Course:	Independent study in conservation of textiles
Date offered:	Winter 1985
Location:	Ann Arbor, MI
Instructor:	Amy Rosenberg
Institution:	Kelsey Museum, University of Michigan

Syllabus

Credit for 48 hours, six hours of work each Friday for eight weeks, one hour each day in lecture.

DATE	LECTURE TOPIC	READING
Jan. 11	Textile materials & techniques Lab: ID fibers, ID weave, spin, etc.	Hodges, pp. 123-147; Bellinger in Thomson, pp. 192-194
Jan. 18	Composition & deterioration of fibers. Lab: Continue ID, add condition	Brill, pp. 173-195 Vigo in Pertegato, pp. 18-26
Jan 25.	Care and handling of textiles Envelop textiles	Mailand, Glover, Fikioris in Museum News Sept-Oct 1976, pp. 13-18.
Feb. 1	Quiz on the above Conservation treatment of textiles Ethics and Principles	Jedrzejewska in Peregato, pp. 99-103
Feb. 8	Cleaning, wet & dry	Wilks, pp. 58-72; Rice in Leene pp. 32-73 (optional)
Feb. 15	Consolidation: mounting, stitching	Lodewijks and Leene in Leene pp. 137-152
Feb. 22	Consolidation: Adhesives	Beecher in Thomson pp. 195-196; Himmelstein & Appelbaum in JAIC vol 17 #1 (1977) pp. 37-44; Hillyer in SIC vol 29 #1 (1984) pp. 1- 10; Landi and Hall in SIC vol 24 #4 (1979) pp. 141-153
Mar. 1	Question and Answers Finish work Review notebooks

THE GRADE IN THIS COURSE WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

Readings:

Brill, Thomas B., Light: Its interaction with art and antiquities. New York and London: Plenum Press, 1980.

Hodges, Henry. Artifacts. London: John Baker, 1964.

Leene, J. E. ed. Textile conservation. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1972.

Pertegato, Francesco, ed., Conservation and restoration of textiles. International Conference, Como, 1980; CISST: Milan Italy.

Thomson, Gary, ed. Recent advances in conservation. London: Butterworths, 1963.

UNESCO, The Conservation of cultural property. UNESCO, Paris, 1968.

Wilks, Helen, ed. Science for conservators, Book 2, Cleaning. London: Crafts Council, 1983.

Journals:: Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC); Studies in Conservation, the journal of the International Institute for Conservation (SIC); Museum News, American Association of Museums, Washington DC (MN)

Booklets:: Mailand, Harold. Care of textiles and costumes, a handbook for the non-specialist. Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis Museum of Art.; Glover,Jean. Textiles: their care and protection in Museums. London: Museums Association Information Sheet #18, 1973.