Academic thesis
| Abstract: |
The subject of my dissertation was the conservation and restoration of two composite antler combs from an early medieval cemetery near Herrenberg, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Often, such objects are consolidated when being excavated from damp soils to avoid the formation of cracks and the build-up of mechanical stress during drying. In this context, I attempted to compare the effectivness of synthetic consolidants and adhesives being used for collagen-based historical artifacts using questionnaires from various museums and conservation laboratories in Germany, England and Denmark, as well as the current literature, as the bases for critical comparison. A further subject of the dissertation was the attempt to apply Raman-Spectroscopy as a scientific method to determine the degree of deterioration of the artifacts in a more objective manner than the usual subjective, visual judgements could allow.
Top |
| Keywords: |
Early Middle Ages, composite antler comb, wet consolidating, Raman-Spectroscopy |
| Details: |
- academic institution: Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
- kind of theses: Diplomarbeit
- main Tutor: Prof. Dr. Matthias Knaut
- assistant Tutor: Dipl.-Rest. Stephan Brather
- date: 1999
- Language: German
- pages: 104
- pictures: 42
|
The Hornemann Institute offers only the information displayed here. For further information or copies of academic work, please contact the author or - if there
is no contact provided - the secretariats of the respective faculties.
