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Lessons learned : reflecting on the theory and practice of mosaic conservation : proceedings of the 9th ICCM Conference, Hammamet, Tunisia, November 29-December 3, 2005

Print Book, English, 2008
Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 2008
Kongress Hammamet 2005
xx, 417 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm
9780892369201, 0892369205
181072665
Forewordxi
Timothy P. Whalen
Mohammed Beji Ben Mami
Avant-proposxiii
Acknowledgmentsxv
Aicha Ben Abed
Martha Demas
Thomas Roby
Remerciementsxvi
Opening Remarks of the President of the ICCM on the Occasion of the 9th Conferencexvii
Demetrios Michaelides
Allocution d'ouverture du President de l'ICCM a l'occasion de la 9e Conferencexix
Introduction1(2)
Aicha Ben Abed
Martha Demas
Thomas Roby
Introduction3(6)
PART ONE Evaluating Mosaic Practice
Mosaic Conservation: Fifty Years of Modern Practice
9(6)
Gael de Guichen
Roberto Nardi
Learning from Past Interventions: Evaluation of the Project to Conserve the Orpheus Mosaic at Paphos, Cyprus
15(11)
Martha Demas
Thomas Roby
Neville Agnew
Giorgio Capriotti
Niki Savvides
Demetrios Michaelides
Bilan d'operations realisees par l'Atelier de Saint-Romain-en-Gal
26(7)
Evelyne Chantriaux
Marion Hayes
Christophe Laporte
Andreas Phoungas
Maurice Simon
Learning from the Literature: A Review of Published Works on Mosaic Deterioration and Conservation Treatments
33(13)
Francesca Pique
Rachel Burch
Thomas Roby
Martha Demas
Orbe-Bosceaz (Canton de Vaud, Suisse) 1975-2005: 30 ans de reflexions sur la conservation d'anciennes et de nouvelles mosaiques
46(5)
Denis Weidmann
Villa of the Birds Five Years Later: Early Roman Mosaics in Alexandria, Egypt
51(6)
Jaroslaw Dobrowolski
Lessons Learned in Theory and Practice of Mosaic Treatments: The Case of the Wall Mosaics in the Church of the Holy Apostles, Thessaloniki, Greece
57(7)
Charalambos Bakirtzis
Pelagia Mastora
Styliani Vassiliadou
Nikos Pitsalidis
Discussion
64(5)
PART TWO Caring for Mosaics in Museums
Conservation et restauration des mosaiques romaines au Portugal-Quelques exemples dans les collections de musees
69(6)
Maria de Fatima Abracos
Conservation d'un ensemble d'emblemata du Musee Archeologique National
75(10)
Carmen Davila Buitron
M. Antonia Moreno Cifuentes
Inadequate Storage Conditions: Causes of Deterioration of Mosaics in a Museum Environment
85(6)
Maja Frankovic
Cooperation algero-francaise pour la preservation de collections anciennes de mosaiques des musees algeriens
91(9)
Marie-Laure Courboules
Abdelkader Bensalah
Mouloud Derram
Mohamed Cherif Hamza
Conservation and Display of Three Mosaics in the Greco-Roman Museum, Alexandria, Egypt
100(8)
Robert (Chip) Vincent
Where Theory Meets Practice: The Conservation and Presentation of a Roman Floor Mosaic at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
108(10)
C. Mei-An Tsu
Pamela Hatchfield
Christine Kondoleon
Craig Barnes
Discussion
118(5)
PART THREE Documenting and Assessing Sites at Risk
The Mosaic Corpus of Turkey: A New International Research Project
123(3)
Mustafa Sahin
Derya Sahin
David Parrish
Werner Jobst
La gestion des pavements de mosaiques decouverts fortuitement: Deposer ou conserver in situ?
126(5)
Fathi Bejaoui
Mosaic Floors Unearthed at Rescue Excavations in Turkey: A Philosophical and Ethical Evaluation of the Decision-Making Process
131(8)
Hande Kokten
PART FOUR Managing Sites with Mosaics
Conservation and Preservation of Mosaics in Syria: The Case for a Multidisciplinary Approach---or New Strategies for Old Problems
139(5)
Amr Nawar Al Muayyad Al-Azm
Um Er-Rasas (Um Al-Rasas): Preservation of the Mosaics at a New World Heritage Site in Jordan
144(7)
Mervat Ma'moun Ha'obsh
Conservation and Restoration of the Nikopolis Mosaics: A Program for Integrated Management and Presentation of the Archaeological Site
151(9)
Konstantinos L. Zachos
Les mosaiques de Volubilis (Maroc): Planification de la conservation et de la gestion
160(5)
Hassan Limane
Gaetano Palumbo
The Legacy of Nora, Sardinia: A Project for the Conservation, Restoration, and Maintenance of Mosaics
165(9)
Chiara Zizola
Discussion
174(7)
PART FIVE Sheltering Mosaics
Rapid Assessment of Shelters over Mosaics: Methodology and Initial Results from England
181(11)
John Stewart
Rapid Assessment of Shelters over Mosaics: Initial Results from Israel
192(12)
Jacques Neguer
Yael Alef
Protective Shelters over Archaeological Sites: A Review of Assessment Initiatives
204(11)
Sibylla Tringham
John Stewart
Lessons Not Learned: The Shelters at Kourion, Cyprus
215(9)
