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Conservation and Painting Techniques of Wall Paintings on the Ancient Silk Road

This book presents recent research on ancient Silk Road wall paintings, providing an up-to-date analysis of their coloring materials and techniques, and of developments in efforts to preserve them. The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 encouraged international collaboration between conserva...

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Other Authors: Aoki, Shigeo (Editor), Taniguchi, Yoko (Editor), Rickerby, Stephen (Editor), Mori, Michiyo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Cultural Heritage Science
Subjects:
Archaeology
Analytical Chemistry
Cultural Property
Cultural Heritage
Materials / Analysis
Characterization And Analytical Technique
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Aim and Background of This Book
  • Chapter 2. Universality and Diversity of Wall Paintings
  • Chapter 3. PXRF and FTIR Spectrometry Applied to the Study of Azurite and Smalt in Romanian Medieval Mural painting
  • Chapter 4. Wall Paintings of the Church in Balkans Area
  • Chapter 5. At the Western Edge of the Silk Road: Challenges of Conserving Unique Nabataean Wall Painting in Petra, Jordan
  • Chapter 6. Deterioration and Conservation of Cappadocia Wall Painting
  • Chapter 7. Techniques and Materials of Medieval Wall Painting in Cappadocia
  • Chapter 8. Deterioration and Conservation of Ajanta Wall Paintings
  • Chapter 9. Materials and Techniques of Ajanta Wall Paintings
  • Chapter 10. Materials and Techniques of Polychromy of the Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan
  • Chapter 11. Materials and Techniques of Bamiyan Buddhist Wall Paintings
  • Chapter 12. Conservation of Displaced Wall Paintings
  • from Bamiyan to Mes Aynak
  • Chapter 13. Deterioration and Conservation of Wall Paintings in Tajikistan
  • Chapter 14. Deterioration and Conservation of Uzbekistan Wall Paintings
  • Chapter 15. Materials and Techniques of Kizil Wall Paintings
  • Chapter 16. Wall Painting Material Analysis and Restoration of Mogao Grottoes
  • Chapter 17. Coloring Techniques and Materials of Dunhuang Mogao Caves 285
  • Chapter 18. Conservation Trends for Mural Paintings of Buddhist Temple in Korea
  • Chapter 19. Conservation for Plaster Based Wall Paintings of Tumulus in Japan
  • Chapter 20. Rethinking our Models of Wall Painting Conservation: Are We Doing the Right Thing?
  • Chapter 21. The Conservation and Usage of Dunhuang Wall Paintings
  • Chapter 22. Preservation and Utilization of Wall Paintings in Japan
  • Focusing on Takamatsuzuka Tomb and Kitora
  • Chapter 23. Conclusion
  • Issues and prospects of mural research

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