Online course on conservation of globes

Online course

"Conservation of globes"
Hornemann Institute
25 April - 14 June 2015

by Mag. Dr. hab. Patricia Engel and Michael Hojlund Rasmussen

Historic globes exist all over Europe, in public collections and
libraries, but also as private property.  While older celestial
globes were made of metals, since Behaim's Erdapfel from 1492 globes
have been made of paper, papier-mache, wood and parchment.

In contrast to this omnipresence of globes, there is a sort of
vacuum in conservation expertise concerning globe conservation.

The first chapter of the online course gives a description of the
cultural and historical background of the topic and describes the
history of the globes from 3000 BC to the 20th century.  This is
followed by helpful suggestions for the documentation of a globes
material and an overview of damages.  The latter provides pictures
of typical damages on the globes along with case-by-case
explanations.  It will enable conservators to identify damages--even
rare ones--and help the laymen to deal with their problems.

The main chapters deal with specific suggestions for conservators
concerning concrete practical conservation requests including the
preparation of some materials and the techniques of surface cleaning
on globes.  The last chapter explains the practical storage
problems, the climatic conditions and the correct packing and
transportation of globes.

Based on her extensive experiences in globe conservation Mag. Dr.
hab. Patricia Engel (scientific assistant at the Donau-Universitat
Krems, European Research Centres for Book and Paper
Conservation-Restoration) developed an e-learning course with the
most up-to-date technical possibilities.  Michael Hojlund Rasmussen
(Conservation Centre Vejle, Denmark) cooperated in this project.

For further information about the online course ask:
hentschel<-at->hornemann-institut<.>de

Fee: 198,- Euro (Students get a reduction of 20%)

>From 23-25 July 2015 a practical globe conservation course will be
held by Mag. Dr. hab. Patricia Engel in Krems, Austria.

Dr. Angela Weyer
Director of the Hornemann Institute
HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Hildesheim/Holzminden/Gattingen
Hornemann Institute
Kardinal-Bertram-Strasse 36
31134 Hildesheim
+49 5121 408179
Fax: +49 5121 408185


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