The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings

For a self-supporting panel, a shaped slip would normally be made to suit the panel profile when the panel is stabilized at 55% ...

If the batten is deflected within the arc by a force at its center, the only point of contact with the arc other than the outer ...

ratio as M. As I 5 bd^34 12, either the breadth, b,or the depth, d,could be chosen as the variable factor to produce the linear ...

Calculating batten flexibility To calculate the required flexibility of a batten for restraint, it is necessary to know what ben ...

The results of calculations are easily verified using prepared sample battens and weights. It is not suggested that support batt ...

a smooth, flat surface to aid movement, reducing the risk that the panel would stick in the frame rabbet or tray. Free movement ...

pad to a spring bridging strip, with feet at each end for mounting on the backboard (Fig. 6a). This arrangement, which allows bo ...

Panel weight as a factor in evaluation During the development of this type ofauxiliary support, the first panel to be assessed h ...

was not considered necessary to alter the lattice, and the project was com- pleted by mounting the assembly in a tray with a spr ...

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cleats were removed were subsequently filled with shaped oak sections with their grain in the same direction as that of the pane ...

another. This could not be achieved if the battens were individually shaped to the surface irregularities of the panel, a proces ...

Arigid timber beam, 100 3 30 mm in section, was then used across the back of the frame as a retaining bar to hold the panel/supp ...

Even with the achievement of a flexible auxiliary support that will allow changes of curvature (although partially restrained) t ...

author’s studio. So far, the results of the structural conservation work look very promising. The efforts made to ensure the lon ...

In general, before making a commitment to a detailed design, the panel conservator must amass all available information. It shou ...

which the panel may be kept in the future. Problems could also develop, especially in the ground and paint layers, when unrestri ...

5 If board width is sufficient, it would be preferable to use three rows of slotted retaining blocks per board. This provides th ...

British Standards Institute 1991 Publication no. BS5268. London: BSI. Brough, J., and J. Dunkerton 1984 The construction of pane ...

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