Demetrios Michaelides
Niki Savvides
Une nouvelle approche pour la preservation in situ des mosaiques et vestiges archeologiques au Liban: La crypte de l'eglise Saint-Georges a Beyrouth
224(6)
Isabelle Skaf
Yasmine Makaroun Bou Assaf
140 Years of Mosaic Conservation at Chedworth Roman Villa, United Kingdom
230(8)
Philip Bethell
Discussion
238(7)
PART SIX Training of Conservation Practitioners
Questions d'actualite: La conservation des mosaiques dans le territoire de Gaza, formation de personnel et travaux d'intervention et de preservation des mosaiques in situ
245(6)
Patrick Blanc
Hani Najar
Experiences in Mosaic Conservation Training in the Middle East
251(7)
Osama Hamdan
Tagrid Shaaban
Carla Benelli
Training of Technicians for the Maintenance of in Situ Mosaics: An Assessment of the Tunisian Initiative after Three Years
258(7)
Thomas Roby
Livia Alberti
Elsa Bourguignon
Aicha Ben Abed
Une strategie tunisienne pour conserver la mosaique
265(3)
Aicha Ben Abed
Discussion
268(5)
PART SEVEN Case Studies
The Study of Hydraulic Lime Mortars for the Conservation of Mosaics
273(8)
Michele Macchiarola
Gianluigi Fiorella
Reburial versus Sheltering: Experiments in Preventive Conservation of the Mosaics in the Roman Villa of Rabacal, Penela, Portugal
281(8)
Jose Lourenco Goncalves
Consolidation in situ de la mosaique de la grande basilique de Tipasa, Algerie
289(5)
Sabah Ferdi
Mohamed Cherif Hamza
Les mosaiques de Lambese, Algerie
294(9)
Amina-Aicha Malek
Marie-Laure Courboules
La mosaique de Grand (Vosges, France): Un exemple ancien pour la conservation des vestiges archeologiques sur site
303(9)
Patrick Blanc
Backing Roman Mosaics with Glass Fiber Reinforced Cement
312(8)
Kent Severson
Diane Fullick
Discussion
320(7)
PART EIGHT Summary Conclusions and Recommendations
Summary Conclusions and Recommendations/Conclusions et recommendations
327(8)
Jeanne Marie Teutonico
Roberto Nardi
PART NINE Posters
Mosaic Icons in Greece: Techniques and Methods of Conservation
335(5)
Panayota Assimakopopoulou-Atzaka
Eleni Chrysafi
Christine Papakyriakou
Magda Parcharidou-Anagnostou
Anastassia Pliota
L'emblema decouvert en mer, au large d'Agde: Technique de fabrication-traitement de conservation
340(4)
Luc Long
Veronique Blanc-Bijon
Patrick Blanc
Marie-Laure Courboules
La restauration de la mosaique du VIe siecle de Qabr Hiram (Liban) par l'atelier de restauration de mosaiques de Saint-Romain-en-Gal
344(4)
Evelyne Chantriaux
Marion Hayes
Christophe Laporte
Andreas Phoungas
Maurice Simon
Study of the Mineralogical and Chemical Characteristics of Materials Used in the Construction of Roman Mosaics in Volubilis, Morocco, with a View toward Their Conservation
348(6)
Abdelilah Dekayir
Marc Amouric
Juan Olives
Abdelkader Chergui
The Lifting Procedure of the Bacchus Mosaic from the Roman Villa in Barrio Jarana, Cadiz, Spain
354(4)
Salvador Dominguez-Bella
Maria Luisa Millan Salgado
Ana Durante Macias
Comparison of Conventional and Photogrammetric Documentation of Mosaics at the Agora of Perge
358(4)
Isil R. Isikhkaya
Un emblema provenant d'Utique conserve au Musee du Louvre
362(3)
Laurence Krougly
J. M. Monraval
The Project for the Conservation, Maintenance, and Utilization of the Pavement of the Cathedral in Spoleto, Italy
365(4)
Ilaria Pennati
Carlo Lalli
Annamaria Giusti
Giancarlo Raddi delle Ruote
Giordana Benazzi
Michele Macchiarola
Problematique posee par les reintegrations des lacunes dans la mosaique des Monstres marins de Lambese-Tazoult, Algerie
369(4)
Aurelie Martin
The Byzantine Painted Floor in Salamiya, Syria: Possibilities for Conservation and Presentation
373(4)
Ewa Parandowska
The Syrian Mosaic Pavement Documentation Training Program
377(3)
Konstantinos D. Politis
Amr Nawar Al Muayyad Al-Azm
Charalambos Bakirtzis
Etude sur l'etat de conservation des mosaiques du Musee National d'Iran a partir de vestiges du site archeologique sassanide de Bichapour
380(5)
Elyas Saffaran
Archaeometric Analysis and Weathering Effects on Pompeii's Nymphaea Mosaics
385(4)
Cristina Boschetti
Anna Corradi
Bruno Fabbri
Cristina Leonelli
Michele Macchiarola
Andrea Ruffini
Sara Santoro
Paolo Veronesi
An Assessment of Recent in Situ Conservation Treatments of Mosaics in Turkey
389(4)
Y. Selcuk Sener
An Evaluation of the Preservation of Reburied Mosaics in Cilicia
393(4)
Fusun Tulek
The Lifting of a Mosaic from the Site of Letoon and Its Replacement with a Replica
397(6)
Sehrigul Yesil Erdek
Authors/Auteurs403(10)
List of Conference Participants/Liste des participants a la conference413
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