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Encyclopedia of Conservation and Restoration

Version 1.2

This book was last update October 2016.

Conservation-restoration of cultural heritage

Conservation and Restoration Area Specialities

Antiques restoration

Archaeological science

Archaeology

Bioarchaeology

Building restoration

Conservation science (cultural heritage)

Digital photograph restoration

Digital preservation

Database preservation

Film preservation

Frame conservation

Heritage science

Historic preservation

Media preservation

Object conservation

Optical media preservation

Painting conservation

Preservation (library and archival science)

Restoration (cultural heritage)

Sustainable preservation

Web archiving

Conservation and Restoration Techniques

Aging (artwork)

Anastylosis

Architectural conservation

Arrested decay

Conservation and restoration of archaeological sites

Conservation and restoration of automobiles

Conservation and restoration of bone, horn, and antler objects

Conservation and restoration of books, manuscripts, documents and ephemera

Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects

Conservation and restoration of clocks

Conservation and restoration of copper-based objects

Conservation and restoration of feathers

Conservation and restoration of flags and banners

Conservation and restoration of frescos

Conservation and restoration of fur objects

Conservation and restoration of glass objects

Conservation and restoration of historic gardens

Conservation and restoration of human remains

Conservation and restoration of illuminated manuscripts

Conservation and restoration of iron and steel objects

Conservation and restoration of ivory objects

Conservation and restoration of lacquerware

Conservation and restoration of leather objects

Conservation and restoration of metals

Conservation and restoration of musical instruments

Conservation and restoration of neon objects

Conservation and restoration of new media art

Conservation and restoration of outdoor artworks

Conservation and restoration of outdoor bronze objects

Conservation and restoration of outdoor murals

Conservation and restoration of paintings

Conservation and restoration of painting frames

Conservation and restoration of parchment

Conservation and restoration of photographic plates

Conservation and restoration of photographs

Conservation and restoration of Pompeian frescoes

Conservation and restoration of shipwreck artifacts

Conservation and restoration of silver objects

Conservation and restoration of stained glass

Conservation and restoration of textiles

Conservation and restoration of Tibetan thangkas

Conservation and restoration of time-based media art

Conservation and restoration of totem poles

Conservation and restoration of vehicles

Conservation and restoration of vinyl discs

Conservation and restoration of woodblock prints

Conservation and restoration of wooden furniture

Cradling (paintings)

Detachment of wall paintings

Desmet method

Fabric restoration

Historic paint analysis

Inpainting

Kintsugi

Leafcasting

Lining of paintings

Mass deacidification

Mold control and prevention in libraries

Mold prevention

Overpainting

Paper splitting

Radiography of cultural objects

Reconstruction (architecture)

Textile stabilization

Transfer of panel paintings

UVC-based preservation

Notable Conservation and Restoration Projects

Conservation issues of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Conservation-restoration of Ecce Homo by Elías García Martínez

Conservation-restoration of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper

Conservation-restoration of the Shroud of Turin

Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty

Conservation-restoration of Thomas Eakins' The Gross Clinic

Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes: