| CODE | BLH5530 | ||||||
| TITLE | Summer Placement 2: Decorative Architectural Surfaces | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Conservation and Built Heritage | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit consists of practical sessions held over a period of one month during the summer semester, either in a laboratory or on site. Students will be encouraged to undertake this summer stage abroad, under the supervision of professional conservators within an approved university or institution. By means of supervised practical application, the students will practice a range of preventive and remedial interventions in the conservation of decorative architectural surfaces, using diverse conservation materials and a range of application methodologies. Students will be highly encouraged to work on original decorative architectural surfaces. Study-unit Aims: - Strengthen skills and critical judgment in the application of conservation materials and methods to original decorative architectural surfaces; - Consolidate the application of knowledge gained through the curriculum of the Master's programme, not just concerning conservation materials and methods, but the overall methodological approach, including the several components of a site conservation project. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Critically evaluate different treatment options in relation to a specific case study; - Critically evaluate conservation treatments and preventive conservation measures holistically, within the context of the entire conservation project; - Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the choices made; - Explain the respective roles and interdependencies in the conservation interdisciplinary team of the host organisation. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Use a range of conservation materials and methods, and carry out with great dexterity a number of conservation treatments; - Ethically address conservation issues; - Work efficiently as a member of a professional conservation team. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Essential Readings: - Caple, C. 2001 Conservation skills: judgement, method and decision making. London: Routledge (Available UoM Main and Bighi Libraries) - Cather, S. (Ed.) 1991. The conservation of wall paintings, proceedings of a symposium organized by the Courtauld Institute of Art and the Getty Conservation Institute, London, July 13-16, 1987. Getty Conservation Institute - Cather, S. (2006). Trans-technological methodology: setting performance criteria for conserving wall paintings. In Far East Asian Mural Paintings: Diagnosis, Conservation and Restoration (pp. 89-95) - English Heritage. 2012. Practical building conservation. Mortars, renders and plasters - English Heritage. 2012. Practical building conservation. Stone - Gowing, R. and Heritage, A. 2003. Conserving the Painted Past: Developing Approaches to Wall Painting Conservation (Post-prints of an English Heritage Conference, 1999), London: James & James. Further reading: - Ashurst J. and N. 1988. Practical Building Conservation. Volume 3: Plasters, Mortars and Renders. Gower Technical Press - Fidler J. 1995. Lime Treatments: Lime Watering and Shelter Coating of Friable Historic Masonry. In: APT Bulletin, Special Issue: Preservation of Historic Masonry. Vol. XXVI, No.4, pp. 50-57. - Mora P., and Mora L. 1984. Conservation of Wall Paintings. Butterworth - Heinemann - Agnew, N. (Ed.) 2010. 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: Getty Conservation Institute. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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