Restoration, preventive conservation
Glass Corrosion studies of medieval stained-glass windows
Research and innovation REF: RE242 V1
Restoration, preventive conservation
Glass Corrosion studies of medieval stained-glass windows

Authors : Tiziana LOMBARDO, Lucile GENTAZ, Claudine LOISEL

Publication date: June 10, 2015 | Lire en français

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9. Restoration, preventive conservation

Stained glass restoration requires a multidisciplinary team of curators, heritage architects, art historians, restorers and scientists. At the same time, in research projects, conservation scientists and scientists specializing in a particular technique or area of expertise work together to achieve their common goals: in-depth knowledge of how glass alters enables cleaning treatments to be optimized during restoration, and thus its preservation for future generations.

A stained-glass window is a set of pieces of glass (2 to 4 mm thick) cut into various shapes according to a pre-established design (cardboard), translucent or transparent, colored or not, and held together by a network of lead. Glass pieces can be painted (grisaille, silver yellow, enamels, cold paints)

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