Miguel Angel Corzo

John Walsh

Foreword

Kathleen Dardes

Andrea Rothe

Preface

David Bomford

Introduction: Keynote Address

PART ONE Wood Science and Technology

R. Bruce Hoadley

Chemical and Physical Properties of Wood

R. Bruce Hoadley

Identification of Wood in Painting Panels

Peter Klein

Dendrochronological Analyses of Panel Paintings

Robert A. Blanchette

A Guide to Wood Deterioration Caused by Microorganisms and Insects

Gordon Hanlon

Vinod Daniel

Modified Atmosphere Treatments of Insect Infestations

Donald C. Williams

A Survey of Adhesives for Wood Conservation

Arno P. Schniewind

Consolidation of Wooden Panels

PART TWO History of Panel-Making Techniques

Luca Uzielli

Historical Overview of Panel-Making Techniques in Central Italy

Zahira Veliz

Wooden Panels and Their Preparation for Painting from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century in Spain

Jorgen Wadum

Historical Overview of Panel-Making Techniques in the Northern Countries

Philip Walker

The Making of Panels History of Relevant Woodworking Tools and Techniques

PART THREE History of the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings

Andrea Rothe

Critical History of Panel Painting Restoration in Italy

Ulrich Schiessl

History of Structural Panel Painting Conservation in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland

Ian McClure

History of Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings in Great Britain

Jacqueline Bret

Daniel Jaunard

Patrick Mandron

The Conservation-Restoration of Wooden Painting Supports Evolution of Methods and Current Research in the Service de Restauration des Musees de France

Segolene Bergeon

Gilberte Emile-Male

Claude Huot

Odile Bay

The Restoration of Wooden Painting Supports Two Hundred Years of History in France

James S. Horns

Richard Buck The Development and Use of the Balsa Backing for Panel Paintings

PART FOUR Current Approaches to the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings

Andrea Rothe

Giovanni Marussich

Florentine Structural Stabilization Techniques

Ciro Castelli

The Restoration of Panel Painting Supports Some Case Histories

George Bisacca

Structural Considerations in the Treatment of a Nativity by Francesco di Giorgio Martini

Frederic J.M. Lebas

The Cradling of a Relief of the Annunciation Attributed to Martin Schaffner

Jean-Albert Glatigny

Backings of Painted Panels Reinforcement and Constraint

Simon Bobak

A Flexible Unattached Auxiliary Support

Raymond Marchant

The Development of a Flexible Attached Auxiliary Support

Anthony M. Reeve

Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings at the National Gallery, London

Al Brewer

Some Rejoining Methods for Panel Paintings

Ian McClure

The Framing of Wooden Panels

Al Brewer

Practical Aspects of the Structural Conservation of Large Panel Paintings

Antoine M. Wilmering

A Renaissance Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio Technical Aspects of the Conservation Treatment

Jorgen Wadum

Microclimate Boxes for Panel Paintings

Mervin Richard

Marion Mecklenburg

Charles S. Tumosa

Technical Considerations for the Transport of Panel Paintings

Contributors

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