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Lacunae Infills for in Situ Treatment of Historic Glazed Tiles
Mendes, Marta T.; Esteves, Lurdes B.; Ferreira, Teresa A.; Candeias, António; Tennent, Norman H.; Rodrigues, José Delgado; Pereira, Sílvia R.M.Knowledge of current conservation materials and methods together with those adopted in the past is essential to aid research and improve or develop better conservation options. The infill and painting of tile lacunae are subjected to special requirements mainly when used in outdoor settings. A selection of the most commonly used materials was undertaken and performed based on inquiries to practitioners working ...
IN SITU PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF ARCHITECTURAL TILES, MATERIALS AND PROC...
Mendes, Marta T.; Pereira, Sílvia; Ferreira, Teresa; Mirão, José; Candeias, AntónioIn order to aid research, improve preservation actions and develop better options for future interventions it is important to know the preservation materials and procedures adopted throughout the past and especially the ones being adopted nowadays. A survey to specialists working in situ in preservation and restoration of glazed decorative tiles has been performed aiming at getting insight on their type of trai...
Volumetric and chromatic reintegration in conservation of in situ glazed tiles
Mendes, Marta T.; Ferreira, Teresa; Candeias, António; Delgado Rodrigues, José; Mimoso, João; Pereira, SílviaVolumetric and chromatic reintegration is one of the most important but challenging treatments in conservation of in situ glazed tiles due to the need to protect them from water intrusion and further deterioration despise the demanding conditions and requirements needed in outdoor exposure. A set of six infill pastes based on aerial lime, hydraulic lime, aerial lime plus vinylic resin, epoxy resin and polyester...
CONSERVATION TREATMENTS OF AZULEJO: MATERIALS FOR VOLUMETRIC REINTEGRATION
Mendes, Marta T.; Ferreira, Teresa; Pereira, Sílvia R. M.; Esteves, Lurdes; Mirão, José; Mimoso, João M.; Candeias, AntónioMany conservation interventions have to consider the filling-gaps operation to remake missing parts of original material and this is still an active topic of debate since it raises technical, aesthetical and ethical issues. A wide variety of materials have been used as fillers, usually in an empirical way, without much knowledge of their characteristics, compatibility and reversibility or even durability issues...