| CODE | BLH4024 | ||||||
| TITLE | Documentation for Conservation | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Conservation and Built Heritage | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This Study-unit will familiarise students with the fundamental principles, theory and practice of manual and instrumental documentation used in a conservation context. The lecture component will introduce the history, purpose, principles and theory of documentation in a conservation context. This will be complemented with practical work where students will learn the basics of textual and graphic documentation in a conservation context, including different manual and instrumental techniques, including photography, drawing softwares, photogrammetry and non-invasive imaging techniques. Case studies will be taken into consideration to implement the techniques learnt. Study-Unit Aims: - The aim of the Study-unit is to introduce students to the history, principles, theory and practice of the different forms of documentation that are typically encountered in a conservation context. - This will include familiarisation with the more commonly used procedures, conventions and notations. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the role and importance of documentation in studying a decorative surface/artefact and in a conservation intervention; - Given a set of documentation of a decorative surface/artefact/conservation intervention, interpret the standard conventions and notations used in the documentation; - Identify the more suitable documentation techniques for a specific situation, including non-invasive imaging techniques. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Produce a suitable photographic record of a decorative surface/artefact, making correct use of the more common procedures and conventions; - Given, in a graphics software ,digital base-drawings of a building or artefact which is undergoing a state-of-conservation survey, produce simple two-dimensional overlays to map different surface phenomena, using appropriate conventions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: Watt, D. (2010) Surveying historic buildings. 2nd rev. ed. Shaftsbury, Dorset (Available in UM Main Library). Landi, M. (2011) Multispectral Imaging and Digital Restoration for Paintings Documentation. Image Analysis and Processing : ICIAP 2011 : 16th International Conference, Ravenna, Italy, September 14-16, 2011, Proceedings, Part II (Ordered through UM Acquisitions portal). Supplementary Readings: Dyer, J., Verri, G., & Cupitt, J. (2013). Multispectral Imaging in Reflectance and Photo-induced Luminscence Modes: A User Manual. British Museum (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giovanni-Verri-2/publication/267266175_Multispectral_Imaging_in_Reflectance_and_Photo-induced_Luminescence_modes_A_User_Manual/links/5448e7560cf2d62c3052d2b7/Multispectral-Imaging-in-Reflectance-and-Photo-induced-Luminescence-modes-A-User-Manual.pdf) Wong, L. (2003). Documentation: Objectives, levels and the recording process. In Gowing, R., & Heritage, A. (Eds.) Conserving the Painted Past: Developing Approaches to Wall Painting Conservation: Post-prints of a Conference Organised by English Heritage, London, 2-4 December, 1999. Earthscan. Duffy, S.M. (2013). Multi-light imaging for heritage applications. Historic England. The following PAPERS are available electronically through the University Main Library (HyDi portal): Barazzetti L., Binda L., Scaioni M., & Tarabto P (2011) Photogrammetric survey of complex geometries with low-cost software: Application to the 'G1' temple in Myson, Vietnam. Journal of Cultural Heritage 12 (3) 253-226. Remondino, F, El-Hakim, S, (2006) Image-based 3-D modelling: a review, Photogrammetric Recording 21 (115) 269鈥�291. ONLINE RESOURCES: The website hosted by the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Documentation of Cultural Heritage (CIPA) at http://cipa.icomos.org/ contains a range of resources available for free download. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Fieldw, Ind Stud, Lect, Tut, Onl Le, Prac & Grp Le | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | David-Frank Bugeja Mark Casha Christian Mifsud Jennifer Porter |
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