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Dear Elpida Many thanks for the information and time spent to email me. Kindly a participant in that conference gave me her notes and handouts. Thanks for the bibliography as well. Much obliged. Konstantinos Chatziantoniou Museum of Islamic Art Cornice Street Doha P.O.Box 2777 Qatar > Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 10:13:06 +0300 > From: eba11-ec@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Pressure Mounting > To: TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Dear Konstantine > > > > A very good colleague (textile conservator) and friend Morwena Stephens > alerted me, some years ago, on a workshop on “Contact/pressure mounting” > which was run by the UKIC and the British Museum(?). If I remember > correctly, Morwena told me that the workshop was initially run in the USA. > I am sure this workshop has produced quite a lot of very useful and relevant > info on the subject, but I am afraid this is all I know about it. However, > I am attaching a short reading list which you might find helpful. Moreover, > product information sheets from manufacturing companies can provide very > useful data, which worth looking at. > > > > Good luck and best regards from home! > > > > Elpida Christophoridou > > Textiles’ Conservator > > 11th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities > > Hellenic Ministry of Culture > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "K Hatziantoniou" <khtextil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 2:05 PM > Subject: Re: Pressure Mounting > > > > Dear All > > > > I need to pressure mount several fragile islamic textiles, of relatively > > small dimensions, for permanent exhibition in the museum environment with > > relatively stable RH and temperature. I need further information on which > > material to use for supporting the textile underneath the final cover of > > the mounted board. Polyester felt, cotton dommette or even other material? > > I am not experienced in pressure mounting and I worry about the > > development of micro-climate in a country with very high humidity and > > temperature. > > > > Many thank you > > > > Konstantinos Chatziantoniou > > Textile Conservator > > Museum of Islamic Art > > Doha > > Qatar > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000002ukm/direct/01/ > > > > > > __________ NOD32 3108 (20080519) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > Miss your Messenger buddies when on-the-go? Get Messenger on your Mobile! |