Call for papers--Journal of the Institute of Conservation special issue

Call for articles
Journal of the Institute of Conservation Vellum and Parchment
    Special Issue

In 2012, it will be 20 years since the publication of volume 16 of
The Paper Conservator, a themed issue on vellum and parchment. To
celebrate this, the Journal of the Institute of Conservation will be
revisiting this subject in a special issue to be published in
September 2012. There have been considerable advances in knowledge
and communication that have led to changes in practice, for example
with developments in DNA profiling and the improved damage
assessment of parchment (IDAP) project and network.

We are calling for articles on the subject of vellum and parchment
conservation for publication in the Journal. Did you contribute to
the original Paper Conservator in 1992, and would like to reflect on
changes in practice over the past 20 years? Are you developing new
techniques or have interesting information on the history, analysis,
treatment or preventive conservation of vellum or parchment? Areas
of interest include life cycle management of collections, parchment
with iron gall ink damage, pigment and ink consolidation, vellum
bindings, exhibition and display of two and three dimensional
collections, works of art on parchment, disaster recovery and
conservation of fire- and water-damaged collections.

If you are interesting in contributing, please contact Janet Berry,
the Editor, journal<-at->icon<.>org<.>uk to discuss ideas and potential
articles. The deadline for submission of articles for this special
issue is 31 August 2011. More information about the Journal can be
found at <URL:http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rcon>

Janet Berry MPhil, FHEA
Editor, Journal of the Institute of Conservation


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