Course detail

Restoration of Paper - summer

FaVU-REP-LAcad. year: 2009/2010

Basic chapters from the restoration of paper (lectures with authentic demonstrations).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. MVDr. Jiří Hynek Kocman

Department

Graphic Design Studio 2 (AGD2)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students should gain basic knowledge about paper restoration and conservation.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge from the lectures on paper and the lectures on book.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for a graded course-unit credit: general knowledge from lectures and recommended literature.

Course curriculum

a/ Instrumentation of a restoration workplace
b/ Basic procedures of restoration (provision of writing tools, cleaning methods, neutralization, compaction)
c/ Specialized methods of restoration
d/ Divergence of approaches towards hand-made and machine-made paper
e/ Documentation and restorer´s report

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To make students familiar with the issues of paper restoration and conservation.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Lectures are optional.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Ďurovič, Michal a kol.: Teorie a praxe ochrany písemných památek, nakl. Paseka, Praha (v tisku).

Recommended literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

52 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. MVDr. Jiří Hynek Kocman