EU PROJECT MEN & BOOKS
MEN & BOOKS - for a risk free use of the European written cultural heritage
Book and paper conservators and archivists all over Europe have a big common unsolved problem: mould. Mould destroys our cultural heritage. Especially books and charters in archives, being unique by nature and thus extremely valuable for our understanding of Europe´s past are very much at risk to be lost due to microorganisms: Firstly because there are fungi, that particularly attack and destroy paper&parchment; secondly because archival material is stored en masse and is comparatively rarely moved – therefore infestation often stays undiscovered for a long time until it is so vast, that it cannot be overseen.
Mouldy material is a serious health hazard for men, both archivists and readers, as most of the spores cause dangerous illnesses. Today still many charters and books are disinfected with toxic measures.
This project wants to find a solution to exterminate the mould with a substance and method, that are harmless for men and books. This is beneficial for all European users of archival material.
The Archives of the Protestant Parish of the Holy Trinity in Swidnica houses about 12000 manuscripts, prints, bound books and loose archival material. This archival material is complete without any losses from 1652 until today. These highly valuable sources for the history of Protestantism were chosen as a representative material. The material is certainly of interest for all European citizens which are interested in their history.
From the material point the various writing materials, leathers, parchment and paper in this archive are found in almost any historic collection in Europe, promising significant results useful for any other institution in Europe and around the world.
In total this project cannot be realized without a substantial interdisciplinary, international dialogue. By combining art and culture, history and science and health- topics the project clearly is more than its parts.
- Dr. Patricia Engel, Europäisches Forschungszentrums für Buch- und Papierrestaurierung; Shirin Jacoby, Horner Werkstätten; DI Isabel Peißl, Umweltbundesamt; Prof. Dr. Piotr Oszczanowski, Universität Wrocław; Sonja Stankowski, Swidnica (Dolmetscherin); Prof. Dr. Zdenek R. Nespor, Karlsuniversität Prag; Bozena Pytel, Swidnica; Dr. Stephan Aderhold, Swidnica/Berlin; Prof. Dr. Katja Sterflinger-Gleixner, BOKU Wien, (ANTRAGSTELLERIN); Dr. Anna Ziemlewska, Polnische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien; Pastor Waldemar Pytel, Swidnica; Dr. Rene Eckhart, TU Graz; Caroline Maximoff, ICARUS; Dr. Elisabeth Umweltbundesamt Wien.
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IIC meeting
IIC meeting this year in Austria - special grants for students.
Please see:
http://www.iiconservation.org/congress
Непосредственно перед курсом Юрия Внучека "Реставрация пергамента" (17-21 сентября 2012 г.) состоится конференция консерваторов IIC на тему "Декоративные элементы: консервация и прикладное искусство" (10-14 сентября 2012 г.).
Присутствие на обоих мероприятиях кажется нам весьма разумной комбинацией. Город Хорн расположен совсем недалеко от Вены.
Для студентов предусмотрена особая скидка. См. вебсайт конференции по адресу: http://www.iiconservation.org/congress
NEW COURSES
The NEW Further Education Courses 2012!
Horn Centre also offers the highest level of further education. The idea being, that new techniques which originate from research activities are then implemented in the practical work of the conservator-restorers.
More information on our Further Education Courses available here »»» more Information
членство
Членство для физических лиц стоит 85 евро.
Членство для организаций бесплатно.
Если Вы хотите зарегистрироваться как физическое лицо, перейдите по этой ссылке,
Если Вы хотите зарегистрировать вашу организацию, перейдите по этой ссылке.
Срок членства для физических лиц – один год
Срок членства для организаций не ограничен.
Все члены получают новостную рассылку с новыми отраслевыми статьями.
Кроме того, физические лица получают скидку при прослушивании соответствующим образом обозначенных курсов повышения квалификации научно-исследовательского центра.
Соответственно, просим Вас оплатить стоимость курса только после регистрации и получения Вами счета после этого счета-фактуры.
Курсы, как правило, проводятся на английском языке. Возможен перевод.
Stipendia for Students
The European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration offers to guide students under the ERASMUS programme. At the moment there are open research topics concerning Globe Conservation and the Archeology of the Book.
For Laser Cleaning and Armenian Paper students are found - thank you.
In case of concrete interest, please do contact
Patricia Engel (ercbookpaper(at)gmail.com)
Multi-Lingual Bibliography Network
The Multi - Lingual Bibliography Network will start to exist in January 2012. Colleagues, who would contribute voluntarily are wellcome to write us a mail. To learn more please see this link.