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New Strategies for Conservation of Historical Objects, Principles and Practical Applications

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01About This Special Issue

Historical objects such as ‘Building, Stone, Wall painting, Textiles, Wood, Metal, Manuscripts, Glass, Pottery ... etc’ which have been excavated or already in museums are usually effected and contaminated by different deterioration factors. Without conservation process, most historical objects will perish, and all important historic data will be lost. Now a new method for restoration and conservation of historical objects has been developed.

Aims and Scopes
1. Conservation Ethics
2. Preventive Conservation
3. Documentation and Documenting methods
4. Cleaning Methods
5. Exhibited and Storage
6. Laser in Archaeology Conservation
7. Bio-deteriorations Control
8. Biotechnology process in conservation

02Meet the Guest Editors

Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.

Lead Guest Editor

Harby Ahmed

Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Guest Editor

Adele De Cruz

Fine Arts Conservator, Duke University, North Carolina, United States

Guest Editor

Thomas Scheper

The Institute of Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Guest Editor

Sascha Beutel

The Institute of Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Guest Editor

Fragiskos Kolisis

Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Guest Editor

Ilya Mingareev

Townes Laser Institute, CREOL, University of Central Florida, Florida, United States

Guest Editor

Mostafa Attia

Department of Archeology Conservation, Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Guest Editor

Nour Attia

Fire Protection Laboratory, Chemistry Division, National Institute for Standards Giza, Giza, Egypt

Guest Editor

Ahmed Elyamani

Department of Archeology Conservation, Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Guest Editor

Mahmoud Morsy

Textile Metrology, National Institute for Standards Giza, Giza, Egypt

Guest Editor

Mai Rifai

Department of Archeology Conservation, Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

03Published Articles

The following articles have been published in this special issue.

  • Natural Bed of Masonry Stones and Its Effect on the Stability of Wall Stucco Decoration in Historical Buildings

    Mohamed Atyia Hawash , Hala Afifi Mahmoud , Mohamed Abd El Motelb Etman

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6-2, December 2016
    Pages: 15-21
    Received: 31 August 2016
    Accepted: 21 October 2016
    Published: 17 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.s.2016050602.13
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    Abstract: The paper aims to achieve Proper knowledge of the properties of stone and understanding deterioration factors and deterioration mechanisms are necessary for successful maintenance, protection and suitable conservation interventions. avoiding technical errors that occur during building up the building. These technical errors cause stucco decoration ... Show More
  • Conservation-Oriented Structural Analysis of the Spire of Barcelona Cathedral

    Ahmed Elyamani

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6-2, December 2016
    Pages: 1-9
    Received: 13 May 2016
    Accepted: 22 July 2016
    Published: 3 September 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.s.2016050602.11
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    Abstract: The spire of Barcelona cathedral suffered from severe problems due to the corrosion of the steel ties used in reinforcing its stone masonry beams. Wide visible cracks were noticed in the stone beams and large parts were detached. Therefore, the full spire was dismantled and reconstructed using titanium ties to eliminate the corrosion problem. A fin... Show More
  • Preventive Conservation of Historic Textile from the Ultraviolet Degradation due to Light Exposure in Egyptian Museums

    Harby E. Ahmed , Sameh M. Reda , Dina Yehia , Yassin Ziddan

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6-2, December 2016
    Pages: 10-14
    Received: 16 July 2016
    Accepted: 19 July 2016
    Published: 3 September 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.s.2016050602.12
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    Abstract: Historic Textiles are safer from light degradation when exposed to ultraviolet radiation emit from different kind of illumination either natural or artificial in uncontrolled and poor Egyptian museums. This article is present an experimental study of using different materials as coating in order to reduce the UV amount on display of historic textil... Show More