The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings

544 Richard, Mecklenburg, and Tumosa Because old panel paintings are fragile, the shock level to which they are exposed must be ...

T C   T  P P 545 Ifthe same event occurred to an oak panel 1.25 cm thick (with ...

546 Richard, Mecklenburg, and Tumosa Figure 22 shows the calculated bending stresses of oak panels of different sizes and thickn ...

lighter wood is also lower, and the result is that the risk of damage is greater than for denser woods. Figure 23 illustrates th ...

(Ostrem and Godshall 1979:29). In trucks, the main sources of vibration are the natural frequencies of its body, engine, tires, ...

When paintings are transported in extreme climates, the only way to main- tain temperature levels that will not damage paintings ...

to move within the outer case. While the acceleration of the outer case is quickly halted on impact with the floor, the accelera ...

of approximately 22 G. If the cushioning in the packing case is 5 cm thick, then the optimal static load is 0.016 kg cm^22 and a ...

the environment in which the packing cases will be stored. Most packing cases contain hygroscopic materials, and if they are sto ...

T C   T  P P 553 ful. These cases come in various sizes and shapes, the smaller ...

554 Richard, Mecklenburg, and Tumosa Temperature variations during transit should be minimized by use of climate-controlled vehi ...

continuously around the edges when in the frame and during transport. The panel must be free to move in response to changes in t ...

Mecklenburg, M. F., C. S. Tumosa, and M. H. McCormick-Goodhart 1995 A general model relating applied forces to environmentally i ...

557 Odile Baÿentered the paintings conservation department of the Louvre Museum to work on the Campana Collection in 1967; she w ...

Al Brewer,a Canadian who learned much from his father with regard to forests, wood, and wood- craft, received a B.Sc. in forestr ...

559 Claude Huotcarries on a two-generation tradition of cabinetmaking, having practiced under his father, Georges Huot, whom he ...

Anthony M. Reeveis senior restorer at the National Gallery, London, where he joined the con- servation department in 1963 and tr ...

Zahira Véliz trained as a conservator of paintings at the Intermuseum Conservation Laboratory, receiving an M.A. from Oberlin Co ...

Front and back covers:Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; photos by Louis Meluso. Part One Opening page:Courtesy ...

London. Figure 13: Courtesy of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes. Figure 18: Courtesy of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Fig ...