming, Liu Gang, Liu Yang, Diao Changyu, Digital Acquisition, Reconstruction, and Virtual Interpretation of Dunhuang Murals, p. 251

• Harlan Wallach, High-Resolution Photography at the Dunhuang Grottoes: Northwestern University's Role in the Mellon International Dunhuang Archive, p. 259

• Pan Yunhe, Fan Jinshi, Li Zuixiong, Dunhuang Grottoes Conservation and Computer Technologies, p. 262

• Haida Liang, David Saunders, John Cupitt, Christian Lahanier, Multispectral Imaging for Easel and Wall Paintings, p. 267

• Rocco Mazzeo, Edith Joseph, Silvia Prati, Ma Tao, Gwénaelle Gautier, Lucien M. van Valen, Scientific Examination of the Traditional Materials and Techniques Used in Yuan Dynasty Wall Paintings, p. 275

• Sanjay Dhar, Documentation and Emergency Treatment of Wall Paintings in the Chamba Lakhang (Maitreya Temple): Developing a Methodology to Conserve Mural Paintings in India's Ladakh District, p. 286

• Kathleen M. Garland, Surveying Paradise: The Conservation Survey of a Yuan Dynasty Wall Painting on a Clay Base, p. 297

• Zhong Shihang, Huang Kezhong, Determining the Internal Condition of the Leshan Buddha Statue, p. 304

• Guo Hong, Han Rubin, Huang Huaiwu, Lan Riyong, Xie Riwan, Types of Weathering of the Huashan Rock Paintings, p. 311

• Ma Qinglin, Chen Genling, Lu Yanling, Li Zuixiong, A Study of Support Materials for Mural Paintings in Humid Environments, p. 316

• Du Xiaoli, Study and Conservation of the Dazhao Temple Wall Painting, Inner Mongolia, p. 324

• Yang Mangmang, Zhang Yongjian, Pigment Analysis and Environmental Monitoring of Murals in the Tang Dynasty Huiling Mausoleum, p. 331

• Sekhar Chandra Set, Indian Wall Paintings: Analysis of Materials and Techniques, p. 336

• Tie Fude, Conservation of Mural Paintings Transferred from a Royal Mausoleum of the Western Han Dynasty at Shiyuan, Henan Province, p. 343

• Wang Xudong, Li Zuixiong, Zhang Lu, Condition, Conservation, and Reinforcement of the Yumen Pass and Hecang Earthen Ruins near Dunhuang, p. 351

• Wang Wanfu, Wang Tao, Zhang Weimin, Li Zuixiong, Wang Xudong, Zhang Guobing, Qiu Fei, Du Mingyuan, Research and Application Methods for Comprehensive Control of Wind-Borne Sand at the Mogao Grottoes, p. 358

• Sun Yihua, Wang Wanfu, Fu Qingyuan, Restoration and Consolidation of Historic Earthen Structures: The Upper and Middle Temple Complexes at the Mogao Grottoes, p. 365

• He Ling, Jiang Baolian, Zhou Weiqiang, Zhen Gang, Consolidation Studies on Sandstone in the Zhongshan Grotto, p. 370

• Zhou Shuanglin, Yuan Sixun, Guo Baofa, Xia Yin, Nonaqueous Dispersions and Their Antiweathering Performance for Earthen Buildings, Monuments, and Archaeological Sites, p. 380

• Zhang Zhijun, Consolidation Methods for Cracks at the Qin Terracotta Army Earthen Site, p. 385

• Wang Hui, The Conservation Program for the Castle Ruins of the Guge Kingdom in Ali, Tibet, p. 389

• Neville Agnew, Li Zuixiong, Objectives of the Cave 85 Project, p. 397

• Wang Jinyu, The Significance of Cave 85, p. 399

• Xu Shuqing, Wang Xiaowei, Sun Hongcai, Li Weitang, Francesca Piqué, Lorinda Wong, Leslie Rainer, Li Yunhe, Zheng Jun, Conservation History and Condition Survey of Cave 85, Mogao Grottoes, p. 406

• Neville Agnew, Shin Maekawa, Shuya Wei, Causes and Mechanisms of Deterioration and Damage in Cave 85, p. 412

• Francesca Piqué, Lorinda Wong, Su Bomin, Methodology for the Conservation of the Wall Paintings in Cave 85, p. 421

• Lisa Shekede, Fan Zaixuan, Francesca Piqué, Lorinda Wong, The Role of In Situ Examination in the Technical Investigation of the Cave 85 Paintings, p. 430

• Michael R. Schilling, Joy Mazurek, David Carson, Su Bomin, Fan Yuquan, Ma Zanfeng, Analytical Research in Cave 85, p. 438

• Cecily M. Grzywacz, Jan Wouters, Su Bomin, Fan Yuquan, Asian Organic Colorants: A Collaborative Research Project, p. 450

• James R. Druzik, Evaluating the Light Sensitivity of Paints in Selected Wall Paintings at the Mogao Grottoes: Caves 217, 98, and 85, p. 457

• Shin Maekawa, Liu Gang, Xue Ping, Guo Qinglin, Hou Wenfang, Origins of Moisture Affecting the Wall Paintings in Cave 85, p. 464

• Stephen Rickerby, Lisa Shekede, Fan Zaixuan, Tang Wei, Qiao Hai, Yang Jinjian, Francesca Piqué, Development and Testing of the Grouting and Soluble-Salts Reduction Treatments of Cave 85 Wall Paintings, p. 471

• Stephen Rickerby, Lisa Shekede, Fan Zaixuan, Tang Wei, Qiao Hai, Yang Jinjian, Implementation of Grouting and Salts-Reduction Treatments of Cave 85 Wall Paintings, p. 480

• Chen Gangquan, Michael R. Schilling, Li Yanfei, Joy Mazurek, Yu Zhongren, Lisa Shekede, A Rapid Means of Measuring Residual Salt after Grouting and Poulticing Wall Paintings, p. 488

• Lorinda Wong, Francesca Piqué, Wang Xiaowei, Xu Shuqing, The Information Management System for the Cave 85 Project, p. 494

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