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Production of tiles

08/21/2017 - 15:03

A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass, generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops.[1] The first two videos show the production of a cement tile (encautics tile) with a pattern and different colours (Video by Viet Tiles Corparation,...Read more

Retouching paintings, getting the texture right

08/21/2017 - 14:41

Retouching paintings is a skill. Especially in monochrome areas it is fairly difficult. An example for this difficulty is shown in this video produced by the Museum of Modern Art (YouTube 2017). It is about retouching Yves Klein: How texture affects our perception of color in Blue Monochrome .Read more

Palimpsests and hidden manuscripts

08/21/2017 - 12:50

A palimpsest is a manuscript page, either from a scroll or a book, from which the text has been scraped or washed off so that the page can be reused for another document. As well as for this purpose, old manuscripts were often used for bookbindings and in the binding structure. So today conservators are sometimes lucky to find old manuscripts when...Read more

Cyclohexane – Cyclohexan – Cyclohexane – Ciclohexano - Cicloesano

08/20/2017 - 18:45

LINGUA FRANCA - an e-book for conservators of photographic materials

07/25/2017 - 15:02

LINGUA FRANCA - A Common Language for Conservators of Photographic Materials. Very nice electronic book about photographic processes, condition issues, Treatment Options, preventive care, technicla studies, provenance. Published by the Library and Archives Canada ( http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/publications/electronic-books/Page... )Read more

2,2,4-Trimethylpentane - 2,2,4-Trimethylpentan – 2,2,4-triméthylpentane – 2,2,4-trimetilpentano – 2,2,4-trimetilpentano

07/25/2017 - 13:26

Other names : isooctane, iso-octane, isobutyl trimethyl methane Andere Namen : Isooctan, iso-Octan, i-octan, Isooktan, Isobutyltrimethylmethan D’autres noms: isooctane, trimethyl-2,2,4-pentane Otros nombres: iso-octano, isoctano Altri nomi: isoottano Chemical formula | Formel | formule | fórmula | formula : C 8 H 18 CAS Number | CAS-Nr. | No. CAS...Read more

Styrol

07/20/2017 - 13:33

Andere Namen: Vinylbenzol, Phenylethen, Styren, Phenylethylen, Monostyrol, Vinylbenzol, Cinnamol, Ethenylbenzol, Ethenylbenzen, Styrol monomer, Phenyläthen, Phenyethylen, Phenyläthylen Formel: C8H8 CAS-Nr.: 100-42-5 PubChem (englisch): 7501 Dichte und molare Masse: 0,91 g/cm³, 104,15 g/mol [1] Erscheinung: farblos [1,2], süßlich riechender Geruch...Read more

Toluol

07/20/2017 - 13:30

Andere Namen: Toluen, Methylbenzol, Phenylmethan, Methylbenzen, Retinaphtha, Retinnaphtha, Anisen, Benzoen, Benzylwasserstoff, Reintoluol, Tolin, Toluen, Toluin, Tolylwasserstoff Formel: C 7 H 8 CAS-Nr.: 108-88-3 PubChem (englisch): 1140 Dichte und molare Masse: 0,87 g/cm ³ , 92,14 g/mol [1] Erscheinung: farblos [1,2], charakteristischer Geruch [1...Read more

Benzol

07/20/2017 - 10:39

Andere Namen: Benzen, Krystallbenzol, Motorenbenzol, Phenylwasserstoff, Reinbenzol, Pyrolysebenzin, Schwerbenzol, Solventnaphta Formel: C 6 H 6 CAS-Nr.: 71-43-2 PubChem (englisch): 241 Dichte und molare Masse: 0,88 g/cm ³ , 78,11 g/mol [1] Erscheinung: farblos [1,2], charakteristischer Geruch [1], aromatischer Geruch [2] Aggregatzustand: flüssig...Read more

Xylole

07/20/2017 - 10:38

Drei Konstitutionsisomere: o-Xylol, m-Xylol, p-Xylol Andere Namen (o-Xylol): 1,2-Dimethylbenzol, 1,2-Dimethylbenzen, Ortho-Xylol, 1,2-Xylol, Xylen Andere Namen (m-Xylol): 1,3-Dimethylbenzol, 1,3-Dimethylbenzen, Meta-Xylol, 1,3-Xylol, Xylen Andere Namen (p-Xylol): 1,4-Dimethylbenzol, 1,4-Dimethylbenzen, Para-Xylol, 1,3-Xylol, Xylen Formel: C 8 H 10...Read more

The Chimney Map (National Library of Scotland)

07/17/2017 - 12:06

Rare map of world saved by National Library of Scotland ( https://www.nls.uk/news/press/2016/11/chimney-map ). More Information on: Researching the Chimney Map ( http://blog.nls.uk/researching-the-chimney-map/ ) de: Rettung und Restaurierung einer seltenen alten Weltkarte (National Library of Scotland)Read more

Paintings Conservation (AIC Wiki)

07/17/2017 - 11:21

You can find very extensive Information on paintings conservation in the AIC wiki ( http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Paintings#Framing.2FBacking.2FGlaz... ). Here is the table of Contents: 1 Varnishes and Surface Coatings (1998) Introduction I. Factors to Consider when Choosing a Varnish II. Traditional Artists' Varnishes III. The History of...Read more